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Fossil Fuel Free
03-23-2024, 10:25 PM
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2019 Chevy BOLT
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Posted By
redpoint5
Few more days of that, and you'd have sold the...
Few more days of that, and you'd have sold the paper weights you've got, and finished the big projects. Maybe we all need to lose internet for a week.
I'd have noticed you were MIA after another...
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Aerodynamics
03-23-2024, 10:01 PM
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Interesting Aerodynamic Cars (Mike Vetter's ETV, also Avion)
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1,313,746
Posted By
sgtlethargic
1956 Citreon C10 prototype: ...
1956 Citreon C10 prototype:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_Prototype_C#/media/File:Paris_-_Retromobile_2014_-_Citro%C3%ABn_prototype_C10_-_1956_-_004.jpg
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I tried inserting...
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Motorcycles / Scooters
03-23-2024, 06:01 PM
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Arcimoto, the real thing? ($12k tandem EV trike, 70/130 mi. range)
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149,156
Posted By
harriska2
They don’t seem to be selling parts. I’d like...
They don’t seem to be selling parts. I’d like spare rotors as they are custom and have a support ticket in asking for a quote and the ability to buy and pick up the parts. A few people with warranty...
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Aerodynamics
03-19-2024, 02:44 PM
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Arduino UNO-based Active Grille Block
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483
Posted By
CigaR007
Arduino UNO-based Active Grille Block
I have been working on integrating an active grille into the fibreglass partial grille block.
I went the COTS (commercial-off-the-shelf) route as to speed up the construction. The grille vane...
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Aerodynamics
03-16-2024, 11:20 AM
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2nd look at CYBERTRUCK
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Posted By
aerohead
' let's ask '
I'd be 'figuring' from Cd 1.17, but it doesn't matter as long as the premise is reported, as Gary has done in the video. It's said that, some aeronautical engineers are found to adhere to the Cd 1.0...
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The Lounge
03-16-2024, 10:14 AM
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The climate change movement: July 28, 1995 to August 14, 2020 RIP
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99,572
Posted By
aerohead
' citation '
Here's something which explains what's happening presently, and was predicted to happen, and accelerate, as Earth cannot dissipate Tropospheric heat, as it did before the 'Anthropocene,' the setup...
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EcoModding Central
03-16-2024, 12:33 AM
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'99 Chevy Astro Van build thread ~ Goal 30 mpg
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9,379
Posted By
ChopStix
I apologize I didn’t see your post. The vans been...
I apologize I didn’t see your post. The vans been gone for years. I never could hit 30mpg that others had claimed to get in a 4.3 Astro van. But also there were mods that could have pushed me over...
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Success Stories
03-15-2024, 11:27 PM
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New PB! Finally Above 70mpg(US)
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275
Posted By
BlueCoast
New PB! Finally Above 70mpg(US)
I just pumped 27.36L into my 2014 Toyota Aqua (JDM Prius C) after 858.5km on the odometer's trip meter. This equates to 3.19L/100km (73.78mpg(US)). I achieved this by adjusting my driving habits,...
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The Lounge
03-14-2024, 08:47 PM
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The climate change movement: July 28, 1995 to August 14, 2020 RIP
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99,572
Posted By
redpoint5
Found the first time I mentioned it. ...
Found the first time I mentioned it.
https://ecomodder.com/forum/581116-post3170.html
The URL no longer works. I wonder why?
Found it in the wayback...
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Aerodynamics
03-14-2024, 12:34 PM
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Interesting Hydrodynamic Oddity
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324
Posted By
aerohead
' attracted '
In another life, I'd put it on that canoe transom, add at least one outrigger, then shade the boat under a PV array, and spend day and night on some lake.
Forum:
Aerodynamics
03-14-2024, 11:51 AM
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Interesting Hydrodynamic Oddity
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324
Posted By
aerohead
' 3.15:1 'strut' vs 'round' tubing '
I did some simplified 'pencil-whipping':
1) Same propeller
2) Same motor nacelle
3) 3.15:1 NAVY strut of approximately twice the thickness of the round tubing it replaces is the only variable
4)...
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Aerodynamics
03-14-2024, 11:07 AM
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'Tesla Model 3 Highland aero tweaking'
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1,536
Posted By
aerohead
' Cd 0.219 '
It doesn't compare to the 1947 V2 Saggita, Kdf Wagen, Type 60, by Fachsenfeld as far as aerodynamic body efficiency goes, but it does allow for more usable interior volume.
