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Re:To Save Money on Insurance, Drivers Agree to Intrusive Mo... by lm28469 on Thursday June 29, 2023 @09:28AM (#36520074)
> by not having nearly as many externalities (pollution) as gas drivers

Depend where you get your electricity from. Also most of car pollution comes from tires and brake dust, which EV create more of given their weight and torque

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/03/car-tyre...

See, we can play this silly game all day long or just all chip in.

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Re:To Save Money on Insurance, Drivers Agree to Intrusive Mo... by etskinner on Friday June 30, 2023 @07:04AM (#36532866)
The article you linked is specifically talking about particle emissions, not anything gaseous. If it included the negative externalities of all emissions (CO2, NOx's too), it might paint a different picture.
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