As leading suppliers in the automotive aftermarket, Continental and ATE are pioneering future technologies for brake systems that offer greater sustainability, something that will benefit both workshops and drivers. 

Continental offers everything to do with brakes from a single source in the aftermarket, including spare parts from the premium brake brand ATE, as well as services and advice on all aspects of the brake system.

Based on its many years of expertise in original equipment, Continental has developed the “Green Caliper”. The compact green brake caliper has excellent properties for e-vehicles, in particular, low thermal load and low weight, which contributes to a longer range of the vehicle. A further solution for greater sustainability in the brake caliper value chain is remanufacturing. This tried-and-tested deposit system for workshops ensures a reuse and equips the calipers with new spare parts of high original equipment quality standards in the remanufacturing process. This saves a huge amount of resources. 

A further development in this sector is that the Euro 7 emissions standard requires lower emissions from brakes and tyres. When it comes to braking systems, the increasing number of new registrations for electric vehicles leads has brought about the comeback of the drum brake. It can have an environmental advantage over the disc brakes because most of the abrasion from the brake lining remains within the encapsulated brake system. This means instead of being dispersed on the road, it is removed during the next workshop visit. 

Continental equips the VW ID family and vehicles of other e-car manufacturers with drum brakes, already meeting the future Euro 7 emissions standards for emissions from brakes.

The ATE Ceramic brake pads are also an excellent and sustainable brake product choice. These pads perform well in terms of tyre abrasion, low rim contamination and low brake pad and brake disc wear.

Later this year at Automechanika 2024, ATE will be showcasing its first “green” brake fluid. At the global trade event, Continental will also be focusing, on the topic of sustainability, among other things.

Continental and ATE braking products are available from stockists nationwide.