Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tons of tire fragments. These tiny flakes of plastic, generated by the wear and tear of normal driving, eventually accumulate in the soil, in rivers and lakes, and even in our food. Researchers in South China recently found tire-derived chemicals in most human urine samples.

Electric cars are not THE solution.

  • FrederikNJS@lemm.ee
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    The staggered tread pattern, the stiffer rubber, the profile of the tire, and the sound dampening foam inside the tire. There’s nothing stopping you from mounting these on regular ICE cars though.

    Here’s a video explaining more about EV tires:

    https://youtu.be/8pM9o2Ifcro

    • vodka@lemm.ee
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      Yeah my point is that this is… just an eco tire and not specific to EVs in anyway.

      Did EVs cause eco tires to advance a lot? Yes.

      Are they different from other eco tires? No.

      Are they different to other tires in America? Yes because they didn’t really have eco tires before EVs.