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Originally Posted by orbywan
Looking at the frontal view of this vehicle, why are the wheel pants so wide?
If the center rear wheel is the steering wheel that would explain why it is so wide but if the front tires do not steer the vehicle why are the wheel pants so wide??
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I doubt they'd have rear wheel steering, which is fine for low speed forklifting but a bear to handle at high speed - these vehicles can hit 60mph / 100kph.
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What I wonder about is why they have the driver's bulge on top.
It reduces the area used for PV panels - which means compromising the bulge's shape as well in order not to make it take away too much area.
It increases the frontal area.
The driver is being baked under the harsh Ozzie sun.
I'd put the driver underneath the PV panel "wing".
More area for PV panels.
No shade on the panels.
No access over the panels / no tilting panels.
Less frontal area.
Thinner (ratio) wheel/driver pod.
Driver shielded from direct sunlight (in prone position)