slazer2au@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoWhat is the technical hill you are willing to die on in your industry?message-squaremessage-square261linkfedilinkarrow-up1124arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1119arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the technical hill you are willing to die on in your industry?slazer2au@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square261linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarepetersr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·23 hours agoIf I remember correctly, 1/4 if microplastics (or was it plastics in the ocean) are from car tires… Tires that EVs also have.
minus-squareBobo The Great@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·21 hours agoAnd brakes as well. EV are, for the most part, greenqashing designed to sell you more cars you wouldn’t need in a better designed world.
minus-squareneograymatter@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 hours agoEV’s are harder on tires (generally due to increased weight), but much easier on brakes.( Regenerative braking mean the pads/drums are rarely engaged under normal usage)
If I remember correctly, 1/4 if microplastics (or was it plastics in the ocean) are from car tires… Tires that EVs also have.
And brakes as well. EV are, for the most part, greenqashing designed to sell you more cars you wouldn’t need in a better designed world.
EV’s are harder on tires (generally due to increased weight), but much easier on brakes.( Regenerative braking mean the pads/drums are rarely engaged under normal usage)