Japanese companies seem to have a really hard time grasping what Europeans or North Americans want from EVs.

Funny coming from Mazda, whose sole EV barely beats a 2012 Nissan Leaf in range.

It has rear drum brakes because they are virtually useless since the regenerative braking is very strong. It reduces maintenance and production costs for zero performance or driving experience impact.

The front wheels have disc brakes of course.

As a ID.4 owner I couldn’t car less about the drum brakes, I’m glad I won’t have to replace 4x disc brakes that have entirely rusted out like I did with my old Volt.