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Dust from Car Brakes More Harmful than Exhaust, Study Finds (e360.yale.edu)
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[–] antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

Tires are bad too, polluting waterways with Zinc and a hundred other chemicals, like 6PPD. At least EVs and hybrids brake a lot less, but that still leaves more tire dust from the extra weight.