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"There is emerging evidence that tyre wear particles and other particulate matter may contribute to a range of negative health impacts including heart, lung, de
by justinator 3y ago
"There is emerging evidence that tyre wear particles and other particulate matter may contribute to a range of negative health impacts including heart, lung, developmental, reproductive, and cancer outcomes."
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/02/230222210553.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/02/230222210553.h...
- r00fus 3y agoBut EVs being worse is handwaved away in the article without any hard data: “ Some are concerned that electric vehicles tend to be heavier, which might increase tyre wear” That’s a fact-free argument.
- justinator 3y agoOne could postulate that cars in general aren't all that great for the environment and in this topic, no matter the power source. Replacing 1:1 gas to EVs is maybe a lateral move. Maybe what we need to do is have less cars, and drive those cars less.
- leetcrew 3y agobasic physics intuition suggests that a relatively heavier vehicle with much more torque available from rest would abrade away more tire material in daily use. maybe this could be mitigated with special tires for EVs, but it seems like a pretty reasonable starting assumption. while it would be nice to link an actual study on this, I'm pretty comfortable putting the burden of proof on the position on the opposing position.
- r00fus 3y agoNo if you make a claim, you gotta bring facts. If it’s a reasonable one it should be easy. To this date for this assertion - no one has. Could it because the data doesn’t support it?