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also people who care about EVs tend to forget about tire wear and brake dust. Both are emitted in huge quantities, esp. tire microplastics, by EVs.
by wonder_er 2y ago
also people who care about EVs tend to forget about tire wear and brake dust. Both are emitted in huge quantities, esp. tire microplastics, by EVs.
- rangestransform 2y agoYeah but I can just buy a Tesla with hepa filters so I’m not breathing it in
- n8henrie 2y agoI thought brake dust would be drastically decreased due to regenerative braking?
- zdragnar 2y agoThere's some offset due to the increased weight from the battery pack. Highway driving is better, city driving is worse. Also, the tires emit more, since wear is also a function of weight.
- n8henrie 2y agoLooks like it's still expected to a be a big net win for brake wear: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749123014021 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026974912...
- wonder_er 2y agothat sounds right. Tire rubber microplastic generation would go way up, though, because of the vehicle weight. I propose small motor scooters (as is common in asia) as the solution. Cars also take up a godawful amount of space, all the time. Especially in a city. That's the real harm, the tailpipe emissions are trivial compared to the space consumption.
- SoftTalker 2y agoSmall motor scooters are not a good solution in the rain and snow
- wonder_er 2y agothey're adequate (but less fun) in the rain. I have a good thick waterproof poncho in the scooter. Snow, obviously, is not great. Cold is fine, though. I live in Denver, ride the scooter year-round, though obviously don't go out in certain conditions.
- n8henrie 2y agoTrivial compared to space consumption... in what sense? That sounds very difficult to compare. I also live in New Mexico, which is a huge state full of next-to-nothing but space, so perhaps I'm missing context.