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Tesla patents ‘Electric Fan Car’ with 4 ducted fans ahead of Roadster reveal
Tesla's new Electric Fan Car patent puts four ducted fans in a Model S diffuser for downforce at any speed. The Model S is dead, so the Roadster is next.
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Tesla received a patent for an “Electric Fan Car,” a system that employs four electric ducted fans in the rear diffuser to generate downforce at any speed. The patent drawings depict the system on a Model S, a model whose production ceased in April.
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