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> 50W for 5 hours is 250Wh, which is a mile extra range. That’s worth having. That represents about 0.5% of a Tesla's advertised range.

• dannyw 7y ago
  You do 10 of these things and you have 5% better range, more than your competitor who ignores 0.5% savings.
  • drusepth 7y ago
    While I agree with you and am excited for whatever improvements can be made, I think the most likely retort to this argument is "While you're worrying about 10 0.5% savings, your competitor is focusing on optimizing things that actually matter."
  • mlyle 7y ago
    Calling it 0.5% is generous. * Only when it rains. (It's worthless the rest of the time) * Only if all of the motor power is saved. (Presumably the new mechanism uses some power) * Only if the motor is running at full power the entire time it rains (even on "high" this is not true). * Only if range is not otherwise impacted by the rain (nope). If it rains all the time, and the above are all true-- yes, it's worth 0.5%.
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