Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum - EcoModder.com - View Single Post - Interesting Aerodynamic Cars (Mike Vetter's ETV, also Avion)

Accordowner · 09-21-2021, 10:11 PM

One of the slickest vehicles I've ever seen is not an automobile but on a Velomobile:
The Aerovelo Eta, which is the current record holder for Human Powered Vehicles (HPVs) was clocked at 89.6 mph on human power alone! You achieve such speeds only with extreme aerodynamics and efficiency. In this case it has a drag coefficient of mere 0.038!! Or 9544 MPG Equivalent efficiency!!!
I can only imagine how efficient this Velomobile would be if fitted with an electric motor and battery!

09-21-2021, 10:11 PM	#3848 (permalink)
Accordowner EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Socal Posts: 22 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	One of the slickest vehicles I've ever seen is not an automobile but on a Velomobile: The Aerovelo Eta, which is the current record holder for Human Powered Vehicles (HPVs) was clocked at 89.6 mph on human power alone! You achieve such speeds only with extreme aerodynamics and efficiency. In this case it has a drag coefficient of mere 0.038!! Or 9544 MPG Equivalent efficiency!!! I can only imagine how efficient this Velomobile would be if fitted with an electric motor and battery! Last edited by Accordowner; 09-21-2021 at 10:42 PM..