alt Hacker NewsAll trucks have standard shipping container trailers. Europe has strict length limits for the overall cab/trailer that preclude a hood in front of the cab. There is great resistance to changing the law, even though long-nosed trucks are vastly more aerodynamic, because the law provides protection for european truck makers from American competition.
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bluGill • today at 12:05 PM
Even though several Europeon truck makers compete is America. they have the designs and ability to compete
> even though long-nosed trucks are vastly more aerodynamic
Are they? I mean by intuition I'd assume the same, but seems it isn't considered so black and white as far as I can tell, I can find reasonable research pointing both ways, but I'm guessing you're basing that on something more conclusive? Mind sharing the link so I could too read up on it?
TFA literally has NASA doing research and seemingly reaching a different conclusion than "long-nosed trucks are vastly more aerodynamic", seems to be about more things than just the hood, and those can be/are optimized on both variations.
But again, I know little about all of this, but would welcome being educated on it more.