Interesting read of @DrLizaSelley’s paper on non-tailpipe PM emissions. In the abstract it states that brake wear particulates represent at most 55% of non-tailpipe emissions & 21% of total traffic PM. This implies that non- tailpipe emissions represent about 38% of total (cont)
traffic PMs. In other words, exhaust emissions from fossil fuel cars represent a whopping 62% of total traffic emissions. So driving an EV immediately reduces traffic PM emissions by 62%; & since EVs have minimal brake pad & disc wear they reduce total traffic emissions by (cont)
almost a further 21%. So if we take into account that EVs have no clutch plate or engine component wear, thus eliminating even further PMs; I think it’s safe to assume that driving an EV reduces traffic related PMs by a MASSIVE 83%. Puts things into perspective doesn’t it? (cont)
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