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Tesla's new Model X has a 'bioweapon defense mode' button

• ghshephard 11y ago
  With "700 times better at filtering smog," - a vehicle like this would be a big hit in Singapore right now: http://aqicn.org/city/singapore/south/ http://aqicn.org/city/singapore/south/ The PSI at my office maxed out at 314 for 2.5 microns today - which is in the "Hazardous" range. A lot of people are wearing N95 masks, but it would be nice to hop into a car and not worry about the air.
• aubreykilian 11y ago
  This smells like a marketing gimmick... (See what I did there?) Why not just make that button's functionality be the default, instead of an optional setting? I think some engineer had way too much fun putting that hazardous image into the UI...
  • ghshephard 11y ago
    If I had to guess - with air being forced through a full filter, you are going to take a serious hit to range as a lot of power is required to force the air through the filter at full "filtering" setting.