ZF Aftermarket releases full line of TRW Electric Blue brake pads

ZF Aftermarket releases full line of TRW Electric Blue brake pads

ZF Aftermarket has announced the full line availability of its TRW Electric Blue brake pads. Designed for electric and hybrid vehicles, the company says TRW Electric Blue offers copper-free replacement pads that reduce noise, vibration and dust emissions on carbon-reducing vehicles.

ZF says TRW Electric Blue comes in 75 SKUs, covering most EVs and hybrids in the U.S. The pads come with applicable hardware and have shim technology which follows OE configurations including decoupling, textured, smooth/multilayered, and double adhesive technologies for enhanced noise-dampening properties.

ZF Group says its objective is to achieve climate neutrality across all emissions categories by 2040. ZF plans to reduce production-related emissions by 80% by 2030 as compared to 2019. ZF says it is working to reduce emissions along its entire supply chain and to minimize the environmental impact of its products.

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