[kallistisoft]

Not to detract for your overall statement as you make an excellent point...

> ... brake dust ...

I would hope/assume that EVs would primarily use regenerative braking and only use friction brakes for emergency stops, thereby dramatically reducing brake pad wear

[adamomada]

I bet most cars are used most times in traffic, hence the traffic. Although you can try to get through it avoiding the brakes, ’round here if you leave any kind of gap ahead of you, you’re gonna be slamming on the brakes instead of gradually braking every other minute. Also the extra weight in stop/start conditions can’t be ignored; it takes a lot of energy to get moving from a stop.

[toxik]

Fair point but I was talking about cars in general, which are all increasing in weight. EVs just helped make it palatable to have 2000+ kg tanks for personal use. Not singlehanded but certainly contributed.