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After this sentence: "Are they truly the environmentally friendly option they claim to be?" I expected to see at least some comparison of the effect on the envi
by ojbyrne 2y ago
After this sentence: "Are they truly the environmentally friendly option they claim to be?" I expected to see at least some comparison of the effect on the environment.
- wing-_-nuts 2y agoThey have gotten a lot more environmentally friendly as we've started to retire coal plants for natural gas, but the uncomfortable thing folks don't want to admit is that ICE cars have cleaned up their emissions a lot, and a big source of pollution generated from driving now days is actually particulates from the tires. That's something that's at least as bad, if not worse with EVs given they weigh much more than your standard ICE vehicle and thus have more tire wear.
- ojbyrne 2y agoI understand there are lots of factors involved in the comparison, I just found it weird that the article used that sentence, and then never mentioned anything about environmental comparisons after that.