I understand your motivation to generate your electricity with solar and direct PV to the charge the car would be great. And much less $ than we’ve spent on our system.
We installed a small off grid solar electric system in 1999 with 3200 pounds of lead acid batteries. They lasted nine years...
Ford is already losing money on there lightning even at $15,000 above the original 40,000 projected base price seems unlikely with inflation they’re going to lower their price at all.
And on the niche volume you mention for Tesla they’ll be producing many more cyber trucks than lightnings...
I don’t know where you got the misinformation that the aerodynamics of the lightning and cyber truck are similar. You’re off by a factor of two check it out.
Good point sounds like your rack is out of the Windstream behind the cab. Just imagine if the surface was right at the wind stream like the unit on the cyber truck and was full of little holes. All grabbing air.
Slowing to 55 mph will certainly increase your mileage (The purpose of the national, 55 mile an hour speed limit was to conserve fuel)
It’s like putting a parachute on the back of the cyber truck similar to that unit were referring to with all the slots, each of which grab air, will use a lot...
The recent viewing of the cyber truck with a rack with lots of slots would increase wind resistance in a big way. Be willing to loose a minimum of 25% range on the highway.