Can Bioweapon Defense Mode Filter Out Coronavirus?

[PhilDavid]

I've been thinking about this for a while. Does anyone know if Biowepon Defense Mode can Filter Out Coronavirus?

I understand it scrubs outside air but does it also clean the air inside the cabin?

What percentage of interior and exterior air goes through the filter when Bio Weapon Defense Mode is activates?

With this could be activated with a voice command!

 

[zanary]

Some info here
Putting the Tesla HEPA Filter and Bioweapon Defense Mode to the Test

 

[zanary]

some other more humorous videos about Bio Defense mode. May not answer your questions, but gives you some real world testing with a sense of humor.

 

[Cheburashka]

Any car will filter out Coronavirus. It's not like it just floats around in the air.

 

[Tstyln]

Here you go:

Tesla's Bioweapon Defense Mode Might Protect You From The Coronavirus

 

[brkaus]

I understand it scrubs outside air but does it also clean the air inside the cabin?

On the model S, the HEPA filter is on the air intake path. No inside air is filtered.

bio-weapons defense mode sets the car to high fan speed & outside air (not recirc) with the theory being the interior will have a positive pressure therefore all the air inside the cabin came in through the HEPA.

 

[ElectricSteve]

Any car will filter out Coronavirus.

True. Here is a "size" comparison between, amongst others, viruses, pollen and bacteria.
https://www.coloradoci.com/bin-pdf/5270/ParticleSize.pdf

It's not like it just floats around in the air.

Yes it kind of does, it is actually airborne transmittable, but only over very short distances. Don't expect it to float around over roads, getting sucked in through the car's cabin-air-intake, then being blow into your lungs. That is not how it works.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

 

[roblab]

And, on top of it floating around in the air, most viruses need to stay moist or they die. This is why it usually takes someone coughing in your face to get a cold. Same thing. Colds are a virus, so you just don't go around people who have a cold. Or, you can, but then you have to spray them with bleach if they breathe your direction.

There would be a small chance of transmitting viruses by putting your hand in someone's sneeze fluid on a shopping cart, but then you'd have to put your hand in your mouth. You're pretty much safe.

 

[PhilDavid]

On the model S, the HEPA filter is on the air intake path. No inside air is filtered.

bio-weapons defense mode sets the car to high fan speed & outside air (not recirc) with the theory being the interior will have a positive pressure therefore all the air inside the cabin came in through the HEPA.

Does at least the smaller "cabin air filter" filter the air inside the car?

 

[brkaus]

Does at least the smaller "cabin air filter" filter the air inside the car?

Honestly, I'm not sure. I just had a good look at the HEPA setup on the S when the mobile tech was replacing a headlight.

 

[Saghost]

Does at least the smaller "cabin air filter" filter the air inside the car?

Both filters are on the intake path only. Bioweapon with the positive pressure and filters will prevent airborne virus particles from coming into the car, and will purge the inside air out exhaust vents and replace it with the filtered new air over time.

If you have viruses on the surfaces inside the car, I don't think it'll have much effect - eventually drying things out, presumably, but not much else.

 

[Barry]

Does anyone know if Biowepon Defense Mode can Filter Out Coronavirus?

Unless someone is sitting on the hood of your car and coughing or sneezing, I don't think it's a concern.

 

[PhilDavid]

Unless someone is sitting on the hood of your car and coughing or sneezing, I don't think it's a concern.

Yeah the Coronavirus would be the least of my concerns in such a situation as I'd then be worried about the hood creasing!

 

[Kandiru]

You walk out of the car without an N95 respirator and you will get it anyway.

 

[ralph142]

Is a hepa filter the equivalent of an n95?

 

[PhilDavid]

Is a hepa filter the equivalent of an n95?

The difference with an N95 is that it filters where you breathe (your nose).

 

[ralph142]

The difference with an N95 is that it filters where you breathe (your nose).

apparently a hepa rating is equivalent to an NIOSH N100, so it should. of course its another question entirely whether there is any actual airborne viral threats on the road.

 

[selfbp]

Honestly, I'm not sure. I just had a good look at the HEPA setup on the S when the mobile tech was replacing a headlight.

What in the world?? I’ve had 7 headlights replaced and none required my frunk to be removed! What region is your Mobile Service tech servicing? Peaks my curiosity

 

[Alset4S]

According to CDC the Coronavirus is not air born but rather droplet.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

"The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person.

• Between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet).
• Through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes.

These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs."

 

[PhilDavid]

According to CDC the Coronavirus is not air born but rather droplet.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

"The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person.

• Between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet).
• Through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes.

These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs."

How do you then explain all the people who got sick while being "quarantined" in their rooms aboard a cruse ship? The most likely contamination vector is the air (?).