The results were a 23.8% reduction in PM2.5, and a 30% reduction in carbon monoxide, resulting in some 320,000 fewer deaths.
  • rumschlumpel@feddit.orgEnglish
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    2 months ago

    In general, maybe not, but near where most people live and work probably yes. Most people live within tens of meters of a road with cars. Also, IIRC car tires are responsible for a large amount of microplastic pollution, which EVs don’t help with at all.

    • Tar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      2 months ago

      IIRC car tires are responsible for a large amount of microplastic pollution, which EVs don’t help with at all.

      True, but that is just a tiny fraction of particulate pollution. EVs solve a very large part of the problem. Not all of it, but a lot.

    • B0rax@feddit.orgEnglish
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      2 months ago

      The problem is the weight of the car. And with every manufacturer thinking an EV must be a 3+ ton vehicle… yes…

      Light EVs are entirely possible, but somehow almost nobody builds them…. (Fiat500, Renault 5, Renault twingo, Honda E)

      • GenosseFlosse@feddit.orgEnglish
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        2 months ago

        The problem is that lighter EVs means smaller batteries and less range, but the range is an important sales feature.