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EV are super hard on tires. And tires are a huge source of microplastics.
Clearly the only manageable solution moving forward is our need of robotic horses.
Heavy EVs with ridiculous battery packs are hard on tires. Smaller EVs with reasonable packs are not.
The lightest EVs are still kinda heavy. The Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Bolt are nearly 4000 lbs, significantly more than a Honda Civic (high 2000's or low 3000's) comparable to a BMW M3, a much larger vehicle.
Plus some of the faster tire wear comes from the fact that EVs have such high torque from a stop. It's great for the driver experience, but tough on the tires.
Less vehicles is certainly a goal, and maybe some of them back on rails like they were before the auto industry drove them away from most urban areas. Also a US centric problem, but less sprawl and need for distance traveling, more common needs locally within foot and bike traffic would help too. It's all connected and contributing to the issues at hand. If we designed cities from the ground up, we could make them so much better, but cities don't grow that way over time, nor can they be changed that easily.