{
  "id": 7346672,
  "title": "Volkswagen’s slippery new EV breaks a bunch of efficiency records",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/volkswagens-slippery-new-ev-breaks-a-bunch-of-efficiency-records",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-14T15:12:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/transportation/994670/volkswagen-mission-efficiency-ev-aero-drag-record"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "No, that's not a Tesla Cybercab. That's Volkswagen's Mission Efficiency, the world's slipperiest electric vehicle. The near-production 2+2 seat electric coupe prototype was built on VW's MEB+ platform, incorporating front-wheel drive components from the upcoming ID. Polo and ID. Cross models. True to its name, the mission of Mission Efficiency is to break records. With […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}