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Not a claim, a fact. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/03/car-tyres-produce-more-particle-pollution-than-exhausts-tests-show https://www.theguar
by olivermarks 4y ago
Not a claim, a fact.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/03/car-tyres-produce-more-particle-pollution-than-exhausts-tests-show https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/03/car-tyre...
https://earth.org/tyre-pollution/ https://earth.org/tyre-pollution/
Because BEVs are much heavier than ICE vehicles and have very different torque characteristics they produce significantly more pollution. Much of the dirt poluttion attributed to diesel is actually tire particulates.
- wilg 4y agoYour claim is that tire pollution is a more serious problem than exhaust. These articles do not support this claim. They state that more particles come off tires than exhaust. That's not the same thing. Does tire pollution contribute to global warming as much as fossil fuel exhaust? I haven't seen anything to indicate that. I'd like to see a number on the difference in particulate production from tires on EVs – I suspect it's only about 20% more.
- olivermarks 4y agoRead up on it. There is so much mumbo jumbo about 'global warming' that makes little sense. Tire pollution is a very serious tangible problem.
- wilg 4y agoSo your theory is global warming is not a serious tangible problem but tire particulates are?
- olivermarks 4y agoPretty much, yes. I think there are sorts of serious flaws in the belief systems that used to be called 'global warming' (which is now renamed 'climate change' as the 'warming' science didn't make sense). Tire particulates are a huge polluting issue, compounded by the disastrous mistakes being made in trying to force heavy electric battery powered vehicles on everyone.
- wilg 4y agoOK thanks! I’ll disregard your opinions on the matter.
- olivermarks 4y agoI suggest you wean yourself off your belief systems and do some reading up on causes of pollution!