Viking_HippieOnce beset by pollution, Beijing's skies are clearer than ever thanks to EVs
Wondering if the air will actually be better for humans though. There’s a lot more particles being ripped from the roads with these heavier EVs, and road particles are quite toxic as far as I understand, so not great. But yeah, great to have clear skies.
I’d imagine the amount of road particles ripped up is less than the amount of CO~2~, NO~x~, ozone and other pollutants and fine particles emitted by combustion engines, but I’m no expert. Only time will tell, but at least short-term the results seem positive.
Less maybe, but probably more toxic than carbon dioxide, which isn’t really dangerous per se.
There’s more than just CO~2~ coming from combustion engines though, like nitrogen and sulfur containing compounds, which can in turn cause secondary pollution. Cumulatively, I think those pollutants have a bigger effect on human health than the road particles. Also, these road particles still get ripped up by regular cars, even if it’s to a lesser extent. So overall I’m still convinced that EVs are a step in the right direction. We can’t know for sure until more studies are performed.