2026-05-05 13:38 UTC
@dymaxion @gkrnours it's not that simple. EVs have significantly lower brake dust emissions due to regenerative braking.
For the tire study, the most widely circulated one from Emissions Analytics notes "it's not especially an electric vehicle problem", and that EVs often use different less toxic rubber formulations, and ICE are getting heavier too
https://www.emissionsanalytics.com/news/how-tyre-emissions-hide-in-plain-sight
Newer studies suggest EVs produce lower particulate emissions than ICE:
https://ev.com/news/study-reveals-evs-produce-less-brake-and-tire-pollution-with-fewer-non-exhaust-emissions
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@bascule@mas.to 2026-05-05 13:42
@dymaxion @gkrnours I really do have to wonder though, if big oil was responsible for at least some of the media hype around claims of higher EV particulate emissions that didn't really seem to pan out if you actually read the studies. It was widely circulated and is now commonly believed. But doesn't actually seem true. Here in the US the most popular vehicles are the Ford F-Series, where Ford F-250s have curb weights upwards of 7,500 lbs (3.4 metric tons)
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@dymaxion@infosec.exchange 2026-05-05 14:41
@bascule@mas.to @gkrnours@mastodon.gamedev.place Oh, this is great news! Obviously there was some reduction from regenerative braking, but I didn't realize the difference was that significant.