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title: "Volkswagen’s crazy-efficient EV borrows an idea from Slate"
description: "Volkswagen's new efficiency-minded halo car is almost twice as efficient as the most efficient production car, the Lucid Air."
author: "Tim De Chant"
section: ai-tech
published: 2026-10-06T13:31:35.607109+00:00
canonical: https://valorandventures.media/article/d941c5dd-2f3b-40f0-aee9-1ac17bc701a3
publisher: "Valor & Ventures Media"
source: "TechCrunch"
source_url: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/14/volkswagens-crazy-efficient-ev-borrows-an-idea-from-slate/
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# Volkswagen’s crazy-efficient EV borrows an idea from Slate

*Volkswagen's new efficiency-minded halo car is almost twice as efficient as the most efficient production car, the Lucid Air.*

## Article

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Tim De Chant · TechCrunch

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Originally published by TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/14/volkswagens-crazy-efficient-ev-borrows-an-idea-from-slate/