::cries in Slate::

As wheel designs go, I can't imagine it's the most efficient shedder of heat. Looks the business though.

There you have it @junkman356.bsky.social.

Yes but now they get an Audi out of it! Efficiencies!

(Need to throw up the @bozitatarevic.bsky.social signal)

Ok but that’s not what a NACA duct is designed to do. It’s designed as an intake with a low aerodynamic penalty to flow air into a space. So it should be narrow end facing the direction of rotation (caveat: it’s not really designed for rotational force either. It should maybe be on the INSIDE)

I'd imagine you'd want the narrow end first to pull air in and onto the brakes? So in that case no, except in reverse. Unless the duct is supposed to create a vacuum to pull air off the brakes and through the wheel like a turbofan, in which case yes, but I don't think a NACA works that way...

I have a theory that once those reservation holder see the design compromises of the EREV they’ll change their mind to EV (or buy a Ramcharger)

Actually, Matt Levine had this great line today:

"Lots of very smart people have had high-minded ideas about intergalactic travel for centuries, but perhaps it will turn out that a critical step in getting there is building an app to generate short-form pornographic video on demand."

Right?? I’m here screaming “we’re not even Kardashev I yet!”

Unfortch it’s my job 😷

It looks bulletproof at least?

Truck Day before Super Bowl, the Boston Sports Ouroboros smiles upon us.