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      11-15-2018, 06:47 AM   #31
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Originally Posted by IK6SPEED View Post
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You seem to be the one without the tech knowledge. You assume all graphs show the same thing...time is the only factor.

What you fail to comprehend is the amount of filtering needed.

On a normal commute perhaps a Mazada might perform the same. But when you have the amount of particulates in the air in the middle of a massive wildlife, the situation is far different.

As anyone who changes their HVAC Filter knows, the more dust and debris in the air, the faster the filter clogs. The more the filter clogs, the less efficient the filtering. No degree needed. Only common sense.

If you think that a ~5” filter will stay unclogged as long and working as efficiently as the massive filter in the photo above that is too big to even fit in a Model 3 or Model S, you are the dreamer.

No different than how often needs to change air filters in a vehicle if you live in an urban environment or drive daily on dirt roads.

Regardless, 1st hand accounts from the California Wildfires are available on the web.

Bottom line....if stuck in a wildfire less than an hour from my house and where the air quality has been miserable for months because of multiple fires, I’d choose the Tesla option.

I’ll let you use the Mazda option which most likely is about as effective as your convertible.

Let’s see who does better.
I'd just get the hell out of the way of the fire and not need a Nuke/Chem/Bio proof Tesla...

But that's just me.
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