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Those figures are from the 1970s, when presumably there was a lot more low-hanging fruit. Still, I wouldn't be surprised if they invest a decent chunk into comp
by n4r9 8mo ago
Those figures are from the 1970s, when presumably there was a lot more low-hanging fruit. Still, I wouldn't be surprised if they invest a decent chunk into computation aerodynamical work as part of their body design.
- roysting 8mo agoYou’re also touching on a rather large ignored issue in this article, that this NASA truck aerodynamics project was directly connected to the 1973 oil crisis and a government wide effort to reduce oil consumption, not just some epiphany by some guy on a bike.
- irishcoffee 8mo agoBoth can be true. Sounds like the classic: necessity is the mother of invention I don't understand why you put such a negative spin on this. Who loses when trying to become more energy efficient?