Comment on New Rules Could Force Tesla to Redesign Its Door Handles. That’s Harder Than It Sounds
reptar@lemmy.world 1 day agoKudos for your humility, but you just said that you have no idea the magnitude.
I didn’t mean to discount your awareness of the margins of optimization. It’s quite a thing moving the needle in an established market (not to mention the money and years of R&D). But this ain’t it
LyD@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Do you know the magnitude? If not, we’re both talking out of our asses. There must be some research or wind tunnel data out there about this, but I don’t have the numbers and I don’t know where to look.
reptar@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I was thinking about my comment today and that I was being a grouchy meanie. Sorry!
No I don’t know the numbers, but yeah vehicle aero tests, even at full scale are very doable. CFDs probably sufficient too. You said you’re a formula fan iirc, so that’s probably something you hear about plenty.
LyD@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
I thought you were very polite and respectful, no worries.
I only know enough about aerodynamics to understand that I don’t actually know shit. I think most racing fans are in the same boat as me.
I’d love to learn more, and that’s really all that I was asking for.