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Originally Posted by MPGomatic
Lots of used Chevy Bolts with brand new batteries will hit the market this spring. It might be time to experiment. How low could a Bolt-O-Mino pickup go with an extended tail and a slick cap?
So I'm photoshlopping. The first rendering is rough, working on the tail. I'll post it soon. Not sure what to do with the nose. A cheap EV pickup would be crazy cool.
So many new EVs this year, but only one that gets close to the EV1's crazy low 0.19 Cd rating. I'm compiling a list of EV Aero ratings:
EV Coefficient of Drag List |
The 2019, GAC ENO. 146, @ Cd 0.146, is presently the benchmark for basement BEV Cd.
The 1993 GM Impact/ EV1,LSR car however, holds the record for a 'street' BEV, @ Cd 0.137 and 183-mph.
All the low-drag cars are basically cribbing R.G.S. Whites 'recipe' car from his 1969, SAE Paper 690189,' A Method of Estimating Automobile Drag Coefficients.'
In spirit, it produces Cd 0.245. Without any wheel skirts.
I leaned on it heavily for the Toyota T-100 mods. With all mods tested, and as a 'camera' truck, it indicated for as low as Cd 0.1418 @ the A2 Wind Tunnel, according to ground rules.
There's a lot of fruit to pick out there!
