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Think this is bad? Does it raise a concern in you? Well, let me remind you of leaded gasoline and how it used to convert people in post apocalyptic savages take

Think this is bad? Does it raise a concern in you? Well, let me remind you of leaded gasoline and how it used to convert people in post apocalyptic savages taken right from a Mad Max movie - scientifically proven. Electric vehicles can't come fast enough. We desperately need a battery tech revolution!

throwaway2245 6y ago
PM2.5 pollution, mentioned in the article, comes from tyre and brake wear.
- thedrbrian 6y ago
  And you’re going to get a lot of that with 2 tonne EVs compared to lighter ICE cars. You can fit particulate filters to the exhaust to capture the tiny particles there. Gonna struggle with the tyres. Make them harder and then braking distances increase and the car will struggle to turn(efficientcy will go up though) , chance the compound so they come apart in bigger chunks then the tyres won’t last as long and you’ll end up with loads of rubber in the drains.
starkd 6y ago
You also have to generate the power to charge those vehicles. Better batteries aren't going to provide that.
- sto_hristo 6y ago
  You can always throw more nuclear reactors this problem :) . The only thing that practically stands in the way is the elusive battery that can be charged quickly without becoming a galaxy note 7 grenade.
  - starkd 6y ago
    Exactly. Notice though how strong the resistance is to recognizing nuclear power as a viable option. It's literally a win-win for people concerned about climate change and those concerned about crippling the economy. Everything comes with a trade-off.
throwaway29389 6y ago
> Electric vehicles can't come fast enough They've been around for 120+ years and carried hundreds of billions passenger very safely and a high speed. Look for a pair of rails. > We desperately need a battery tech revolution No, we desperately need to abandon the car culture.
- sto_hristo 6y ago
  Lets not play semantics, shall we? And "car culture" is a misnomer. There's no movement or force that enforces cars on everyone to call it culture. Cars are exceptionally convenient things that arose from the need to have them and the only way to abandon them is to come up with star trek teleportation. Good luck with that.
  - kfarr 6y ago
    Do some more research on the topic. From the legal system to land use, transportation funding, and corporate handouts the United States undeniably has an active car culture. Receipts? Here's one after a second of Google searching: https://usa.streetsblog.org/2019/03/06/heres-how-driving-is-encouraged-and-subsidized-by-law/ https://usa.streetsblog.org/2019/03/06/heres-how-driving-is-...
    - sto_hristo 6y ago
      Well, yeah, because cars became such major part of life, systems were made around them. Cars aren't enabled by those systems, it's the other way around. Same can be said for every other major form of transportation in human history. You sound like a hippy.
      - kfarr 6y ago
        Ad hominem isn't helpful. This entire thread is providing you with original research and facts that doesn't support your argument. You can choose to read them or attack others and you're choosing the latter.

throwaway2245 6y ago

PM2.5 pollution, mentioned in the article, comes from tyre and brake wear.

thedrbrian 6y ago
And you’re going to get a lot of that with 2 tonne EVs compared to lighter ICE cars. You can fit particulate filters to the exhaust to capture the tiny particles there. Gonna struggle with the tyres. Make them harder and then braking distances increase and the car will struggle to turn(efficientcy will go up though) , chance the compound so they come apart in bigger chunks then the tyres won’t last as long and you’ll end up with loads of rubber in the drains.

starkd 6y ago

You also have to generate the power to charge those vehicles. Better batteries aren't going to provide that.

sto_hristo 6y ago
You can always throw more nuclear reactors this problem :) . The only thing that practically stands in the way is the elusive battery that can be charged quickly without becoming a galaxy note 7 grenade.
- starkd 6y ago
  Exactly. Notice though how strong the resistance is to recognizing nuclear power as a viable option. It's literally a win-win for people concerned about climate change and those concerned about crippling the economy. Everything comes with a trade-off.

throwaway29389 6y ago

> Electric vehicles can't come fast enough They've been around for 120+ years and carried hundreds of billions passenger very safely and a high speed. Look for a pair of rails. > We desperately need a battery tech revolution No, we desperately need to abandon the car culture.

sto_hristo 6y ago
Lets not play semantics, shall we? And "car culture" is a misnomer. There's no movement or force that enforces cars on everyone to call it culture. Cars are exceptionally convenient things that arose from the need to have them and the only way to abandon them is to come up with star trek teleportation. Good luck with that.
- kfarr 6y ago
  Do some more research on the topic. From the legal system to land use, transportation funding, and corporate handouts the United States undeniably has an active car culture. Receipts? Here's one after a second of Google searching: https://usa.streetsblog.org/2019/03/06/heres-how-driving-is-encouraged-and-subsidized-by-law/ https://usa.streetsblog.org/2019/03/06/heres-how-driving-is-...
  - sto_hristo 6y ago
    Well, yeah, because cars became such major part of life, systems were made around them. Cars aren't enabled by those systems, it's the other way around. Same can be said for every other major form of transportation in human history. You sound like a hippy.
    - kfarr 6y ago
      Ad hominem isn't helpful. This entire thread is providing you with original research and facts that doesn't support your argument. You can choose to read them or attack others and you're choosing the latter.