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The article says that even including tire and road wear, EVs generate 38% less particulate pollution than ICE cars before considering the lack of tailpipe emissions.


Wonder what that ratio will be when battery tech advances enough that BEVs weigh the same as, and eventually less than, ICE cars.


But tires are black, and black carbon has additional climate effects — even once the aerosol lands, it can still have effects like black carbon on snow.


On that topic, Norwegians have been reporting that the piles of snow at the sides of their roads are noticeable cleaner since EV adoption took off.


Guess what comes out of petrol and diesel exhaust? Guess what color brake dust is. I guarantee the EV is going to be a lot cleaner.


It's not like brake dust is white...




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