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Originally Posted by aerohead
In Julian's book he credits 'Tesla' with a Cd 0.26 attribution for the Model S.
'Tesla' also refers to a ' multi-stage active management of the cooling...', so, borrowing from Vman55, ' in what universe would you see a fixed cooling system drag coefficient, or percentage. '
Wouldn't it rather be, from zero to- 8%?
The Model S road load power requirement varies 460% between 85-mph and its top speed. In what universe would the cooling system drag be a 'constant'?
And then there's the issue of different drag coefficients.
Come on guys. Put your tin-foil caps on and see if you can do better.
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The aerodynamicist responsible for leading the Tesla Model S program has checked my figure and was happy with it.
I don't need to "put on a tin-foil cap and see if I can do better".
I just ask the expert.