HUH? Microplastics? I thought we were talking about ICE vs. EV's. Do you really want to go there? I was referring to the precious ATMOSPHERE you claim I am poisoning. The one that all plants need to extract carbon from.
Our measuring instruments have become so sensitive and precise, It's possible to find traces of just about any chemical in our food, water and air. (Doesn't everything in your state cause cancer?) However, That doesn't mean so-called "microplastics" are doing any real long term damage. On the contrary, in many cases they have made our lives better. Here are just a few examples of how plastics have drastically improved our quality of life, contributed to longer life spans and promoted conservation of our natural resources; much of our clothing and textiles, making automobiles safer and more efficient, life saving stents, catheters, and syringes, composite dental fillings, prosthetic limbs, better and cheaper building materials, and so much more. Fact is, life, as we know it would not be possible without plastics that come from, you guessed it, petroleum. IOW, if you look hard enough, of course you will find plastics and traces of plastics everywhere. But, that's mostly a good thing.
Another fact is one of the biggest polluters from your EV's is the result of heavy wear coming from their tires and brakes which wear out far faster than an ICE vehicle and leave a trail of pollutants in their wake.
Sheesh! I don't know how you can even go outside without having a complete meltdown. Why don't you seal yourself up in a cocoon and stay indoors?