> EVs unfortunately pollute more with tire particles (thanks to both higher torque - especially from 0 - and higher average mass).
I wonder how much the higher torque of EVs is a real issue? Although they have the potential to do more aggressive acceleration and produce more tyre pollution, the Teslas I see leaving traffic stops seem to be accelerating the same as ICEs.
Indeed I wonder at “normal” speeds (not racing say) does torque matter or is wear dominated by total miles driven? If I zoom to my destination do my tyres wear substantially more than if I take a more sedate approach?
(Certainly when I was young and dumb my clutch wore more when I went dashing about).
In my experience, someone who is new to EVs will tend to do a lot of short, fast accelerations to explore how the vehicle performance. That happens mostly in the early stages of using an EV and after a while they settle in to a more normal (ICEV similar) acceleration pattern.
I wonder how much the higher torque of EVs is a real issue? Although they have the potential to do more aggressive acceleration and produce more tyre pollution, the Teslas I see leaving traffic stops seem to be accelerating the same as ICEs.