A Volkswagen electric car traveled nearly 1,300 km with one charging stop and set an aerodynamics record
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The Volkswagen Mission Efficiency prototype covered 1,278 km from Wolfsburg to Vienna on a single charge. Its drag coefficient is 0.158.
Volkswagen presented the Mission Efficiency electric vehicle prototype, which covered 794 miles, or about 1,278 km, during a real-world test, requiring just 1 charging stop. At the same time, the vehicle arrived at its destination with approximately 164 km of range remaining, Autoblog reports, writes UNN.
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The route ran from Wolfsburg, Germany, to Vienna. According to Volkswagen, average energy consumption, including charging losses, was 7.51 kWh per 100 km.
The company also claimed a record drag coefficient among cars approved for road use — 0.158. For comparison, the figure is 0.197 for the Lucid Air and 0.20 for the Mercedes EQS.
Consumes more than 30% less energy
The Mission Efficiency is built on the technologies of the MEB+ platform, which Volkswagen is using for future mass-market electric vehicles. The prototype features front-wheel drive, a 99 kW electric motor, or 133 hp, and battery components from the ID. Polo.
The developers focused primarily on aerodynamics. The vehicle features a teardrop-shaped body, a compact front end, active cooling-system shutters, a fully enclosed underbody, and rear-wheel fairings.
Volkswagen claims that at speeds above 80 km/h, the prototype consumes more than 30% less energy than the standard ID. Polo. At 140 km/h, the Mission Efficiency requires approximately as much energy as the ID. Polo does at 100 km/h.