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TESLA ROADSTER PAIRS UNDERBODY SUCTION FANS WITH COLD-GAS THRUSTERS FOR GRIP BEYOND WHAT TIRES ALLOW
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The Roadster's floor uses fans and perimeter seals to pull air out from under the car, creating up to 2 g of suction, enough to hold it upside down while stationary, and at speed, front and rear passages open for more flow. Cold-gas thrusters add a second system: ten nozzles fed by compressed air, with all-electric actuators for fast micro-adjustments, which Tesla says push with four to five times the force tires can deliver.