Hello.
In a recent thread of mine I determined that the stability of a three wheeled streamliner will allow for better practical streamlining for on road driving.
I have since discovered electrathon in which competitors try to get the highest average speed to achieve the most laps of a course in 1 hour (lately they have been reaching 60-63mph). This is on about 1kwh of lead acid batteries. Some of them also entered into an electrathon category at Bonneville Interesting stuff.
Here is a story about the Electrathon category for speed racing.
http://brucesherrydesigns.com/blog/category/electrathon/What I'd like to learn from this thread is:
1) Aerodynamics flat bottom vs round for low drag (10cm minimum clearance for on road and lower for land racing/electrathon) (see attached picture).
2) Two wheel or one wheel up front?
3) External wheels or internal (inside the main body fairing or with their own wheel cover).
4) Are there any low rolling resistance speed rated motorcycle wheels/tires? I am considering ct90-ct110 wheels as cheap and light weight wheels (no idea what their rolling resistance is).
5) Minimizing vehicle weight without expensive monocoque body. Can this be done effectively?
As for what this vehicle will be used for, it will be for a commuter vehicle and it would also be interested to see how it goes in efficiency "races" and to find out what the top speed can be achieved.
Thanks.