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Old 12-18-2019, 01:41 PM   #277 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aerohead View Post
Cybertruck is around 38.5 sq-ft frontal area,and drag factor,potentially as low as CdA 10.827 sq-ft.Some are saying 69.595 mpg-e HWY.
EV cars are roughly 3x more efficient than ICE equivalent, so I expect the CT to be no better than 60 MPGe. That's 3x the efficiency of a 20 MPG truck (which is a bit generous).

I wouldn't care (much) if it was as poor as 50 MPGe, as that's like getting the efficiency of a Prius in a 6-passenger truck.

I'll go with 55 MPGe as my final guestimate, or about half what the cars are getting now.
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