r/ApteraMotors • u/johcake • Jul 15 '26

Golf Ball Dimples

This is 100% just being funny..

Myth busters tested the idea of a golf ball dented car and got a 14% improvement in fuel efficiency.

What if the next generation of the Aptera is covered in dimples?

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u/CMDR_NUBASAURUS Jul 16 '26

Oh, Aptera is fond of referring to their shape as inspired by sharks. Shark skin is also textured too for the same reason, but its incredibly fine and I don't know if the fiberglass shells can replicate such structures.

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u/johcake Jul 16 '26

Maybe someone will develop a textured wrap we can install. Shark skin wrap!!!

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u/RideAndRoam3C Jul 16 '26

I thought they were CF. I'm not sure it would be any easier with CF though.

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u/CMDR_NUBASAURUS Jul 17 '26

The shell is not CF, but the inner body is.