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      7 months ago

      No, even those are the old talking points! Now it’s “EVs have batteries that are very heavy, so they generate lots of tire particulates, which is way worse than the tailpipe emissions of ICE cars, which somehow magically don’t also have tires or something, and aren’t also getting heavier every year.”

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        7 months ago

        You skipped brakes. For a short time generating brake pad particulates was the talking point, until they discovered what “regen” meant