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Old 01-21-2018, 08:53 AM   #282
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Originally Posted by rumatt View Post
10 percent increased range? That seems impossibly huge.
Someone did a test on a Model 3 with the aero covers on and off -- they give a 4.3% efficiency boost -- 270 Wh/mile with them on and 283 Wh/mile with them off… That was at 70mph on the freeway over 17 miles, so short, but enough to validate.

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-mode...ficiency-test/
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