Aerodynamic Efficiency and Range

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21 months in and I'm still agog in love with my Air.
One huge compelling point for me was the absolute best aerodynamic coefficient of drag, clearly contributing to the longest possible range for any given battery capacity.
For 20 years I owned a VW EuroVan for family trips with lots of stuff.
Since I sold it I've rented a combustion SUV for infrequent holiday trips.
Owning a Gravity would solve that in one vehicle.
But I'm puzzled how such a taller more capacious vehicle could achieve comparable kWh/mile with lower coefficient of drag, comparable battery capacity.
How do Gravity's drag coefficient and battery capacity (and weight) compare to Air?
 
21 months in and I'm still agog in love with my Air.
One huge compelling point for me was the absolute best aerodynamic coefficient of drag, clearly contributing to the longest possible range for any given battery capacity.
For 20 years I owned a VW EuroVan for family trips with lots of stuff.
Since I sold it I've rented a combustion SUV for infrequent holiday trips.
Owning a Gravity would solve that in one vehicle.
But I'm puzzled how such a taller more capacious vehicle could achieve comparable kWh/mile with lower coefficient of drag, comparable battery capacity.
How do Gravity's drag coefficient and battery capacity (and weight) compare to Air?
At lowest setting, Gravity lowest point is 0.2” above the Air.
 

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...But I'm puzzled how such a taller more capacious vehicle could achieve comparable kWh/mile with lower coefficient of drag, comparable battery capacity.
How do Gravity's drag coefficient and battery capacity (and weight) compare to Air?
Gravity has a smaller frontal area and lower coefficient of drag than other 3-row SUVs.
Its drag coefficient, frontal areas, and weight are greater than the Air's. its battery capacity is also larger.

Gravity's efficiency in mi/kWh will be lower than the Air's - there is no defying physics. But it is the most efficient 3-row SUV on the planet.
 
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