Forget global warming, I want EVs to help air quality in my area. The silver lining of Covid was we had the cleanest air I have ever seen for a week or two when everyone was holed up in their homes and nobody was driving cars.
And if the EV is heavier than their previous car (generally very likely anywhere other than maybe the US), will increase the biggest single source of microplastics (which also is proving to have significant climate effects) in tire dust.
This guy is cherry picking his stats, example here is the GV70 from Wikipedia:
*1,820–1,985 kg (4,012–4,376 lb) (2.5T)
*1,975–2,010 kg (4,354–4,431 lb) (3.5T)
*1,860–2,010 kg (4,101–4,431 lb) (2.2D)
*2,230–2,310 kg (4,916–5,093 lb) (EV)
He compared it against the heaviest ICE car, which is a fucking diesel. It still weighs 750+lbs more than that. Sorry to say but that is a significant weight difference.
For perspective, the GV70 is almost as heavy as a 4wd crew cab Chevrolet Silverado pickup. The difference between the GV70 EV and the Silverado is less than the difference between the diesel and EV GV70s.
1/2: Great points, thank you for educating me on this and renders my point largely moot, at least when compared to ICEs
3: I'm incredibly skeptical. We've heard this from every industry with enormous negative externalities. Clean coal and all that jazz. Green steel. Recyclable plastics. Non-carcinogenic coatings. Until we actually have tires that produce multiple times less break dust, EVs are still horrific compared to non-bus public transit from an environmental perspective.
