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Old 11-05-2015, 12:29 PM   #1741 (permalink)
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Old 11-05-2015, 02:04 PM   #1743 (permalink)
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Calculating the Coefficient of Drag - Urbee Example
Calculating the Coefficient of Drag - Urbee Example | Sustainability Workshop



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The shape of the body underwent subtle changes to optimize its aerodynamic performance, resulting in a drag coefficient of 0.149. For comparison, the drag coefficient of the Toyota Prius and the Tesla Model S, at 0.25 and 0.24, respectively, are among the best of current production cars.




This thread back on page 49 - 2013
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...-11732-49.html
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Nice. It's got the W-12, right?

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"Flatmobile". Heh.

That thread has been overrun by cat pictures.

Edit: Hey! You missed this one:


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I saw this on Facebook with no details, anybody know what it is?
Every so often that question comes up - Pillbug/Schlörwagen.

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ads-26542.html
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Yup, we have seen it for sure! A search here on EM for Schlörwagen:

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...30s-325-2.html

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...30s-325-6.html

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post252228

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...6-a-13198.html

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post286943

A blunt nose like the Schlörwagen is better for low drag than a pointier nose. This too has been discussed many times here on EM.

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