Tesla Model Y has a 'bioweapon defense mode' to protect you from pollution — and COVID

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Tesla Model Y has a 'bioweapon defence force mode' to protect you from pollution — and COVID

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In the event of a biochemical assail, run to the nearest Tesla Model Y as its new "bioweapon defense mode" HEPA filter volition be standard moving forward.

And, aye, "bioweapon defense force mode" sounds a tad hyperbolic — what can nosotros say, Elon Musk likes grandiose names. Co-ordinate to Tesla, when operating at full blast, this filtration has the power to protect against a biological weapon set on.

This comes from a new report from Electrek, claiming that Tesla Model Ys will have a larger HEPA filter included. The filter can remove 99.97% of fine particulate matter, anything larger than 0.01 micron (10 nanometers). This means that a Covid-positive person coughing outside a Tesla Model Y wont be able to infect passengers inside as coronavirus particulates are 0.125 micron (125 nanometers).

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Either mode, the Model Y, for all intents and purposes, volition now come standard with a better filter. The HEPA filter, by comparison to other car filters, is very proficient. Co-ordinate to Tesla, it'due south "100 times more effective than premium automotive filters."

Co-ordinate to Musk, the Model 3 isn't large enough to braze a HEPA filter within of, as it's ten times larger than a standard cabin air filter plant in most cars. It also seems that HEPA filters are more expensive too. Doing a cursory Google search, a cabin air filter for a Tesla Model 10 costs around $75. That's quite a bit more than standard filters, which usually run in the $x-20 range.

While it'southward uncertain how stiff of a selling betoken HEPA filters are for Teslas, or if you lot're at risk from people coughing at your car, it's likely that the upcoming Tesla Cybertruck and Tesla Model 2 will have the pick for HEPA filters.

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Imad Khan is news editor at Tom'due south Guide, helping direct the day'due south breaking coverage. Prior to working at the site, Imad was a total-time freelancer, with bylines at the New York Times, the Washington Post and ESPN. Exterior of work, you can notice him sitting blankly in front of a Word certificate trying badly to write the outset pages of a new volume.

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