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Old 01-21-2018, 07:44 AM   #281
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That dashboard is awful
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Old 01-21-2018, 08:53 AM   #282
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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.

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Old 01-21-2018, 10:05 AM   #283
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That dashboard is awful
Ruins the whole car.
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Old 01-21-2018, 11:39 AM   #284
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Ruins the whole car.
I dunno. The whole car has a goofy space ship vibe. That's what you're buying into with this thing.
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Old 01-21-2018, 04:12 PM   #285
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Ruins the whole car.
More like the cherrydingleberry on top, but YMMV
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Old 01-22-2018, 01:28 PM   #286
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I like the blue a lot. Looks a bit like E46 Orient Blue.
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Old 01-22-2018, 04:45 PM   #287
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I like the blue a lot. Looks a bit like E46 Orient Blue.
yeah, but I'd say the only thing I like about that car is the color. Almost like when Keith Richards was asked about a song . . ."I liked everything but the words and music"
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Old 01-29-2018, 12:01 PM   #288
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Former employees warn Model 3 battery could catch fire
https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/t...ys-are-likely/
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Old 01-29-2018, 03:08 PM   #289
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Former employees warn Model 3 battery could catch fire
https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/t...ys-are-likely/
Shyt's hawt, yo!
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Old 01-30-2018, 08:28 AM   #290
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I know I'm painting a picture with a very broad stroke, but isn't just the fact that it is a lithium battery mean it could catch fire?
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