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EVs should do much better on brake dust thanks to regenerative braking, no?

• Espressosaurus 8mo ago
  But heavier so worse on the tires. It isn’t intuitive that they’d be better off, and they might be worse on this particular dimension.
  • stevenjgarner 8mo ago
    Yes current EVs are heavy. It's not at all clear that this will prevail as solid state batteries evolve to become standard. It is highly possible that EVs will soon be lighter than comparable ICE vehicles [1] [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46505975 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46505975
    • usui 8mo ago
      No no no. Sure, there might be a future where solid state batteries become the standard for electric vehicles, but you cannot link to Donut Lab's announcement from this month. There is no credible evidence they've achieved the holy grail of batteries so far until they actually deliver these motorcycles in hand and people independently verify them.
      • nevi-me 8mo ago
        Time will tell on their battery, especially if the bike they're putting it on delivers. I think the overall point could be that there's active R&D in trying to find geopolitically sustainable materials, and lowering the weight of materials used.