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Gaining traction, losing tread Pollution from tire wear now 1,850 times worse than exhaust emissions

Gaining traction, losing tread  Pollution from tire wear now 1,850 times worse than exhaust emissions

By some distance, the research Emissions Analytics published in early 2020 claiming that tire particulate wear emissions were 1,000 times worse than exhaust emissions generated the most feedback of any subject we have tackled so far – feedback that was a mixture of surprise and scepticism

The septillion particle problem (literally)

The septillion particle problem (literally)

That’s 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 exhaust emissions particles that are due to be emitted in the United States that don’t need to be. How? A large majority of European and Chinese cars are now sold with tailpipe particle filters, known as gasoline particulate filters (GPFs) or diesel particulate filters (DPFs) in the industry, but this is not the case in the US.

The inevitability of hybridisation?

The inevitability of hybridisation?

While the direction of vehicle powertrain policy and strategy is firmly oriented towards full battery electric vehicles (BEVs), the results of Emissions Analytics’ latest testing and lifecycle modelling suggests that hybridisation may prove to be the dominant outcome, whether intended or not.