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by gkop 1487 days ago
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

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Citing your link

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

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