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Old 04-16-2010, 03:01 PM   #154 (permalink)
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I did a measurement of an earlier version in DataCAD; and I can do it again with this version, if we have a straight-on shot of the front from about 50' away. I think the area before was ~19 sq ft, so the CdA was under 3 sq ft.

The "transmission" is a single speed reduction unit with a differential -- the same unit the Tesla uses.

Here's a good video of the new Aptera in action:

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