Drag Co-efficient

[california]

This you tube video is from CES 2011 from the 'exclusive' preview of the Ford Focus Electric - I think all that means is that this guy got to see it a day before the official unveiling.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntanUvtNV1w

In the video he states that the drag co-efficient is about 0.28

That doesn't seem real great to me, especially for an electric vehicle where you want to push every last bit of efficiency. I tend to think that EV buyers (myself included) would rather have a slightly uglier car that has a longer range (think the Nissan Leaf!)

 

[california]

Okay after a quick bit of searching I realize that ,28 is pretty decent, exspecially when compared to some SUV's that are .7 or above!

But - it looks like there are a fair chunk of vehicles that are better than .28, like the Prius, Chevy Volt, VW Passat to name a few.

Here's a fairly extensive list on WIkipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile_drag_coefficient

 

[alagreede]

Actually a Passat but thats because it was free and I dont make the money you make. Im sorry I just hate that camaro. Out of the two go for the mustang but I think there is better options out there.