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Volkswagen’s slippery new EV breaks a bunch of efficiency records

Monday, September 14, 2026


Volkswagen unveiled the Mission Efficiency, a prototype electric coupe built on the company's MEB+ platform, which the automaker says achieved efficiency records for an electric vehicle. The two-plus-two-seat prototype incorporates front-wheel drive components from Volkswagen's upcoming ID.Polo and ID.Cross models. Volkswagen designed the Mission Efficiency to demonstrate advances in aerodynamic efficiency for electric vehicles.

Original reporting: https://www.theverge.com/transportation/994670/volkswagen-mission-efficiency-ev-aero-drag-record

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