VW presents efficient electric car concept “Mission Efficiency” with extremely low power consumption

With the small series XL1 car in 2013, VW wanted to show the superior efficiency of the diesel engine. This time the economy model runs electrically and achieves extremely low consumption values.

The concept car only needs 6.89 kWh per 100 kilometers. Photo: VW

Wolfsburg. VW has presented a particularly economical electric car study with the “Mission Efficiency” sedan. According to the manufacturer, on a 1,278-kilometer journey from Wolfsburg via Poland and the Czech Republic to Vienna, the 2+2-seater required an average of 6.89 kWh of electricity per 100 kilometers. Including charging losses, it was 7.51 kWh. During a separate ideal drive at a constant 68 km/h, without gradients and without air conditioning, the study achieved 6.48 kWh/100 km.

With a drag coefficient of 0.158, the “Mission Efficiency” is said to achieve the lowest value of a road-legal car. Contributing factors include the teardrop shape, covered rear wheels, a closed underbody and active cooling air flaps.

The 99 kW/135 hp electric motor and the battery come from the upcoming ID. Polo, solar cells on the roof and rear window also provide electricity for the vehicle electrical system.

The interior is particularly light. Photo: VW

The efficiency concept at Volkswagen is not entirely new: the XL1, introduced in 2013, used a similar teardrop shape with covered rear wheels and extremely low air resistance. The diesel plug-in hybrid even made it into a small series.

The prospects for Mission Efficiency are currently different: VW describes it as “close to series production”, but there are no concrete plans for production. However, individual technologies could be incorporated into future series models.

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