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Forum: Aerodynamics

01-19-2023, 12:21 PM

Replies: 39

The real costs of 80 vs 55 mph

Views: 8,188

Posted By JDaly

Neither arguing nor appealing. Just interested to...

Neither arguing nor appealing. Just interested to share how a higher aspect ration can reduce the amount of rubber touching road.
Did not mean to affirm or deny authority here.
Just trying to add....

Forum: Aerodynamics

01-08-2023, 06:05 AM

Replies: 11

Aerodynamic Cars in the U.S. - Airflow Origins

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Posted By JDaly

Aerodynamic Cars in the U.S. - Airflow Origins

I found out a bit more about the revolutionary Chrysler Air Flow when researching aerodynamics. Chrysler pulled it off the market and went retro.
Regardless of Chrysler’s success or failure,...

Forum: Aerodynamics

01-02-2023, 06:39 AM

Replies: 39

The real costs of 80 vs 55 mph

Views: 8,188

Posted By JDaly

Yikes. You are scaring me. I ride my Yamaha Cross...

Yikes. You are scaring me. I ride my Yamaha Cross Connect eBike EVERYWHERE and I am mixing with the "bigs" - cars, trucks, etc. I am lit up with every light and neon green overlays and ride safely...

Forum: Aerodynamics

01-01-2023, 08:14 PM

Replies: 39

The real costs of 80 vs 55 mph

Views: 8,188

Posted By JDaly

You and I are in strong agreement. Now to...

You and I are in strong agreement. Now to convince another 250 million folks and begun redesigning - urban planning? civil engineering?
We've got a lot of convincing to do.

Forum: Aerodynamics

01-01-2023, 01:32 PM

Replies: 39

The real costs of 80 vs 55 mph

Views: 8,188

Posted By JDaly

Gas burned, carbon emitted

Another view:...

Forum: Aerodynamics

01-01-2023, 01:31 PM

Replies: 39

The real costs of 80 vs 55 mph

Views: 8,188

Posted By JDaly

The real costs of 80 vs 55 mph

I used krousdb and MetroMPG's marvelous Aerodynamic & rolling resistance calculator - EcoModder.com to compare my 2009 Prius at 55 and 80 and see what the real costs were. I visualized its results
...

Forum: General Efficiency Discussion

12-31-2022, 11:50 AM

Replies: 37

CAFE corporate average fuel economy ... works?

Views: 3,329

Posted By JDaly

Ok. Point taken. US policy did not seem to...

Ok. Point taken.
US policy did not seem to make a dent whatsoever in fossil fuel consumption over the last 100 plus years.

I guess the point you are making is show some "faith in the wisdom of...

Forum: General Efficiency Discussion

12-30-2022, 08:12 PM

Replies: 37

CAFE corporate average fuel economy ... works?

Views: 3,329

Posted By JDaly

Redpoint, yes it seems that the current policy...

Redpoint, yes it seems that the current policy just "gets in front of a parade that is already moving" / mpg improvement. But note that when Reagan and his team jettisoned CAFE from 1982 forward,...

Forum: General Efficiency Discussion

12-29-2022, 07:37 PM

Replies: 37

CAFE corporate average fuel economy ... works?

Views: 3,329

Posted By JDaly

CAFE corporate average fuel economy ... works?

in 2022 the Biden administration’s Transportation Department came and endorsed CAFE forcefully, “ [it] released a new fuel economy rule to prevent 5.5 trillion pounds of carbon dioxide from entering...

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