I'm not splitting hairs here, pollution is #pollution, but I don't think the threat of an #EV car purchase surge, REPLACING fossil fuel powered cars on the road, is the root of the problem here. Howbeit, it does knock their "#green" status if old, polluting tire #technology is still used. #Climate
Reuters, "Tire-makers are under pressure to almost literally reinvent the wheel as regulators turn their scrutiny to tire pollution that is set to surge with the rise of electric vehicles (EVs)"
@paul The world needs to look at the entire manufacturing processes, EVs vs conventional cars. Steel, other metals, plastics, tires, the whole she-bang.
Also the support infrastructure, such as ⛽ gasoline production/ distribution vs generating the 🔌 electricity for the charging station.
It's not simple, it's not easy, and there is no free lunch. (i.e., your new friendly neighborhood lithium mine! ⛏️ )
Very true but my main editorial point was, there are 1.6 billion conventional vehicles (with tires) now vs +/-11 million EVs (with tires).
Status quo would make tires a neutral swap (esp if the EV retired the convention vehicles).
Where is the new tire apocalypse coming from?
I do hope they "reinvent the wheel."
Of course, there is one wheel manufacturing process that does help the environment during the manufacturing process, as well as easily recyclable. 😉
@paul Understood and agree. Tires are but one element that should be looked at and improved upon.
Oh, is that an 'old growth' wheel? 😜
That is a "Wikipedia" public domain use wheel as a dramatic punchline. 
I don't think a Chevrolet Bolt or Telsa would need a wheel that large.
However, it still is recommended to have your wheels rotated every 6000 miles or 500 termites, whichever comes first.
Why? Our local cabbie says all his costs are down since switching to hybrid. Regenerative braking means pads and rotors need replacing far less often.
The technology is about the same across the board for brake pads, except coating is different. I'm not sure how that can change, at this point in development.
All electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in the US have regenerative braking today. Some are more complex than others.
Even some non-electric vehicles are using regenerative braking to harness energy to charge batteries, run electrical systems, etc, to use less fossil fuel.
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