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Old 03-22-2015, 06:07 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Vman455 View Post
Do you have a reference for this sucking/blowing device? I've combed through Daimler's press releases and website information (like this) and haven't seen any reference to it there or in the automotive press.
OMG - I thought it was too obvious to miss... the ICE does that!
All in good fun, sorry you missed the joke.
The effect of taking air in at front and blowing it out through the exhaust is really there; but it is very small. It is not the prime objective of using an ICE

But when it comes to belly pan design, it becomes serious as Tesla does not have a hot exhaust trajectory to worry about.
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