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The Lounge
03-13-2024, 06:14 PM
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Exotic or rare vehicle sightings
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5,503
Posted By
ChopStix
It’s some version of a modified McLaren. I’ll let...
It’s some version of a modified McLaren. I’ll let the internet fight over the details of it.
The dome is a salt dome. In the rust belt we use salt on the roads to force us to have to replace our...
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Aerodynamics
03-13-2024, 10:38 AM
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13
2002 Corolla - Quest for the MPG's.
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446
Posted By
NoahDurfey
There is room around the back. I like the ears...
There is room around the back. I like the ears idea. It'll take some cardboard and a few iterations to work around all the trailing arms and stuff.
I like the smaller muffler idea, probably go...
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Aerodynamics
03-13-2024, 08:04 AM
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10
A study of wheel/rim aerodynamics...And an idea.
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386
Posted By
Logic
Ah here we go: See the "Fan Blade Out' bits. ...
Ah here we go:
See the "Fan Blade Out' bits.
https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/70600281.pdf
Not exactly what I had in mind: I'm thinking more solid circle, with 'thinner' fan slots.
ie: Way...
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Aerodynamics
03-13-2024, 07:40 AM
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A study of wheel/rim aerodynamics...And an idea.
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386
Posted By
Logic
A study of wheel/rim aerodynamics...And an idea.
Just a study of wheel/rim aerodynamics I found and thought may be of interest here.
https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/211225703.pdf
Nothing new really.
I'm interested in sucking some of the air...
Forum:
Aerodynamics
03-12-2024, 11:18 PM
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13
Interesting Hydrodynamic Oddity
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324
Posted By
j-c-c
Well at least I learned a new word, "pleonasm",...
Well at least I learned a new word, "pleonasm", in layman's terms, a redundant non anti oxymoron? :eek:
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The Lounge
03-12-2024, 05:59 PM
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1,424
The climate change movement: July 28, 1995 to August 14, 2020 RIP
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99,572
Posted By
redpoint5
I don't recall... my mind remembers concepts and...
I don't recall... my mind remembers concepts and abstract ways to associate them, not the details.
Forum:
Aerodynamics
03-11-2024, 12:04 PM
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13
Interesting Hydrodynamic Oddity
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324
Posted By
aerohead
' compare'
1) We'd need the fineness-ratio for their 'strut' .
2) That would allow us to find it's 2-D drag coefficient for the 'stalk' portion.
3) We could probably come up with the 3-D drag coefficient for...
Forum:
Fossil Fuel Free
03-11-2024, 10:20 AM
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11
2019 Chevy BOLT
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619
Posted By
aerohead
' which two '
I'm going to stick with the ' pitch-allowing', motorcycle front fork-to-trailer hitch-type connection to the car.
This will allow pitching freedom at both the hitch, plus at the trailer's swing-arm....
Forum:
Aerodynamics
03-11-2024, 07:03 AM
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22
Are side skirts worth it ?
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4,860
Posted By
j-c-c
You understand my use of "wicker bill" previously...
You understand my use of "wicker bill" previously here was just an analogy as to shape and partially function, not to the typical rear DF wing use they are known for? Regardless liked or not, they...
Forum:
Saving@Home
03-11-2024, 03:26 AM
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22
HVAC Heat Pump
Views:
732
Posted By
redpoint5
Here's 1 thread where I talked about this; ...
Here's 1 thread where I talked about this;
https://ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/hvac-2-level-heating-cooling-40669.html
and another;
...
Forum:
Saving@Home
03-10-2024, 07:00 PM
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22
HVAC Heat Pump
Views:
732
Posted By
redpoint5
Well, I joined in 2010, and bought this house in...
Well, I joined in 2010, and bought this house in 2019, so there was 9 years of yammering about other things.
First thing I remember posting was a physics question regarding hill climbing. All...
Forum:
Hybrids
03-08-2024, 10:26 PM
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16
2002 Insight hybrid HYBRID
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592
Posted By
Ecky
I can speak to my experiences. Maybe some part of...
I can speak to my experiences. Maybe some part of it will be helpful.
~
After some life events, I decided to pack up and move to New Zealand. I looked into what would be required to bring my...
Forum:
General Efficiency Discussion
03-08-2024, 03:51 PM
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17
Narrowing down the list of great ecomodding older vehicles
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1,362
Posted By
Isaac Zachary
I suddenly feel like I want a 1995 or earlier Geo...
I suddenly feel like I want a 1995 or earlier Geo Metro.
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