UCLA team finds high levels of particulates in air near electric vehicle fast charging stations
newsroom.ucla.edu
The study was conducted across Los Angeles County.
  • At the charging stations, daily concentrations of dangerous air particles, known as PM2.5, ranged from 7.3 to 39.0 micrograms per cubic meter.
  • Urban sites without fast-charging stations had concentrations of PM2.5 ranging from only 3.6 to 12.4 micrograms per cubic meter.
  • The tiny particles likely come from particle resuspension around Direct Current Fast Charging power cabinets. Cooling fans designed to prevent the electronics from overheating can also stir up dust and particles from internal surfaces.
  • AbidingOhmsLaw@lemmy.mlEnglish
    171·
    13 hours ago

    Look at the map this is just higher near larger population, Correlation vs. Causation. This smells like bull shit.

    • VicksVaporBBQrub@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      4·
      12 hours ago

      A research participant, Yifang Zhu, is tied to a thing called Mobility Justice Frameworks. It’s pushing for greenspaces in urban areas, including making existing infrastructures look bad for its cause(s).

      The research team has more A.I. tools than proper researching. It’s odd.

    • tomalley8342@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      11 hours ago

      Do you not see the summary text in your front end, or did you just not read it? This is what it looks like on the default web front end on my instance:

      • AbidingOhmsLaw@lemmy.mlEnglish
        3·
        11 hours ago

        I also saw where they used a graphic of the entire US when the study only encompasses 1 county in California.

      • davidgro@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        11 hours ago

        Were those other urban areas specifically parking lots/garages? (The places that charging stations tend to be)