Re:Solar-powered Japanese tiny van 'PUZZLE' unveiled ahead o...
by stubish on Thursday November 23, 2023 @04:13AM
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Is that still the case on cars with a top speed of 50km/h?
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Re:Solar-powered Japanese tiny van 'PUZZLE' unveiled ahead o...
by psd1 on Thursday November 23, 2023 @05:02AM
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Not really - drag is proportional to velocity squared. There's little penalty to driving a brick at 30.
You can feel the wind resistance on a bicycle at 30km/h, mind. The penalty is not zero. But we're discussing body styling for a given frontal area, so the possible improvements are more marginal than for a cyclist who adopts a racing tuck.