3 ms·
> Speeding has risks, mainly for others Intentionally driving slower than traffic flow, causing impediments and angry drivers to pass you on the left and right
by wannacboatmovie 2y ago
> Speeding has risks, mainly for others
Intentionally driving slower than traffic flow, causing impediments and angry drivers to pass you on the left and right is far more dangerous. E.g. the left lane campers and road vigilantes.
> and pollutes.
You can't speed in an EV?
- hunter2_ 2y agoRegardless of EV/ICE, the amount of pollution from tires is directly influenced by how much traction is being utilized. Excessive acceleration, deceleration, hard cornering, weight, etc. all lead to excessive tire wear and EVs tend to have elevated figures in all these categories (except cornering I suppose). Instant torque is fun (so unnecessary acceleration is common), braking is regenerative (so minimizing braking isn't as critical to range), and batteries weigh a lot. Therefore, tires shed more quickly. As for pollution from burning fuel, yes EVs are much better, but there's still some fuel involved upstream in many cases, and the drag from high speed results in less range which means more fuel for a given distance.
- kstrauser 2y agoI’d probably agree with you over a beer about the former. The latter? EVs don’t pollute more at higher speeds (modulo the tire thing), but they use their charge faster and have to recharge sooner, and whatever’s providing that electricity uses just a little more resources than it would otherwise.