VW's Mission Efficiency sets eye-popping aero and energy benchmarks for road EVs
TL;DR
Volkswagen's Mission Efficiency, a near-production two-seat EV, claims the world’s lowest drag coefficient for a road-legal car (0.158) and a record 6.48 kWh/100 km at 68 km/h; VW also reports a 1,278 km Wolfsburg–Vienna trip on a single charge with 164 km of range left, aided by aero-focused design (teardrop shape, full underbody, wheel covers) and lightweight components, plus a solar roof. The takeaway is that aero efficiency here is as much a design challenge as a hardware race, and it highlights broader industry push for slipperier EVs.
Topics:businesstransportation#aerodynamics#drag-coefficient-0-158#electric-cars#energy-efficiency#transportation#volkswagen
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