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Most toxic emissions form todays cars are not from the tailpipe. Most of it is brake pad dust. Electric cars dont help that.
by Neliquat 9y ago
Most toxic emissions form todays cars are not from the tailpipe. Most of it is brake pad dust. Electric cars dont help that.
- corey_moncure 9y agoYou may be underestimating the effect of regenerative braking. My Leaf has about a 60 kw output, of which 30 kw maximum can be regenerated by the braking system. That's 30 kw that doesn't have to be dissipated on the friction brakes. On some EVs, you can slow and even stop entirely using the electric brake, circumventing the brake pads entirely.
- joshyeager 9y agoI'm not sure if that's true, but if it is then electric cars will definitely reduce the problem. They use regenerative braking for a large percentage of their braking power, which means that the brake pads are used much less.
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- _ph_ 9y agoNOx completely comes from combustion, fine particles both from combustion and brake pad dust and tires. The fine particle load is greatly reduced by going electric, one has also to take into respect, that the fine particles from combustion are much smaller and consequently more dangerous than brake and tire dust.
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