Continental tyres contribute to Volkswagen EV record


Volkswagen says its Mission Efficiency prototype has set three efficiency and aerodynamic records, including a 1,278.36-kilometre (794.34-mile) real-world journey from Wolfsburg to Vienna consuming 7.51 kWh/100 km including charging losses, or 6.89 kWh/100 km excluding them. During this journey the car wore concept Continental tyres that delivered a rolling resistance of 4.9 kilogrammes per tonne, around 25 per cent below the threshold for the EU tyre label’s highest class A rating.