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bryanlarsen • today at 12:49 PM • 0 replies • view on HN

People have done the math for electric cars, and the elimination of micro-particulates from the exhaust and the massive reduction from brake dust significantly outweighs the increase from tires.

Also, tire micro-particulates are mostly deposited on the road rather than in the air where they are far more dangerous.

It'd be nice to see similar analysis for large trucks. I suspect the answer is the same, but it'd be nice to confirm.