This article responds to a reader query about how EVs lessen the amount of auto fluids washed into our waterways.
received the following letter from a reader. They asked us to look into the effect of auto fluids on the environment and the associated benefit of EVs, as EVs don’t have such auto fluids.
“Something that I have never seen mentioned as an advantage of EV adoption is the elimination of oil, transmission fluid, and radiator fluid leaking into the environment from cars with failed gaskets. This is huge considering most cars on the road leak these fluids. All one has to do is look at the oil stains in the parking lots and garages to get an idea. When it rains, these fluids get washed into our soil and waterways.
Used motor oil is the most commonly spilled type of oil in the US. Leaking oil goes from car to street. Oil spilled on land gets washed from the street into the storm drain and into our lakes, rivers, and streams. Imagine the number of gas-powered cars in your area, and you can envision the amount of oil that finds its way from leaky gaskets into our water.Auto fluids like oil do not dissolve in water.
These auto fluids last a long time and stick to everything from sand to bird feathers — they’re toxic to people, wildlife, and plants.Used motor oil contains numerous toxic substances, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which are known to cause cancer. In addition, tiny pieces of metal from engine wear and tear, such as lead, zinc, and arsenic, make their way into lubricants, further contributing to the polluting potential of used motor oil.
, it takes 43 gallons of crude oil compared to just one gallon of used oil to make 2.5 quarts of virgin lubricating oil.All anthropogenic — human-made — chemicals and the products made from them will make their way into the environment and pose a risk to water resources unless they are deliberately destroyed. Oil contamination in the stormwater has been generally overlooked, even though it causes major environmental pollution and a.
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