If you are talking about hot to the touch, that may be true as the color would have less to do with thermal conductivity than the material and a vinyl wrap is likely less transmissive and therefore cooler. However if you are talking about heat transfer resulting in interior cab temperature your statement is not physically possible. Stainless will absorb about 50-60% of solar energy. if its polished, you can get it closer to 40%. A black finish will absorb about 80-90%. In warm environments, if you need maximum range and charging is an issue i would suggest you do not get a matte black finish. its about the worst choice you can make for heat absorption, which the vehicles climate control system will have to offset by using extra battery capacity. The same holds true for car interiors and window tints/coatings that block light energy from entering the cab in the first place. Teslas heat pump system is incredibly efficient and obviously many people aren't buying a CT to minimize their carbon footprint. In cold climates a black coating will be a better choice as far as energy efficiency goes.
I have a buddy thats an aerospace engineer designing missile systems and he was saying that some of the best tech in vehicle skins actually uses texture to create tiny swirls that act like ball bearings along the surface and reduces the drag. If you zoom really close to shark skin it actually looks like a modern military jet or a bat mobile. They 3d printed a fabric out of a shark skin model and it actually improved efficiency in fluid tests by about 6%. So its a 3d printed shark skin wrap for me please.
This wrap looks cool
I just did some math. The approximate terminal velocity of the CT, unpowered, would be just under 500 miles per hour. Not even Mach 1. So I canceled my order for hypersonic airflow heatshield tiles. Bummer. Or maybe I need to keep the order and start researching truck mounted jet engines! like this guy.
For hypersonic speeds, you're going to need a rocket. Even afterburners on a jet won't get you there. If you want to stay electric, a rail gun will hit those speeds, just not sure how you could maintain that speed on the road. BUT, imagine the range you could coast!I just did some math. The approximate terminal velocity of the CT, unpowered, would be just under 500 miles per hour. Not even Mach 1. So I canceled my order for hypersonic airflow heatshield tiles. Bummer. Or maybe I need to keep the order and start researching truck mounted jet engines! like this guy.
now we're talkin'. Couple hundred thousand pounds of thrust on a 6500 lb vehicle. That should do the trick.
right, but its the surface that the light hits that determines how much energy will be absorbed vs. reflected. a white roof goes over the sheathing but it will keep the attic much cooler than a black roof over the same sheathing.
Wrap is only cosmetic. Only PPF offers protection. However, now there are colored PPF options.
6% is significant. Better efficiency than wheel covers.I have a buddy thats an aerospace engineer designing missile systems and he was saying that some of the best tech in vehicle skins actually uses texture to create tiny swirls that act like ball bearings along the surface and reduces the drag. If you zoom really close to shark skin it actually looks like a modern military jet or a bat mobile. They 3d printed a fabric out of a shark skin model and it actually improved efficiency in fluid tests by about 6%. So its a 3d printed shark skin wrap for me please.
