Research that shows electric vehicles shed tires more quickly than their gasoline-fueled peers has been touted by conservative media outlets to suggest the environmental virtues of EVs are overblown.
But the researcher behind that study says that while his work shows that battery-powered models do in fact wear down tires more quickly than their lighter gas-fueled counterparts — and that does produce particulate pollution — electric cars and trucks still produce far less carbon dioxide than internal combustion engine vehicles.
So they remain a net positive for the planet.
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The rate at which EVs go through tires has been covered extensively in right-leaning media.
