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Originally Posted by freebeard
You are proposing pulling an 8x15ft trailer with a Leaf?!?
Unless the reflector is twice the size of the panel you won't double the output except maybe in one precise solar alignment.
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Uh... Yes...
Ya. It's probably not the greatest idea. But yes, I figured the reflector(s) would have to be about twice the size of the solar panel. I was thinking I could make two both the same size of the solar panel and put one on each side reflecting sun onto one half each. Two halves make a whole! Of course I'd constantly have to turn the thing and adjust it's angle to keep the reflection square on the solar panel.
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Originally Posted by freebeard
Cd 0.28 to 0.18 is not as easy as, for instance, 0.38 to 0.28; it's close to halving the resistance. But aero is the 'low-ahanging fruit'.
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I was thinking of following the Aero-Civic in design. For $400 with of materials it sounds like the best bargain compared to any other range extending option. It wouldn't give a guy the freedom like an ICE would but it still would help get him a little closer.
