Ballistics is an ancient art?one that was already old when longbows, catapults, and bronze smoothbore cannons were the high-tech missile projectors of their respective day. "External" ballistics ...

Arthur C. Clark once said that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic, and that certainly seems to be the case with the black magic studied by aerodynamicists. That means ...

In nature, the most aerodynamic shape is that of a drop of water, which has a coefficient of drag (Cd) of 0.05. Unfortunately, this is not a practical shape for a vehicle. An object's Cd, or how much ...

A bigger battery pack may be the most straightforward way to increase an EV's range, but that approach is limited by cost and packaging considerations. One of the most important single factors for ...

Aptera’s “Gamma” prototype of its solar-powered, three-wheeled electric car is overseas right now, doing aerodynamic testing at Pininfarina’s wind tunnel near Turin, Italy, in the shadow of the ...

The new EQS sedan is ushering in a new design language for Mercedes' electric cars, with a super smooth body and a cab-forward "one-bow" look to the greenhouse and profile. The EQS isn't just shaped ...

Federico Alcala is a list writer. He has been a car and racing enthusiast since he was a child and enjoys researching and writing about cars. The drag coefficient of a car is affected by several ...

The Tesla Cybertruck may look like it landed from another planet, but its design has another big merit besides the wow factor: it's very aerodynamic for a pickup truck. The Cybertruck's drag ...