Aptera coastdown test: 2 miles from 60 mph (video)

[Xist]

I would claim that I did whatever Lightning McQueen did to end up in Radiator Springs, but I don't remember the details!

I measure distances on Google Maps by selecting start points and end points.

[Logic]

In the video they say that the coastdown test was done at a 3.1% (IIRC) INCLINE. (uphill)
It stopped sooner than 2 miles, then calculations put the distance at 2 miles.

ie: There was NO coasting down a mountain with 3 added tons of ballast here.

[Phase]

Originally Posted by freebeard

I once coasted for the top of Siskyou Pass to the first Ashland exit. I don't know the distance but using a caliper on screen with Apple Maps it looks to be maybe 12.5 miles.
www.dangerousroads.org/north-america/usa/3775-siskiyou-summit.html

Six miles at 6%.

I’ve gone down that pass in active snow storms multiple times at full speed with snow tires. Constantly passing slow cars who are in the right lane

[Logic]

As the conversation has gone on to:
How far can you coast down a mountain pass?
The implication is that Aptera is telling the world horrible lies and that their test vehicle came to a screeching halt in no more than 3 feet!???
WhatTF's that all about!?

Personally I think a 'In both directions' coast down test is a good indicator of improvements in aero + rolling resistance efficiency (at a constant weight) and it's a wonder there is not a whole lot more of it going on around here!?

As aero drops off to insignificant at around... what? 25 mph; shouldn't 75 to 25 mph coast down distance be a useful metric on Ecomodder?