The credibility and purpose of the article was shot down when they said the problem would be getting WORSE with EV's. Firstly, the problem becomes less of an issue with EV's and they shared no evidence to support that moving to EV's would increase non-exhaust based pollution. Lastly, there have been plenty of studies over the last two decades which show charged particles from car brakes.
You cannot infer that just because a car is ~50% heavier that it means it spews out more brake particles. EV's use regenerative braking similar to that of engine braking in your car and this accounts for limited use of the brake pads in comparison to combustion engines.
Those numbers you present are a little inflated when it comes to like for like currently. Furthermore, there are combustion engine vehicles which are far far heavier than EV 4wd's.
Acceleration is not performed under braking either so I don't see your latest point.
And ICE use engine braking, I can drive with almost no use of the brakes, is it how most people drive? Certainly not. Most teslas I see use the gas and brake pedal as on/off switches.
ICE engine braking in a normal car requires the driver to engage lower gears to slow down. EV's do this automatically, which is why you get regenerative braking in that regard. It's quite different.
Many EV's whilst engine braking is applied, also apply the brake lights.
Quote from Tesla's website for Low and Standard regenerative braking "Standard: Provides the maximum amount of regenerative braking. When you release the accelerator, Model Y slows down, reducing the need to use the brakes."
The effect of regenerative braking in an EV is much greater than that of an ICE under engine braking.
