Interesting Aerodynamic Cars (Mike Vetter's ETV, also Avion)

[kach22i]

2011
Kansas Students To Drive Coast To Coast On Electric Car Trip
Kansas Students To Drive Coast To Coast On Electric Car Trip

The car is based on the chassis of a 2000 Lola Indycar that last year recorded 300 mpg equivalent in a mileage challenge.

2011
A 2000 Lola Indy Car Transformed by*Minddrive
https://jimsgarage.wordpress.com/201...-by-minddrive/

Bridgestone later opened their Texas Proving Grounds to MINDDRIVE for testing and tuning.

http://minddrive.wikispaces.com/Home

The group studied aerodynamics, physics and basic automotive technology. They designed a lightweight body covered with a clear plastic 3M material, installed 21 lithium-ion batteries and created a stunningly efficient electric vehicle

http://minddrive.wikispaces.com/Technical+Data

Drag CoE = 0.25

[samwichse]

https://www.micro-mobility.com/en/ex...icro/microlino

Don't know how aero it is, but it sure is interesting...


Retro electric Isetta.

[freebeard]

Five articles up on Autoblog:

https://www.autoblog.com/tag/electric+isetta/

I posted this in another thread:


JACG:Iso Isetta beach car

Edit: Here's an interesting website Keyword Suggest and their take on 'electric isetta', pulled from around the Web.

http://keywordsuggest.org/gallery/398533.html

Their final entry is a Gawker asset that is an obvious J. Torchinsky creation.

[Grant-53]

The MINDDRIVE reminds me of one my slot cars before a paint job.

[kach22i]

I found these images using the search terms "blunt nose car automobile" used in the video posted on the Cd 0.12 body thread.

Concept Car of the Week: The Airomobile - Car Design News

[freebeard]

I took this picture myself in Nevada:



Also at the same museum, a Westergard-style Ford with a LaSalle grille.

[kach22i]

I am going with the length ratio as the primary reason for this design possibly being aerodynamic.

I'm pretty sure it's designed to operate under aircraft wings and be resistant to blow-over from accidental jet blasts.

Odg: TAM - Tovarna Avtomobilov in Motorjev
TAM - Tovarna Avtomobilov in Motorjev - page 21 - TAM - autobusi.org forum


Airport Bus Included As A New Classification Under Public Utility Vehicles
http://www.livinghistorysociety.org/...lity-vehicles/



2014
TAM Durabus With Profit, Still Waiting for Govt Incentive Confirmed Two Years Ago

Tam Durabus, a Chinese-Slovenian joint venture that bought the bankruptcy estate of the once famous bus manufacturer in Maribor, announced Thursday it planned to turn a profit this year on the back of strong sales................

The company plans to become the market leader in the airport bus segment and capture 40% of the market in a year and a half, according to Postl................

The company officially unveiled today a new product, the Vivair airport bus, at a presentation for 50 partners from Europe, Asia and Africa.

Postl said additional new products would be launched next year provided the government finally approves a EUR 3.4m incentive for the production of electric buses.

https://www.tam-motors.eu/buses/vivair-104wl/



More detail photos here:
https://www.tam-motors.eu/buses/vivair-104wl/

[freebeard]

Airport Bus Included As A New Classification Under Public Utility Vehicles

It may have to do with the width being greater than what's roadable.


https://jalopnik.com/the-toyota-fine...min-1819645355

I see a lot of Luigi Colani's water-strider Bonneville car in the flat top and compound curve bottom. And the cabin's forward taper is similar to the Volkhart-Saggitta.

The nose is an interesting melding of the water-strider's detached front airfoil fender and the V-S low hood and pontoon fenders.

I wonder if there is more interior space than that recent Rolls-Royce concept with the 'hanging fender' style idiom.

edit: typos

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by freebeard

I see a lot of Luigi Colani's water-strider Bonneville car in the flat top and compound curve bottom. And the cabin's forward taper is similar to the Volkhart-Saggitta.

I don't see what you see, I see a couple of big dead air pockets up front with no redirecting or venting of air flow or air pressure.

I also see a very flat floor in the interior picture as seen in your link.

I want to see this design work, and think it can work, but just not getting enough information at this point.

http://www.autoconception.com/toyota...cept-vehicles/



Roof taper = Good

Rear diffuser = Too steep

Rear roof corners = Interesting vortex generators (hope they help more than they hurt)

http://www.autoconception.com/toyota...cept-vehicles/

Its exterior design adopts a diamond-shaped cabin that narrows towards the rear

So the glass canopy narrows at the rear, but those rear wheel haunches trailing curve edges wipe out any gains.

It's a handsome design, just needs some aerodynamic reworking.

[Frank Lee]

Handsome???

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q...ce&FORM=HDRSC2