MoreLikeHazBeen comments on Microplastics and nanoplastics in urban air originate mainly from tire abrasion, research reveals

[–] MoreLikeHazBeen@hexbear.net 50 points 6 months ago* (2 children)

Oh boy I can't wait until all cars are electric, solving this problem once and for WAIT A MINUTE

[–] peanutbuttercupola@hexbear.net 22 points 6 months ago (1 child)

Can anyone remind me, are heavy car batteries good or bad for tire wear?

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[–] Omegamint@hexbear.net 19 points 6 months ago (1 child)

It worse than that, electric cars have really fast tire wear because electric engines have so much more powerful initial acceleration

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[–] Mindfury@hexbear.net 14 points 6 months ago

"high torque and high tare weight are all good because we removed all emissions!"

the humble mass production tyre: oooaaaaaaauhhh

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[–] insurgentrat@hexbear.net 5 points 6 months ago

Electrics are still phenomenonly better for a myriad of reasons but yeah, cars are inefficient and silly.

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