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A comment on VW’s $50B Bet on an Electric Hatchback. Parent comment

Re:VW’s $50B Bet on an Electric Hatchback by r00fus on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @03:40PM (#21338100)
Tesla has some of the best drag coefficients in the industry (0.23 cd for Model3). Only some specialized versions of other vehicles get better than that.
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Re:VW’s $50B Bet on an Electric Hatchback by dsfyu404ed on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @03:47PM (#21338165)
The model 3 is a kammback. It's just much more gradual than a Prius because they have much more length to work with.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kammback

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Re:VW’s $50B Bet on an Electric Hatchback by r00fus on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @04:51PM (#21338870)
The original comment metioned Tesla could do better than a 0.23 cd. I'm just wondering how that's possible.
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Re:VW’s $50B Bet on an Electric Hatchback by dsfyu404ed on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @05:39PM (#21339302)
More rounded front and more boat-tail rear. Small wheels and tires would help too. It would wind up looking 90s up front and 2000s hyper-miler out back. It would certainly not look how we expect a 2019 luxury car to look. When you're courting new car buyers with good credit you can't build something that's all function and no form.
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