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Tire Dust Makes Up the Majority of Ocean Microplastics, Study Finds
(www.thedrive.com)
More reasons to prioritize public transit over individual car ownership.
indeed
Man if only there was some kind of like, super long car that just had a ton of metal wheels and used electricity
Take-away 1: Electric cars emit 20% more micro-plastics from tires than do ICE vehicles.
Take-away 2: Electric cars are not the solution to climate change. Whether it's a 2000lb ICE vehicle, or a 4000lb EV vehicle, it takes a lot of energy which has to come for somewhere, and a lot of material that will have to be mined, and then eventually disposed.
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