Not just exhaust pollution eliminated but because of regenerative braking there is far less PM2.5 brakepad dust flying around at intersections.
Just like banning leaded gas in cars improved health for the next generation I think 51% EV will do similar.
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/07/elect...
That has no relation to tire wear rubber dust.
It's not controversial that a heavier car that accelerates faster will wear out tires much faster (thus generate more rubber particles into the air).
Sure, EVs generate way less brake pad dust. But that's a tiny contribution to pollution. Brake pads are tiny compared to tires and in over 100K I've yet to wear out the brake pads on my ICE minivan but I've changed tires three times.
Tire particles are relatively heavy and don't stay in the air, unlike smaller molecules and emission from combustion.
If weight was a real concern, non-business pickup trucks and large SUVs should be banned regardless of the engine they use.
Depends on where you are. I'm in Shenzen right now and it's very close or at 50%. There are definitely more new electric cars than ICE cars on the road. For example, 90% of my Didi (China's Uber) rides have been electric cars.
I believe all of the city's buses are electric as well. Some people drive motorbikes here and they're all electric.
The difference in air quality between today and 6 years ago when I last visited is huge.
Something that depresses me is that a 1988 Honda CRX HF did 50MPG. Yes, 1988. Thirty-five years ago.
That's with extremely primitive engine management. If society had continued improving that line of development, I bet we'd have 100MPG cars today.
Instead, things went in a direction of extremely heavy cars which means much worse mileage.
Depends on the country. Also: not a chance for most of them. Main reasons:
- EVs are significantly more expensive
- There's no charging infrastructure to speak of in most countries
The point of the article is how that's quickly going to no longer be the case
> There's no charging infrastructure to speak of in most countries
Solvable in single-digit numbers of years, even the US which is a sloth at building infra is doing fine scaling up its charging and distribution network
US is much faster than, say, Sweden. And "single digit years" brings us to 2030 at least if the pace picks up.
I live in a Stockholm suburb [1]. In the past 4-5 years the number of charging stations remained at 20, and all the new construction in the vicinity has 0 parking spots fitted with chargers as developers claim it's too costly, and existing infrastructure doesn't permit it.
[1] No, it's not a US suburb. It's a European suburb with high-rise/multi-story apartment buildings, and new construction also being mostly multi-story apartment buildings. Thinks this: https://www.google.com/maps/@59.2775628,17.8994667,3a,75y,20... and not the American cul de sacs
Even the brand new districts like https://www.google.com/maps/@59.3066523,18.031298,3a,75y,152... have essentially zero charging stations in their underground parking lots.