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Reminder that the biggest by far source of micro plastic in the air we breathe comes from tires. And there is zero research being done to find an alternative

We already have a way to solve this, just don’t drive so much.

When the petrol car ban comes in, this could take care of itself as everybody finds themselves priced out of driving.

We’ll need a really good public transport system to replace it, but we won’t get that either because we’re too poor to care about.

A lot of people are already priced out of driving. We need to be building that public transport network, along with active transport infrastructure and better land use anyway.

With petrol you can always get a £500 banger, run it into the ground over the next year or two and repeat.

With electric it starts at about 5000-6000, and you’ll be paying £500 a year just to rent the battery. It’s the batteries that are going to keep that out of reach of the poorest.

Where are you getting this battery rental from? I only knew of Renault and the very first Nissan leafs that did battery lease.

All the cheapest ones when I searched were Zoe’s, presumably because of the battery lease not being included in the purchase price.