A simple trick to increase the range of a Tesla Model S

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Germain Goyer

Tuesday, 2 January 2018 17:02

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While he was passing the dealer Tesla from Vancouver, a member of the Tesla Motors Club has interviewed a representative on the difference of autonomy between a Tesla Model S equipped with 19-inch wheels and 21-inch. He then said that the 19 ” are more flat and they cause less friction, which allows us to offer an extended battery life.

Resourceful, that Ontario has decided to make covers-rims in order to minimize the friction of the 21-inch wheels of its Model S. To do this, he was inspired of what is done on the side of the truck and used polycarbonate. Although it is rigid, this material is not opaque, which makes it possible to see the wheel.

Covers-wheels for Tesla Model S

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For the rest, he has appealed to the technology the printer three-dimensional and to an acquaintance who is a machinist. To build a set of four covers-rims of this type, it must pay a little more than 1000 $ CA.

During his trials, he obtained an enhancement of the autonomy, oscillating between 4,21-to-9,14 % thanks to these covers-rims. The improvement varies of course depending on the speed of movement of the car and the road on which it travels.

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Covers-wheels for Tesla Model S

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