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.

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onlyrealcuzzo 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

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

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labster 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

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.

	▲	ZeroGravitas 2 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		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.
	▲	infecto 2 days ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		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.
	▲	mort96 2 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		It's not like brake dust is white...