Air quality has been at the center of many discussions around climate change lately, especially as wildfires have ravaged certain parts of North America over the summer. Although some of Tesla’s vehicles are equipped with a Bioweapon Defense Mode that circulates air through a HEPA filter, most cars from other automakers … [continued]
My Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus (SR+) is 3 months away from its 4-year birthday, and is approaching 37,000 miles. I had the air filter changed today, which means it’s time for another update on the car’s operation and maintenance costs. The last time I wrote an update on … [continued]
The hard way is the best way to learn how to do things. However, it’s not called the hard way for nothing. The Tesla Owners Club of New York has shared a blog post covering Steven Pallotta’s experience replacing a Tesla Model 3’s cabin air filter. He went about it … [continued]
The Tesla Model S and Model X have one of the best high-efficiency particulate matter (HEPA) air filters in the entire automotive industry. The Tesla Model 3 also has a good air filtration system, but being a smaller car than the S or X, its filters are comparably smaller in size and do not have the HEPA filtration capability.
If you were in the Bay Area or near it during the most severe parts of the Camp Fire, you know the air pollution was very hazardous for a while. When the wildfire smoke was dense, a Tesla Model 3 owner conducted a test of his car’s air filtration system and found it did a good job of removing harmful particulate matter. He used a handheld air pollution monitor made by EG Air for his evaluation, which was conducted in San Jose, California. For this interview, he did not want his name used in order to maintain his privacy, but on YouTube his handle is sensohax.
