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Re:$35,000 Tesla Model 3 Available Now by takeda on Thursday February 28, 2019 @08:07PM (#19277101)
That's the noise of outside + wind. The materials used for insulating external noise add non negligible weight to the car. You can make it quieter, but at the cost of reducing MPG (or MPAh?) :(
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Re:$35,000 Tesla Model 3 Available Now by ianai on Friday March 01, 2019 @06:42AM (#19279675)
I doubt sound dampening has to be that much of an expense or added weight. It’s just not batteries, which is Tesla’s core tech concern.
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