[1970-01-01]

>emit more brake dust

This is false.

[LewisJEllis]

Uh, what? All else equal, a heavier vehicle will emit more brake dust. Basic physics says so. If you want to claim otherwise, bring a source.

It may be the case that electric cars, thanks to regenerative braking, do not emit more brake dust than a lighter non-electric car, but that's not what the parent comment here was saying.

[1970-01-01]

They're not equal.

>It may be the case that electric cars, thanks to regenerative braking, do not emit more brake dust than a lighter non-electric car, but that's not what the parent comment here was saying.

That's exactly what parent said.

[1970-01-01]

Did you just downvote a fact?

[gkop]

Top result for “do heavier vehicles emit more brake dust?” is https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259016212...

> Heavier vehicles emit higher levels of brake and tire particles

[1970-01-01]

Citing your link

"Therefore, future research is needed to better understand the overall impact of vehicle electrification on brake and tire wear emissions"

[gkop]

We are talking about weight of vehicle and its impact on brake dust. Electric is another dimension.

[1970-01-01]

see top parent comment, its nowhere near as simple as weight adds dust, and hasn't been since brake pad tech changed about 20 years ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake_pad#Materials