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[–] 3 points 7 months ago* (3 children)

It's a little trickier than that. My Mustang MachE weighs about 4900lbs. The Ford Escape, a similar vehicle by the same manufacturer weighs 3300lbs, so my EV is about 1.5 times more car than the ICE equivalent. However, my car uses regenerative braking, and there is a huge reduction in brake dust from EVs, which some quick googling says can make up to 55% of non-emmission related airborne particulate matter in urban areas. Not to mention that the EV releases 0% (or maybe like 30% depending on the power infrastructure) of the "tail pipe" emissions of a comparable ICE car.

It's all kinda moot since the majority of brake dust and tire particulates come from the 80,000lb semi trucks.

I'm not doing a deep dive on any of the particulate emissions listed. It's a complex field, and I'd consider those numbers as "factoids at best" but it a least gives us a ballpark number.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago* (2 children)

    Then you gotta ask yourself how you’d compare microplastics vs other types of pollution.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Tricky question, gets back to the whole, "I'm a part time internet shit poster and not a pollution expert" bit. I think that the impacts of microplastic pollution is serious and needs to be reduced where possible and regulated when it can't be reduced. I also think that the concern about MPs is valid and serious, but a bit overblown. I'll leave you with the last bit to think about as well: There will never be another person born on this planet without microplastics in their body.

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