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I am a big fan of aerodynamics. The most aerodynamic car I have ever seen is Dave Cloud's Dolphin, I think. I'll bet it beats the Aptera and the Edison2.
What does the Miastrada have over the Dolphin? How does the Miastrada beat the Aptera?
I am not skeptical because I have not seen it before -- I am skeptical because I see that it causes more problems than other implementations of the Morelli shape (like the Aptera or the Li-ion Wave II) and I think it will have a higher drag than either of those. The Aptera 2e is reported to be a Cd of 0.15 and the Wave II is reported to have a Cd of 0.17.
The Edison2 Very Light Car (4 seater) has an "old" Cd of 0.145 and by the new SAE method it has a Cd of 0.161. I can dig out the frontal area number.
I think the Dolphin beats the Edison2, or equals it, because the open front wheels are it's weak point. But it's shape and pure, clean taper with the rear wheel strakes give it the distinct possibility to be lower drag than the Edison2.
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