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Old 10-31-2019, 06:54 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Hersbird View Post
Who said anything about 5 seaters only?
LightYear did, as Kach22i's post kindly shows.

Let's hope the LightYear One will sell in bigger numbers that the XL1 did.
At least they aspire to, something VW never did.

I somehow have the feeling that the need to have a large flat surface for the solar panels actually (slightly) increases the air resistance. The roof line follows the template, but the sides are almost straight.
If the cabin curves / tapers inward more back and forth the Cd might be even lower.

But that would leave a smaller, more complex curved surface for the solar cells.
The use case for the LightYear is focused on its ability to harvest sunlight, so I can see how ultimately maximal solar cell area takes prevalence over getting the last 0.01 Cd reduction (and that's assuming my feeling is correct in the first place!)

All in all, nice job. If I had loads of money I'd certainly be tempted.
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