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Volkswagen Announces Mission Efficiency. It's Not a Strategy But a New Record-Breaking Prototype
Volkswagen says the near-production EV logged 6.89 kWh per 100 km and a 0.158 drag coefficient in documented testing.
- Volkswagen revealed "Mission Efficiency," which the automaker calls the "world's most efficient near-production electric car," having secured three world records for aerodynamics and consumption.
- Instead of exotic powertrains, Volkswagen focused on extreme aerodynamics and weight reduction, utilizing a self-supporting aluminum structure with high-strength CFRP components recalling designer Ferdinand Piech's Volkswagen XL1 prototypes.
- Built on the MEB platform, the prototype measures 4,775 mm long and 1,392 mm tall, featuring a 2+2 coupe arrangement, a 54.9 kWh battery pack, and a 99 kW electric motor.
- During a documented test drive, the vehicle traveled 1,278 km from the German Development Centre in Wolfsburg, via Poland and the Czech Republic, to Vienna, achieving a top speed of 138 kph.
- Note that these figures reflect a "near-production" car, not real-world daily driving, as tests deactivated peripheral consumers like air conditioning; meanwhile, Volkswagen faces 16 billion in costs from production overcapacity and workforce overhaul.
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Volkswagen Mission Efficiency Prototype Picks Up Where The XL1 Left Off With Ultra-Low CoD And Nearly 900 Miles Of Electric Range
What we've got here is a FWD EV based on the MEB+ platform, with an electric motor and battery supplying 135 horsepower and 195 pound-feet of torque.
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The Mission Efficiency concept has a leak-proof body with an aerodynamic resistance coefficient of 0.158 and has already set three energy efficiency records.
·Kyiv, Ukraine
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VW shows a new example of electrical efficiency and sends a technology carrier with minimal consumption to the track. The streamlined coupé is extreme, but the technology proves ground adhesion.
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VW shows a new example of electrical efficiency and sends a technology carrier with minimal consumption to the track. The streamlined coupé is extreme, but the technology proves ground adhesion.
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