That’s not cleaning, it’s polluting less
My thoughts exactly. The title is almost comically misleading. But I was impressed when I saw that they dedicated an entire section of their article to actually explain that shifting to other modes of transport is several times more effective than fleet electrification.
that’s every human endeavor
Cleaning up pollution is a human endeavor and it reduces pollution.
Humans pollute, pollution needs reducing, ergo we reduce humans. Seems logical to me.
tires might need rethought though
Okay here‘s my business idea: Tires but metal! Those metal wheels then drive on metal bars to transport groups of pods. Think of a network of rails that passengers can use to easily travel from one place to another. It‘s a closed system that barely interrupts other types of traffic and can even drastically reduce conjunctions by being very space efficient. All electric and much safer than cars too! Did I mention they can go much faster than cars on longer routes? You can even enjoy entertainment or get some work done while you travel!
I’m not sure if you’re referring to trains/trams or genuinely suggesting that there could be a rail-based system for individual traffic (i.e., people use individual pods without restrictions on start/stop location or time). The latter seems genuinely utopian to me if it can be made to work.
It‘s trains. I‘m talking about an electrified rail network that we absolutely need to make the switch to a mostly green economy. I don‘t think we can ever do it if we keep clinging to car infrastructure.
Yup, they already are the most common reason for micro plastics everywhere, so they need to be rethought as it is.
Something like 9/10 of the tire dust and also wear on roads are from trucks.
Personal transport is much less. It’s not negligible, but the difference between fossil or electric fueled is basically just a talking points. The weight is the cause of increasing tire dust, and modern cars are all heavier than before regardless of fuel.
This is something I noticed too. Some years ago, one of the futuristic aspects of EVs was how silent they were. Meanwhile, where I live, the newest fad seems to be to buy enormous E-SUVs, and I’ve noticed that I can’t tell much of a difference between the conventional and electric versions of these cars in terms of noise (for small cars, the difference is substantial).
So good rarely having to use the brakes with my nussan leaf.
Be careful though. I also barely used the brakes with my Renault Zoe. Until the complete braking system had to be replaced due to not being used. Make a hard brake once in a while (and while it’s safe for you and other drivers around you).
Huh, and I thought electrics produced more total tire wear due to the higher weight.
https://motorandwheels.com/electric-cars-go-through-tires-faster/
apparently, the instant torque too…
How much more do they weight?
About that instant torque, you have got to see how some people drive their (ICE) cars.
Yeah, not by much actually, just 10 to 15%
e.g. https://thedriven.io/2024/05/03/are-evs-really-much-heavier-than-their-ice-equivalents/
People generally don’t launch their Tesla (or whatever) every time they take off from a red light. Only a small minority does it occasionally, other times they’ll just choose a more comfortable way to speed up.
EVs generally incentivise drivers to take it easy to maximise range.
