EVs Are Sending Toxic Tire Particles into the Water, Soil, and Air (www.theatlantic.com)

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The dark side of range anxiety: Currently available EVs stateside are far heavier than they need to be for a 10-mile commute, causing more generation of particulates from tires than ICE vehicles.

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[-] Butterbee@beehaw.org 12 points 1 year ago

OH wow.. whoah. idk where to start with this. Ok, that would require people to adjust their lifestyles and actually do something. But WORSE, it would ask the auto industry to change. Sorry, this is a non-starter.

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