SkepticalButOpenMinded, 1 year ago (edited 1 year ago)

Not only are they MUCH worse than brake dust, tire pollution might be worse than tailpipe emissions.

The comprehensive study has found that in everyday driving, particulate emissions from tires are 1,850 times greater than the equivalent exhaust emissions. This is only made worse by the heavier battery packs fitted to electric vehicles, which increase vehicle mass and, in turn, place further strain on the tires.

edit: this is not to say the tire particulate has the same greenhouse effect. Experts overwhelmingly agree that EVs are better for climate change. But EVs are still bad for the environment.