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I thought it'd be about reducing wear. Note that tyres are a massive air pollution contributor https://www.polytechnique-insights.com/en/columns/planet/are-elec
by 11235813213455 4y ago
I thought it'd be about reducing wear. Note that tyres are a massive air pollution contributor https://www.polytechnique-insights.com/en/columns/planet/are-electric-cars-a-truly-sustainable-solution#note-12:~:text=59%25%20of%20PM10%20and%2045%25%20of%20PM2.5%20emis%C2%ADsions https://www.polytechnique-insights.com/en/columns/planet/are...
- bagels 4y agoIt's talking about the outward facing surface of the wheels, when referencing 'flat', not the tires.
- kube-system 4y agoThe best thing that improved tire wear is just better tire construction.
- blowski 4y agoThe BBC's "More or Less" pointed out some of the claims about tyres being a major contributor to air pollution are exaggerated. One of the claims was based on the total amount of wear from tyres as weight, without considering that most of that wear is made of very large particles that remain on the ground.
- marginalia_nu 4y agoSome of the data confirming the hypothesis may be from looking at studded snow tires. They tear up a lot of crap in the air if you use them on roads that aren't covered in ice.
- 11235813213455 4y agoThe link I gave has serious sources, and "remains on the ground" is a bit vague, a large amount of air pollution is just dust from the road and elsewhere raised up by cars