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Originally Posted by wouterremmerie
That makes sense on the EPA cross wind!
Also, we ran new sims on the Ford F150 Lightning, and drag has gone down by a lot (can't tell by how much, but maybe we'll launch a post soon if we get the approval).
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Ford admitted that they were playing it safe on design, not wanting to put off ( scare off ) loyal customers by making the F-150 look like a 'science experiment'.
Since the thermal efficiency of the motor/inverter is around 95%, a reduced cooling system porosity would allow for ample cooling at less internal drag, and 'never show.'
Will be very interesting to see the new numbers when you get the green light.
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Member 'bondo' (Brett Herndon ) produced a wind tunnel-tested bedcover and tailgate boat-tail for the 2012 F-150. Together, they cut Cd 0.098 off the truck, achieving close to CYBERTRUCK's advertised Cd 0.30.
