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# New York has the worst air quality in the world, and Tesla's cutting-edge air filtration system shines

Due to the continuous wildfires in Canada, the air pollution level in New York City has skyrocketed. Fortunately, Tesla's cutting-edge technology has brought good news to drivers in New York. Specifically, Tesla has equipped some models with a HEPA filtration system that can remove smoke and other harmful particles from outdoor air and systematically clean the air inside the car, eliminating particles in the car. Therefore, when driving in New York and facing health threats, people driving these Tesla cars can activate the bioweapon defense mode.

Tesla CEO Tesla is also encouraging everyone to use this filtration system. On Thursday afternoon, June 8th, Eastern Time, Tesla posted on Twitter that Tesla and Tesla have hospital-grade HEPA air filtration devices that protect you from dust, bacteria, allergenic pollen, spores, and many toxic gases.

On Thursday, Tesla rose sharply by about 4.6%, marking the longest consecutive rise since January 8, 2021, and accelerating since Tesla's first visit to China on May 30th. The closing price on Thursday was nearly 17% higher than on May 30th.

Some media outlets have claimed that the bioweapon mode proves that Tesla is ahead of mainstream large car manufacturers.

On Thursday, some netizens posted screenshots on the Reddit forum, showing that they were located on Long Island, New York, and accompanying text saying, "I never thought I would have to use this for real."

Some car owners expressed their gratitude to Tesla on Twitter for equipping their cars with the bioweapon mode.

Another car owner tweeted that they used the bioweapon mode in their Tesla car for the first time on the East Coast due to poor air quality and that they would never buy a car without a HEPA filtration system.

According to Wall Street News, Tesla introduced the HEPA bioweapon defense mode in 2016 and tested it. When developing and designing Tesla and Model X, Tesla not only considered how to avoid collisions but also how to ensure that drivers avoid the harm of severe air pollution. Tesla stated, "The 'bioweapon' defense mode is not a marketing gimmick, and its effect is absolutely true." Tesla introduced that a Model X that underwent testing was placed in an environment with severe pollution of up to 1000 µg/m³ of PM 2.5 (the US Environmental Protection Agency defines "good" air quality as PM2.5 values below 12µg/m³), and then the biological defense mode was activated by closing the car doors. In less than two minutes, the HEPA system reduced the pollution level to an extremely low level, to the point where Tesla's detection instruments could no longer detect it. In the following minutes, it also purified the outside air, reducing the PM2.5 concentration by 40%.

If the above test results can be maintained, Tesla's cars can indeed serve as a protective umbrella for New York car owners who are exposed to severe air pollution.

Global Times previously cited US media reports that on Tuesday, June 6th, local time, due to the smoke and dust generated by Canadian wildfires, the PM 2.5 concentration in the air in New York City exceeded the World Health Organization's set standards by more than ten times, making New York City one of the most severely polluted cities in the world that day.

Data from Swiss air purification information technology company IQair showed that on June 6th, New York became one of the five most polluted cities in the world, with an air quality index (AQI) of over 150, a pollution level that is "unhealthy" for sensitive groups such as the elderly, children, and people with respiratory diseases.

The report pointed out that for more than a week, the smoke from Canadian wildfires has enveloped the northeastern and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, causing concerns about the harm caused by sustained poor air quality.

Subsequently, the overseas edition of People's Daily mentioned another US media report that as of the afternoon of June 7th local time, due to the thick smoke from Canadian wildfires, the air quality in New York City has reached its worst level in 40 years, worse than after the "911" attacks.

Brian Mastro, a meteorologist at Fox Forecast Center, said that New York City looks like Mars, and on the afternoon of the 7th, the air quality index in New York City had risen to 353, which is considered "very dangerous" and the worst level since the 1980s.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued a statement on the 7th urging people to stay indoors as much as possible, and recommended that elderly residents and those with heart and respiratory problems wear N95/KN95 masks when going out.

New York City officials said that this may be the first time in decades that the city has recommended that residents wear masks outdoors due to air quality issues.

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