Tesla patents ‘Electric Fan Car’ with 4 ducted fans ahead of Roadster reveal

Electrek
By Fred LambertSep 29, 2026, 10:02 am182 ptsTrendingTop
Tesla was just granted a patent for an “Electric Fan Car,” a system that uses four electric ducted fans in the rear diffuser to suck the car down to the road at any speed. The car in the drawings is a Model S, which Tesla stopped building in April. It’s Tesla’s second fan car patent in just over a year,…

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