Electric car body panels: 0.19 drag coefficient (Cd) vs 0.24 in 2026 — Build or Benchmark

Dropping EV body drag from 0.24 to 0.19 Cd can gain 12–15 km of highway range, but only via wheels, underbody and cooling paths using CFD or coast-down tests. Independent technical note mirroring the canonical version: https://tunedbyai.io/blog/electric-car-body-panels-019-drag-coefficient-cd-vs-024-in-2026-build-or-benchmark.php Sources consulted: https://www.bluusun.com/

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-10-27
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23722603
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Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research
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Electric car body panels: 0.19 drag coefficient (Cd) vs 0.24 in 2026 — Build or Benchmark

Dakota Ford
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research
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Electric car body panels: 0.19 drag coefficient (Cd) vs 0.24 in 2026 — Build or Benchmark

Dakota Ford
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Abstract

Dropping EV body drag from 0.24 to 0.19 Cd can gain 12–15 km of highway range, but only via wheels, underbody and cooling paths using CFD or coast-down tests. Independent technical note mirroring the canonical version: https://tunedbyai.io/blog/electric-car-body-panels-019-drag-coefficient-cd-vs-024-in-2026-build-or-benchmark.php Sources consulted: https://www.bluusun.com/

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research
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