Overview
- Volkswagen disclosed that the Mission Efficiency, a series‑near technology demonstrator, logged a routed 1,278.36 km drive averaging 6.89 kWh per 100 km and a cW of 0.158 while needing only one charging stop.
- The car is built largely from series parts — a 99 kW front motor and a 54.9 kWh MEB+ battery from the ID. Polo family — with aerodynamic measures such as covered rear wheels, a sealed underbody and a boat‑tailed rear to reach the low drag number.
- VW says the Mission Efficiency is a one‑off testbed, not a production model, but that its aerodynamic, lightweight and subsystem ideas including roof/rear solar (up to 370 W) and electromechanical rear brakes will be fed into future series cars.
- At IAA Transportation truckmakers warned that Europe lacks sufficient high‑power charging and grid capacity to scale fleet electrification and meet the EU’s 2030 CO2 fleet targets, with industry citing a shortfall of thousands of truck‑only fast chargers.
- Governments and industry announced expansion plans for heavy‑vehicle charging capacity, including Germany’s outline for roughly 4,200 public truck charging points, but manufacturers say the pace and scale still fall short and that gaps will affect operators’ costs and compliance risks.