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Dust from Car Brakes More Harmful than Exhaust, Study Finds (e360.yale.edu)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

EVs have very little exhaust coming out of their tailpipe. Which is one of the reasons why those are better than fossil powered charriots.

So tires being a larger source of pollution than exhaust, in relative terms, is especially true for EVs.

You make a good point, regenerative braking is probably reducing pollution in absolute terms.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

What would be coming out of an EV's tailpipe? Used electrons?