OK, its friction brakes. This EV's industry-first by-wire binders use heavy regen to all but eliminate conventional braking in daily use. "Do you want to touch the brake disc?" As far as questions go ...

There's surprising old-school technology making a comeback on some of Volkswagen group's most important EV models, headlined by the Audi Q4 E-Tron -- drum brakes. The technology's reappearance on a ...