Visio.M, 2-seat, BEV, Cd 0.24
This car may have been posted already. It's a couple of years old now. A lightweight, 2-seat, BEV, with small battery pack, and range of around 99-miles.
They give it Cd 0.24. Pretty good for such a 'short' car. There's a nice quality color image of it undergoing smoke flow imaging in a wind tunnel. Easy GOOGLE: mediatum.ub.tum.de/doc/1254301/1254301.pdf |
Here's the link. Interesting little car; it must be a lot smaller than the i3 to get the weight down so low. Here's a Car & Driver article with some background on the project.
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The concept sketch in the PDF is great, why didn't they go with that? |
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Most obese Americans would destroy such a seat and demand Big Glup sized cup holders as well. |
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I find it hard to believe that it's more aero than a 1st gen Insight. Those fender flares, especially.
I guess they're getting a pretty good amount of benefit from the EV low radiator/cooling air area and the very smooth underbelly EVs can have? |
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2) adding a cooling system could push the drag up to Cd 0.265. 3) mutilating the belly with the exhaust system might produce Cd 0.29. 4) CAR and DRIVER reported Cd 0.30 for Insight at the A2 Wind Tunnel. |
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