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Re:Model S Long Range Plus: Building the First 400-Mile Elec... by mc32 on Monday June 15, 2020 @08:42PM (#23534756)
Yes but don’t most “luxury” automobiles come with non-cheap tires to begin with that may or may not bring 2% mileage improvement with them?
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Re:Model S Long Range Plus: Building the First 400-Mile Elec... by leetcrew on Monday June 15, 2020 @09:15PM (#23534956)
I guess it depends what you mean by "luxury", but the vehicles I'm thinking of tend to come with sticky high-performance tires. these actually increase rolling friction.
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Re:Model S Long Range Plus: Building the First 400-Mile Elec... by mc32 on Monday June 15, 2020 @09:22PM (#23535000)
Exactly so one, they don’t run very long and two they add rolling resistance (for better two wheeled traction), so both in Tesla’s favor.
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