Electric vehicles including EVs produced by Elon Musk’s Tesla release more toxic emissions into the atmosphere and are worse for the environment than gas-powered vehicles, a resurfaced study from 2022 revealed.
The study published by emissions data firm Emission Analytics in 2022 has resurfaced and attracted a slew of attention recently after being cited in a Wall Street Journal op-ed over the weekend. [emphasis, links added]
Emission Analytics found in its 2022 study that brakes and tires on electric vehicles release 1,850 times more particle pollution than tailpipes on gas-powered vehicles, which are considered to have “efficient” exhaust filters.
Most pollution from vehicles today reportedly comes from tire wear, as most of them are made from petroleum, crude oil, and other harmful elements, which generates particle pollution and releases harmful chemicals into the air as the tires wear down, Emission Analytics said.
Notably, electric vehicles are on average 30 percent heavier than gas-powered vehicles, so the brakes and tires on EVs wear out much faster.
This problem is made worse by the heavy batteries in Tesla EVs, which will only get worse as larger electric trucks are introduced into the market.
In one example, tire-wear emissions on an electric vehicle were found to be more than 400 times worse than a gas-powered car, Emission Analytics revealed.
California leaders, meanwhile, are under the assumption that EVs and gas-powered vehicles have the same amount of tire wear, the Wall Street Journal noted.
The study also runs counter to the narrative of the Biden administration, which last year issued regulations requiring American automakers to ensure that nearly seven in ten new cars sold in the United States are EVs — essentially forcing American consumers to buy EVs — in an attempt to make it so that two-thirds of new cars in the U.S. are electric by the year 2032.
Interestingly, President Joe Biden’s campaign may understand how unpopular that goal is, given that Biden reportedly plans to pump the brakes on his EV mandates a few months before the 2024 presidential election.
California lawmakers, meanwhile, have been claiming that electric vehicles generate “zero emissions” due to not having tailpipes, the Wall Street Journal noted, adding that it is “deceptive” to say this about EVs.
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A fact based reality also covered in the UK by the Alliance of British drivers, Motorcycle Action Group and a campaigning organisation on fuel taxes. With similar conclusions, because there is only one truth, the underlying joined up truths of the costed physics and engineering. Politicians and activists hate facts because they would rather argue their unsupportable beliefs on issues they make up that can’t be measured. Well, this isn’t one of them.
BTW there are no credible plans to create the infrastructure to support more than EVs for the rich when what works for the rest of us is banned, with no affordable alternative.
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A lot of BS here — ignore this article
BEV brake pads last much longer due to regenerative braking, particularly with city driving. The claim here is total BS, as EV brake pads are likely to last up to twice as long as ICE brake pads
The article claimed: “the brakes and tires on EVs wear out much faster.
Tire Wear
More total BS here, as tires will wear out faster from more weight but nowhere close to 400%. According to companies such as Michelin, tires on electric vehicles wear out up to 20% faster than on internal combustion vehicles. The article claimed: “In one example, tire-wear emissions on an electric vehicle were found to be more than 400 times worse than a gas-powered car,
Let me add that the differences between EVs and ICE vehicles are even smaller than I previously posted if you adjust for the fact that EV drivers in the US drive an average of 9,000 miles a year while the average light vehicle (only 1% are EVs) drives over 14,000 miles a year. Less tire and brake wear from less driving. Less driving because EVs are usually second cars and no one likes to take long trips in an EV.
Driving habits rarely enter this debate. Do you drive for economy? Are you hard on the brakes or do you begin coasting long before a stop? Do you plan your shopping trips, pick up as many items in one trip with an eye to making fewer trips? Ask your neighbour if they need anything, save them a trip. Everyone asks about vehicle fuel mileage. I don’t worry about it much because I keep my vehicle’s mileage down.
Noting how the WEF wants to end private cars why should we be surprised Leftists want to control our lives from Cradle to Grave