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Compare the mirror location of the Volt to the Acura on page one of this thread. The Volt mirrors are 4-5 inches away from the body and almost a foot to the rear. That is an area with good laminar flow vs the intersection of the hood, windshield and side window. Then remember in the video how Lutz explains the impotance of the air breaking cleanly away from the back end of the Volt? Same for back end the mirrors. The mirrors aren't that long for looks, it's to give the air time to acheive laminar flow so that it can break cleanly off the back of the mirror.
Again, we are probably talking about a question of scale. The point is that the mirrors have no impact on the electric range of the Volt, therefore they are "neutral".
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