3 ms·
> Most pollutants actually come from brake pads It's the first time I'm hearing about that, the good news is that with electric cars and regenerative breaking
by alex_duf 10y ago
> Most pollutants actually come from brake pads
It's the first time I'm hearing about that, the good news is that with electric cars and regenerative breaking you barely use the mechanical break.
Also, I wouldn't qualify it as being "Most". Most of the particles yes, but not most of the green-house gas, which could reach a theoretical 0 if the production of energy is managed correctly.
I guess it all depends on everyone's definition of "pollution"
I found this paper about brake pads and their impact on micro particles: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4315878/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4315878/