Eli5 why electric cars don’t have smthn like reverse thrust while braking (wheels spin backwards in hard braking situation)
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Your wheels generate the most force when they are *just barely slipping*. If you graph the two, it looks something like [this](https://www.hondata.com/help/tractioncontrol/wheelslip.gif).
When you slam on the brakes, you want your wheels to just barely skid. Too much skid means you get *less* traction. Spinning the wheels the whole wrong way means *even more skid*.
In a traditional car you’d have an ABS system to ensure that your wheels get the right amount of skid. Teslas have even more advanced systems, and other electrics may as well. These get the best possible traction, which again, means almost no slip.
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