Please note Electric Cars Emit More Particulate Pollution. But banning gasoline cars would do little to reduce particulate emissions, and it could even increase them. Electric cars weigh far more than gasoline-powered ones, so their tires degrade faster, as electric car buyers are learning. The electric car weighed about one-third more than the hybrid and emitted roughly one-quarter more particulate matter because of tire wear. Electric cars are 15% to 30% heavier because batteries store far less energy per pound than liquid fuels.

Source: The Guardian March 04, 2024 05:14 UTC