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  • @mriguy@lemmy.world
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    191 year ago

    No, even those are the old talking points! Now it’s “EVs have batteries that are very heavy, so they generate lots of tire particulates, which is way worse than the tailpipe emissions of ICE cars, which somehow magically don’t also have tires or something, and aren’t also getting heavier every year.”

    • @ExLisper@linux.community
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      91 year ago

      Why wasn’t I told about the new talking points? I though we agreed all new talking points will be shared during Monday meetings. I will have a word with Kevin about this.

    • @AA5B@lemmy.world
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      51 year ago

      You skipped brakes. For a short time generating brake pad particulates was the talking point, until they discovered what “regen” meant