Actual link to study: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(25)00257-8/fulltext
I went to Hong Kong recently. I hadn’t been there for at least ten years.
On day 1, woke up, saw clear blue skies. Was ecstatic! What are the chances of clear weather in winter? Gotta get out and about to enjoy it.
Day 2: clear skies again! This is amazing! What’re the chances?!
Later that evening, I caught up with a friend for dinner and she filled me in on the EV incentives in neighbouring Guangdong province such that EVs are now the default choice and most of the fleet had turned over.
Alongside other measures, EVs helped clean up the air and get rid of the gross haze.
That said, as the tires of electric vehicles tend to wear faster due to their heavier weight…
This gets repeated again and again, but hasn’t been my personal experience. I’d say my tyres are easily lasting twice as long than my previous diesel car.
There’s less brake dust as well.
Mine are probably lasting about as long as previous non-EV cars, but I’m also terrible about getting them rotated when it’s not combined with an oil change.
I’m sure it’s true for the 9k+ lb. Hummer EV and Silverados but my sedan is as light or lighter than ICE vehicles in it’s class.
It’s not the weight. It’s the torque.
Pretty sure the weight has a significant impact on tire wear…
And EVs don’t have to change gear¹, so smoother driving and less wear.
¹ automatic also has gears.
