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.
  • tomalley8342@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    10 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·
      10 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·
      10 hours ago

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