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       2023-09-27T14:30:11Z
       
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       It can be argued that electric vehicles are an improvement when replacing ICE vehicles. But that misses a much bigger point — which is that the very best car is *not* an electric car. The very best car is no car at all!_______________________"EVs are a climate solution with a pollution problem: Tire particles."Tires shed tiny particles with every rotation. Tire wear happens most dramatically during rapid acceleration, braking, and sharp turns, but even with the most conservative driving, particulate pollution is an unavoidable consequence of car use. And it’s a problem that’s poised to get worse as drivers transition to EVs.The amount of tire pollution emitted per vehicle is increasing as more electric cars hit the road around the world — some 14 million of them this year, according to the International Energy Agency. EVs tend to be significantly heavier than gas-powered or hybrid cars due to their larger, heftier batteries.Tire particulate is a toxic slurry of microplastics, volatile organic compounds, and other chemical additives that enter the air, soil, and water around trafficked areas. The rubber, metals, and other compounds coming off tires settle along roads where rain washes them into waterways. Smaller bits of tire particulate linger in the air, where they can be inhaled, and the smallest of this particulate matter can directly enter the bloodstream.The tiny fragments that tires release into the environment are yet another reason to reduce car use._______________________FULL ARTICLE -- https://grist.org/transportation/evs-are-a-climate-solution-with-a-pollution-problem-tire-particles/#Environment #Pollution #WarOnCars #BanCars