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Old 03-06-2010, 06:13 PM   #59 (permalink)
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solar cells

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Originally Posted by Old Tele man View Post
...true, but even TODAY, the cost of all those solarcells is horrendously HIGH.

...on the "flipside," however, is the fact that todays' solarcells are far more efficient, so (possibly) fewer would be needed.
I'd skip the solar and go directly to I.C. to exploit the low drag.The shape of the car is the hot ticket.
Compared to a Cd 0.30 car today,Cd 0.12 would hand you a 36% mpg improvement at 70 mph.
I realize it can't be done,but an individual could do it.
With Korff's cooling system and camera 'mirrors' we could shave it to below 0.10.
Wouldn't want to do it! 200 mpg Tata Nano CX.
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