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Re:Elon Musk calls NYT review of the Tesla Model S ‘fake,’ c... by stcredzero on Monday February 11, 2013 @05:25PM (#5203753)
Drag goes up proportional to the density of the fluid. Having more oxygen to run your engine will give you more energy, but I suspect that it won't keep up with increases in drag.
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Re:Elon Musk calls NYT review of the Tesla Model S ‘fake,’ c... by pdonis on Monday February 11, 2013 @06:02PM (#5203974)
Oxygen density is also proportional to the density of the fluid, so this should be a wash.
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Re:Elon Musk calls NYT review of the Tesla Model S ‘fake,’ c... by bradleyjg on Tuesday February 12, 2013 @01:50PM (#5208648)
Yeah I suspect this is it. The density is inversely proportional to temperature and drag is proportional to to density. Even if the engine is more efficient (in a steady state) with denser air, the relationship is probably sub-linear.
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