
Volkswagen's Mission Efficiency EV Is Built to Waste Almost Nothing
Volkswagen's Mission Efficiency ran 794 miles Wolfsburg to Vienna on one charge stop, with a record 0.158 drag coefficient and a 54.9-kWh battery.
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Volkswagen's Mission Efficiency ran 794 miles Wolfsburg to Vienna on one charge stop, with a record 0.158 drag coefficient and a 54.9-kWh battery.

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