@mbonsma

There is also the pollution footprint of making a new car. This externality is neutral with respect to a gas-powered vehicle but significant when compared to alternatives such as bikes or train coaches with much longer lifespans.

@mbonsma

I understand your point about tires causing pollution. However, getting my nation to reduce its carbon footprint by going electric sorta needs to come first in the process. There are still too many people who don't believe in global climate change. Just saying.

@mbonsma AND the generation of the electricity to charge them.

And the mining of necessary materials to make the bateries.

And the recycling of the ~5yr-life-cycle batteries.

EVs might be a option for the future, but battery bank based EVs certainly are NOT it.

@mbonsma

I don't like cars. Not even small cars. Not even green cars. Especially not those monster trucks you see everywhere, looking it's going to smoosh over a row of junker cars in a dirt stadium.

@mbonsma I love my EV

I try to drive as little as possible. I take the train to & from work. I walk downtown. When I do drive, I try to carpool.

Not everyone, especially in the rural US, has the same opportunities and privileges. But collectively as a society we have to end our addiction to cars. We need pedestrian and transit friendly infrastructure.

@mbonsma one of the biggest issues with electric vehicle brakes is after a while they seize up stop working because they are not used.
On an EV mechanical brakes only engage under emergency braking and sometimes not even then . This also means that acceleration and braking are more gentle so there is less tyre wear.

This sudden concern with tyre and brake pollution is nothing more than a last-ditch attempt by the fossil fuel lobby to prevent people buying electric vehicles.