Comments by "Geoff Lepper" (@geofflepper3207) on "How Transitioning to EVs Can Save Kids' Lives" video.

  1. It seems that some tire manufacturers are trying to respond to the problem of pollution particles from tires but given the scale of the problem we really need revolutionary changes in tire composition, design and structure whether they be for electric vehicles or gas powered vehicles and whether they be for cars, trucks, buses or for other vehicles. Montreal subway cars use tires rather than steel wheels which might be quieter and possibly may give a smoother ride but it does make one wonder ahout the level of particulate from tires in the subway stations and tunnels and the impact on customers and maintenance workers. In defence of electric cars, they almost certainly don't contribute as much to global warming as do gas powered cars and global warming can lead to more powerful wildfires that produce toxic contaminants into the air over huge areas, sometimes even hitting areas thousands of km from the fires and on rare occasions even effecting people on another continent. In 2023 the area burned by Canadian wildfires destroyed the previous yearly record with the area burned being six times the long term average and a significant number of the fires still burning as of February 2024. This led to horrific smoke conditions in many American and Canadian cities for significant periods and being a long way from the wildfires apparently makes things worse as the smoke undergoes chemical changes as it travels and thus it becomes more toxic as it travels further. This has been a mild, relatively dry winter in much of Canada so there is low snow cover and some authorities are warning that the 2024 Canadian wildfire season could be worse than the record setting 2023 season. So I get your point that electric vehicles are not a panacea but given how gas powered vehicles likely contribute more to climate change and thus to wildfires it can at least be argued that in the long run electric vehicles are better for air quality than are gas powered vehicles.
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