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Re:Human Brain May Contain as Much as a Spoon's Worth of Mic... by hatthew on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @09:27PM (#42958275)
Solid/particulate pollution from tires is definitely a problem, but in terms of carbon specifically isn't it many orders of magnitude less than the carbon from gas engines or electric power plants?
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Re:Human Brain May Contain as Much as a Spoon's Worth of Mic... by penjelly on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @09:34PM (#42958326)
> These particles can include synthetic rubber, plastics, carbon black, and trace metals (like zinc)

you're correct. I mistakenly thought it was only carbon coming off the tires. So yeah, EVs have a significantly lower carbon output that ICE vehicles. My point still stands but thanks for the callout.

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