Update: Ford's EV 'Model T moment' Announced

[beatle]

The Cybertruck's rolled steel body means it can't have aerodynamic curves anywhere. The angled windshield and tonneau covers are good, but the roof peak where they intersect is another hard penalty. I was surprised to see how relatively poor its aero was for having such an "out there" design.

 

[ScooterAsheville]

One thing to remember is that aero is a compination of shape and size. CD is not a complete description of drag, only the shape component. Or, as the AI says (screen capture below)...

Yea, nitpicking. But I used to fly military aircraft and understanding aerodynamics was a big part of me staying alive.

 

[Daemoch]

Semis traditionally have .5 to .8, while a tesla semi has .35 apparently.
The Cybertruck is about the same as their semi at just over .3, very close to most cars (.2 to .3) and better than most trucks (.5 to .65)
For comparison, the Lamborghini Countach (1980s iconic 'supercar') has a drag coefficient of approximately 0.42, so terrible, even for back then.
So its not really about the front/grill shape in the end.

 

[ScooterAsheville]

Another Ford BEV truck chief designer interview dropped today with Inside EVs. Kind of interesting. Use the chapter indexes to skip the boring chatter at the beginning.

I like this guy. He's very honest about all the challenges they bit off.

 

[WT_Door]

Another Ford BEV truck chief designer interview dropped today with Inside EVs. Kind of interesting. Use the chapter indexes to skip the boring chatter at the beginning.

I like this guy. He's very honest about all the challenges they bit off.

I thought it was very interesting (given the battery Chem debate on this forum) that they went with LFP thinking that it is the least energy dense of the chemistry especially, and it is strongly implied that they will swap for a different chemistry (for future models) to achieve greater range when prices drop.
I've also seen a different video that makes a reasonable case for the initial (LFP) battery being 60 kWhr +/-. Highly unlikely that they squeeze 300+ mi range from that.