Mexico City needs this badly. It would be beautiful if it wasn't for the smog and noise of traffic.

I'm sure it's coming. I'm in Mexico this week and was surprised to drive by not one but two chinese car dealerships. Looks like almost 10% of cars sold last year were EVs

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kjkjadksj 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Inversion layer there will still trap ev particulate unfortunately

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sathackr 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

ev particulate is identical if not less than fossil fuel.

same tires (actually a little harder due to being LRR tires) same brakes (that get used significantly less thanks to regenerative braking)

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badc0ffee 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

What is EV particulate? Like brake or tire dust?

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sathackr 7 hours ago | parent [-]

yes. it's an argument that since EVs are heavier than fossil-fuel vehicles due to their batteries, that they generate more particulate emissions (brakes/tire dust) than fossil-fuel vehicles.

it's a wrong argument, but it's still circulated in groups of factually-challenged people

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globular-toast 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Nobody said they generate more but simply that they generate some. Modern petrol engines output very little particulates so almost all the particulates are from tyres and brakes. Why would EVs produce any less?

	▲	seanmcdirmid 5 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		While EVs are heavier—increasing tire wear—their regenerative braking significantly reduces brake dust, and they eliminate tailpipe exhaust entirely. Overall, EVs offer a net reduction in particulates.
	▲	tokamak-teapot 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		The WSJ and Daily Mail both ran stories with headlines explicitly stating that they generate more particulates. I can't find any credible source stating the same, so I'm assuming the stories were the usual agenda fiction, but they do exist.