Q: Do carbon fiber barrels really add range on a Model S?
They help, mainly in stop-and-go driving. A lighter rim has a smaller moment of inertia, so less energy goes into spinning the wheels up every time you accelerate from a stop. The page frames it as increasing range in city driving. On the highway the effect is small; around town, where a Plaid accelerates constantly, the reduced rotating mass works in your favor.
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