07/03/2024
The study, published by emissions data firm Emission Analytics, was released in 2022 but has attracted a wave of attention this week after being cited in a Wall Street Journal op-ed Sunday.
It found that brakes and tyres on EVs release 1850 times more particle pollution compared to modern tailpipes, which have โefficientโ exhaust filters, bringing gas-powered vehiclesโ emissions to new lows.
Electric vehicles release more toxic particles into the atmosphere and are worse for the environment than their petrol-powered counterparts, according to a resurfaced study.