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Re:Tire Dust Makes Up the Majority of Ocean Microplastics by oxfordmale on Sunday October 01, 2023 @12:45PM (#37727807)
For equivalent sized vehicles, EVs are heavier, simply because current generation batteries still do not match the energy density of fossil fuels.

There is even discussions to start using concrete for roads to handle the increased weight of EVs.

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Re:Tire Dust Makes Up the Majority of Ocean Microplastics by djaychela on Sunday October 01, 2023 @12:49PM (#37727854)
A kia Nero EV is ~200kg heavier than the ice version. That's equivalent to two passengers. The weight delta of large vehicles is far more of an issue than drive train differences.
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Re:Tire Dust Makes Up the Majority of Ocean Microplastics by maxerickson on Sunday October 01, 2023 @02:25PM (#37728869)
FWIW, chemical batteries won't ever match the energy density of fossil fuels.

Of course they don't need to, so it's not really an interesting comparison. The range/mass of the entire drivetrain is probably a reasonable comparison.

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