California’s electric vehicle (EV) mandate requires that a significant percentage of new cars sold in the state be zero-emission vehicles, aiming for 100% by 2035.
The peer-reviewed study, published in the journal Science of the Total Environment , examined how local air quality would change if the country’s most populous cities — New York, Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles — adopted large numbers of EVs by 2035.
But some communities in the greater LA area would find themselves in a strange scenario where the uptick in EVs could increase some types of fine particulate matter, also called PM2.5. In those areas, LA’s unique airflow and geography would create a perfect storm in part because of when combined with the heaviness of EVs, which release more particulates from brakes and tires than gasoline-powered cars.
" an all-EV future, those areas could see so many increased premature deaths that they would outweigh the benefits elsewhere in the city.
lol, brake particles. EV don’t use brakes as much as ice cars. They use regenerative braking most of the time. Remind me again the best selling vehicles in the USA?
Take this study with an extreme grain of salt, from Gemini
Science of The Total Environment (STOTEN), a major Elsevier journal, was placed “On Hold” and removed from the Web of Science in late 2024 following a massive scandal involving compromised peer review, fake reviewer identities, and the retraction of dozens of papers. Investigations revealed authors, including Brazilian scientists, exploited the system to provide fake emails for peer reviews.
Key Aspects of the STOTEN Scandal:
Fabricated Peer Reviews: Authors created or used fake email addresses to review their own papers, leading to the retraction of over 20-45+ articles.
Mass Retractions: Multiple articles, including 45 by Brazilian researcher Guilherme Malafaia, were retracted due to manipulated peer review, with more expected.
Delisting from Web of Science: Following investigations into integrity issues and potential “pay-to-publish” issues with massive article volume, Clarivate removed the journal from its index.
Editor Involvement: The editor-in-chief was previously implicated in an unethical scheme involving improper affiliations to boost university rankings.
Systemic Failures: The case highlighted the dangers of allowing authors to suggest reviewers, coupled with inadequate vetting of reviewer email addresses by journals.
The scandal forced a critical re-evaluation of the journal’s peer-review processes, which were described as heavily compromised, in part due to an overwhelming volume of submitted papers.
Oh I get it. Tesla is ruining new cars. I really dislike the trend that they set with the dumb electric door handles, getting rid of physical buttons and relying on touch screens and I especially dislike the trend they started with the all glass roof. Unfortunately they set the design language for futuristic cars and the other manufacturers followed suit. So yea, they lead, but I’m glad they are reversing these. I’ve always said, what people need is just a Corolla EV without all that junk. Simple/cheap.
