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New federal fuel regulations are coming soon β€” here's what you can expect (www.cbc.ca)
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"The new regulations are meant to cut the "carbon intensity" of automotive fuels sold on the Canadian market β€” how much they generate in emissions for a given amount of energy. Unlike the current rules, the new ones cover the entire life cycle of fuels, from production and transport to consumption.

The goal is to push companies that produce or import fuel to gradually reduce the emissions intensity of that process by setting a ceiling and dropping it each year. By 2030, the rules will require a 15 per cent cut in emissions intensity compared to 2016 levels."

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[–] Grennum 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The evidence is very strong that even when EVs are produced and run using fossil fuels, their lifetime emissions are still less than and ICE vehicle.

The car tires being a large polluter is complicated. However the potential is there that for man vehicles the total fine particulate produced by tires wear is greater than the total fine particulate from exhaust. However the question is, what environmental impact does that have?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

However the question is, what environmental impact does that have?

Microplastics. Microplastics everywhere. And it will be worse with EV's because they weigh 30% more on average than their ICE counterparts (heavy as fuck batteries)