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Originally Posted by RedDevil
Don't forget it is designed by the team that built the Stella solar racer . .
If they claim 400 MPGe then don't just assume they lie. Instead appreciate that an economy race winning team knows quite a lot about calculating MPGe.
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I don't want to discount their efforts at all. I think they are trying to build a noteworthy car with considerable promise.
I think, as I illustrated however, that the math suggests a lack of credibility on the MPGe claim without fudging other factors. Nobody is going to get 400 MPGe out of one of these cars without that fudge factor (and I will happily admit being wrong if they do). Rolling resistance alone is likely to make that an exceptionally lofty goal.
I will suggest that the Lightyear could potentially be the most stellar production highway performer to ever hit the road. They have certainly devoted plenty of good design to that end.