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Old 05-27-2021, 08:37 AM   #44 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by AeroMcAeroFace View Post
completely agree, this is a ridiculous idea, and it is theoretical, I would never do it, I don't have the resources and even if I was involved in a car build I don't think that the reward vs time spent is in any way realistic, but I wanted to debate about what it would take to get these marginal gains (if they even exist) once all the lower hanging fruit has been picked.
I'd argue the ultimative hypermiler vehicle would be a small plane based on a glider that has a small diesel engine.
Such planes can have a glide ratio of about 1:50 at a weight of 500-600 kg.
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