[alx_the_new_guy]

Break pads also. But from my understanding:

- AWD, especially of the fancy computer controlled type, in electric cars is much easier to produce, since you don't have to mechanically transfer power to all the wheels, and should decrease tyre wear end emissions by spreading the load from acceleration to all the tyres

- brake pads also a significant source of similar pollution, and there has been an effort to make them rely more on adhesive friction, decrease metal contents and what not, so maybe something similar is possible/being done already with tyres. Also, regen braking is probably more gentle on tyres and does not use brakes at all, so it's a win-win also.

Though both of those might be cancelled out by evs being generally heavier bc batteries and what not.

People being unable to install obnoxiously loud exhaust is a plus too, wish the same was true for obnoxiously loud sound systems.

[fragmede]

brake pads on Teslas don't get used as much, thanks to regenerative braking though, to the point that they start rusting (until Tesla updated the firmware). So EVs come out ahead there.

The downside of EVs getting better batteries is that the range anxiety goes away, and because the car speakers are powered from those same batteries, EVs with extremely loud stereos will be able to blast their music for all of their neighbors to enjoy for an extra long time without sacrificing the vehicles ability to get there and back.

[barbazoo]

I very rarely even use the brake pads on my EV thanks to regen braking. They’ll last forever.