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The exhaust from a well functioning modern ICE is likely enough to have less pollutants than the air. Of course it still has carbon dioxide, but less other poll
by maxerickson 9mo ago
The exhaust from a well functioning modern ICE is likely enough to have less pollutants than the air. Of course it still has carbon dioxide, but less other pollutants.
- _bent 9mo agoyou still have tyre rubber, which is a major source of microplastics
- grosswait 9mo agoAnd not a distinguishing factor of ICE vehicles
- pirate787 9mo agoEV have far more tire wear because they are heavier and also probably from regenerative braking
- thfuran 9mo agoWhy would regenerative braking emit more particulates? It’s no harder on tires than braking mechanically but doesn’t abrade the pads or rotors.
- CraigJPerry 9mo ago>> EV have far more tire wear because they are heavier Is this true? If an EV were 30% heavier than an ICE, would it produce 30% more tyre wear emissions? Or would it produce more or less than 30%? Is the primary factor in tyre wear weight and is the relationship linear? The types of tyres appear to be quite different, the EVs seem to have smaller contact patches (narrower wheels) and they're made of different "less grippy" compounds that drag less. Does this change the equation at all?
- _bent 9mo agoyeah I just wanted to contest the very idea that a car could be clean.