News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Porsche Sold More Electrified Cars in Europe in 2025 Than Pure Gas-Powered Cars. Parent comment

Re:Porsche Sold More Electrified Cars in Europe in 2025 Than... by Thorrez on Tuesday January 20, 2026 @08:22AM (#46691558)
>EV's produce 38% less tire & brake dust than ICE vehicles.

>non-exhaust emissions on an ICE vehicle are roughly 1/3 brake dust, 1/3 tire dust and 1/3 road dust. EV's have almost no impact on road dust, 83% lest brake dust and 20% more tire dust.

https://electrek.co/2025/05/27/another-way-electric-cars-cle...

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46219820

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Porsche Sold More Electrified Cars in Europe in 2025 Than... by Esophagus4 on Tuesday January 20, 2026 @08:27AM (#46691603)
> though much of this is attributable to a vehicle mix that is more focused on larger vehicles, as it seems like every EV manufacturer is making huge SUVs and few are making small cars

My point exactly. Your new EV has more tire dust (and probably more brake dust) than my old, smaller ICE.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Porsche Sold More Electrified Cars in Europe in 2025 Than... by Thorrez on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @09:19AM (#46706053)
The study found that despite EVs being heavier, they produce less total tire and break dust. They produce more tire dust, but less break dust.
[ Parent | on HN ]