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Originally Posted by pete c
Really like the shape of that. Don't know about the trike layout though
... Give it enough battery to allow a few days of no generator house power.
I would think that such a vehicle could crack 30 mpg highway, without breaking a sweat.
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With a high-voltage AC all-electric drive train I'd hope for the equivelant of 40-45mpg. And three-wheel steering.
An electric car and a house have a similar power requirement.
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Originally Posted by Fat Charlie
Overall, its purpose is to be a cavernous space, the exact opposite of aero efficiency. Making it less so is too much of a design compromise- to succeed in that at all, you need either a tent in the trunk or a smaller "as much volume as I can cram onto this size frame." My compromise is a pop-up
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A cube and a prolate spheroid have the same volume on a per cubic foot basis (squaring the circle), the spheroid does better on a per sq ft surface area basis, but the cube wins trying to stuff it through the hole in the DMV regulations. If the regulation was cross sectional area instead of max height and width, the spheroid would win [in Cd]
The next revision of my tricycle design will replace the slide-back door with dual gull-wings. With a fold-down rocker panel and deployble awnings.