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It’s a step in the right direction, but they still pollute (heavy electric vehicles have a lot more tire dust) and take up a lot space (could close roads and bu
by meagher 1y ago
It’s a step in the right direction, but they still pollute (heavy electric vehicles have a lot more tire dust) and take up a lot space (could close roads and build housing or just have more space for the millions of city residents that don’t have/use cars).
LTN still allow buses, emergency vehicles, deliveries, etc. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_Traffic_Neighbourhood https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_Traffic_Neighbourhood
- NewJazz 1y agoEVs usually produce much less brake dust, not more, than combustion vehicles.
- meagher 1y agoThanks for the correction. Updated.
- Scoundreller 1y agoMore tire dust on EVs tho cuz of the added weight and ability to accelerate a lot faster. EVs can really chew through tires. Brake dust composition is improving tho: https://www.epa.gov/npdes/copper-free-brake-initiative https://www.epa.gov/npdes/copper-free-brake-initiative
- xnx 1y ago> heavy electric vehicles have a lot more tire dust It would be interesting to know the fleet-level statistics for this. Driven by humans, EV might wear tires faster because of fast starts and the extra weight during stops. It's possible that the Waymo Driver accelerates and decelerates more smoothly, resulting in less tire wear than a human-driven ICE vehicle.
- meagher 1y agoThat would be great! Even if EV pollution is zero, cars still take up a lot of space in a city where space is very limited.
- bryanlarsen 1y agoEV's have less tire & brake dust than ICE vehicles. https://ev.com/news/study-reveals-evs-produce-less-brake-and-tire-pollution-with-fewer-non-exhaust-emissions https://ev.com/news/study-reveals-evs-produce-less-brake-and...