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Unconfirmed: skirts under Roadster battery would pull car down at ~2G
Unconfirmed: a Reddit post describes a fan and suction system on the new Roadster, with skirts that would deploy under the battery pack and pull the car down at about 2G. According to the post's title, the proposal is based on a patent that Tesla reportedly filed in April 2025. The submission includes an external link and user comments, but the available text provides no further technical details, design data, testing, or confirmation from Tesla.
- According to the title, the skirts would deploy under the Roadster's battery pack.
- The proposal cites about 2G of downward pull; no official confirmation exists.
🔎 Why it matters: There is no official confirmation from Tesla: the claim is that skirts under the pack generate about 2G of downward force, based on a patent filed in April 2025 according to the post.
📈 Upside: Not applicable.
📉 Risk: A patent filed in April 2025 does not guarantee that the system will reach production or achieve the 2G performance described.
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