Published October 27, 2026
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Electric car body panels: 0.19 drag coefficient (Cd) vs 0.24 in 2026 — Build or Benchmark
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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
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Independent analysis; not peer-reviewed.