Tesla truck, sharp edges and aero

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Tesla truck, sharp edges and aero

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My understanding is that sharp edges are never a good thing for slippery aero. Here I guess they’re dictated by the nature of the type of steel used/production logistics. Does this thing have any hope of a low cd?

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A pickup and low cd? Not going to happen. As soon as battery development outperforms even the "German Reichweitenangst" cd will very soon become more and more irrelevant for BEVs.

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So they have a sharp edged stainless steel car now, a car with gullwing doors and a model on a Lotus chassis....

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It might have a reasonable Cd - Tesla have a very low claimed Cd on the Model S and 3. It's the frontal area that kills you though.
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A car without a single curve, only straight lines? Wow, it´s mindblowing nowadays

But I´m also curious about Cd, can that design be good for drag?

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Tim.Wright wrote:
22 Nov 2019, 18:17
It might have a reasonable Cd - Tesla have a very low claimed Cd on the Model S and 3. It's the frontal area that kills you though.
The only similarity with those is the Tesla badge. Their truck does have a similarly appropriate front rear proportion and covered bed (they call it a vault). But I’m really curious about all the sharp edges, can’t be good for aero I’d think
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It looks like a drawing of a 5 year old child.

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LM10 wrote:
22 Nov 2019, 20:36
It looks like a drawing of a 5 year old child.
Looks like something to avoid the speed radar.
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Jup, looks like a childs drawing that will roll over nearly any existing pickup. :lol:

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Incidentally I think it is probably a rebodied model Y with a modified floorpan to increase bending strength.

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Will this car be allowed in the EU. I would imagine the steel construction and sharp edges would be a disaster if a person got hit by it.

But I like it. It's different to anything on the market.

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What it doesn't have is the advertised bulletproof glass. :lol:
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