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@ewlmr are you at all concerned about RWD vs FWD in snow and ice? This is a bit worrying for me with the VAG electric vehicles at the moment.

Also, Tesla fit heat pumps to Model Y to improve the range and there are rumours these will be fited to the Model 3 in the near future to maintain their lead in the range stakes. Jaguar have always used heat pumps on the I-Pace - they are just more efficient for an EV in temperate climates (most of Europe). I found a couple of threads on Reddit that talk about the increase in efficiency for ID.3 (same MEB platform / same tach) that may be of interest.

Yes and you'll need one to reach the anything like the advertised range figures as those will be for the most efficient version of the car with the most efficient wheel/tyre combo. The wheel/tyre combo may not be available with the trim level you want. I've yet to see any figures on the effect the heat pump has on range / efficiency.

Don't ask this guy to organise anything important. The charging could have been done so much more efficiently.

FWIW my Citigo has the same tyres and one of them has exactly the same 'crazing' as shown. Its due an MOT so will see if it affects that. 11K miles on a 2016 Citigo, so four years old.

Where is that screenshot from and when is that dated?

Skoda press release states it is to celebrate the launch of the first purpose built EV (Citigo IV based on ICE car). There will be 1895 founders editions built IIRC, to reflect the year that Skoda was founded. I also think this is a marketing ploy to attract Tesla wannabees, as when a new model is launched by them they always seem to have a Founders Edition.

Yep, well over £40k to spec to what I would want and thats without the 80x AWD being available. By the time it's fully specced up, its gonna be Tesla money.

Is it just the Skoda version or are the e-UP! and Mii Electric canned also?

@domhnall What are the headlights like? Having driven US made cars over there, I found their headlamps pathetic. I know Tesla use LEDs but is the beam any good? I've seen videos but the camera can make it look a lot different from reality. For instance, would you be happy driving from Skye to Inverness in the dark? (just trying for a road we both might know)

I am sure that I watched a video recently where they found the hidden trip meter, although if memory serves it could only be displayed while charging. I think it was Bjorn Nyland (Teslabjorn on youTube) range test video, but don't quote me! Don't have time to find it right now.

Real world insight from a car user, not a tech fan.

Agreed. This thread is supposed to be about the Skoda Enyaq, not the pros and cons of running an EV. There is at least half a dozen of those already!

I saw the TdF Enyaq leading the Tour on yesterday's stage. Looked really good, not other worldly or odd - just another decent car doing a job. Except no diesel fumes out the back for the racers to breathe.

I'm not worried about the charging speed, although the standard 50Kw DC charging for the Enyaq is a bit disappointing. As most folks will charge at home, so full battery at the start of each day. For road trips, 200+ miles between charges (realistically 4 hours driving) will be enough to charge at my usual break times. Driving non-stop to the Alps is no something I do anymore, so charging is not such a big issue. For the Enyaq I would have to spec the optional 100/125Kw DC charging to allow the car to charge fully during a lunch stop. Note that Tesla / I-Pace / E-Tron / Kia / etc. already have that kind of charge speed, so making it optional on Enyaq seems a bad move by Skoda.

Glad I didn't watch the launch event live, that was tedious! 😴 Autogefuel review was interesting. The car is bigger than I expected and the base price is not too bad, definitely one to look at in the future.

Mine seems to go about 6500 - 7500 on a tank of AdBlue. It uses more over the winter, probably because of lower exhaust temps.

That's what I buy, or the Greenchem equivalent for similar price. I let mine get down to below 500 miles range and easily fit a full 10ltr container in the tank.

I've never used a filling station AdBlue pump so cannot answer the question about shut-off I'm afraid. My Karoq is also my first with AdBlue and I've used 10ltr top-ups successfully 4 times now, so not fussed about looking for a pump. I was worried about spilling or the weight of the 10Ltr can, but to be honest it was easy to manage. I keep water and rags handy just in case of a spill, but so far no need in almost 40K miles. I find Amazon or Screwfix to be cheap for 10Ltr top-ups although occasionally Aldi has them. I think my next top up will last until the car goes back at the end of the lease now (needs AdBlue in 1500 miles, alarm just started)

Official reveal tonight, so hopefully we will know tomorrow.

Quite agree. I do like Scotland though....

We should all move to Scotland 😆

☺️And why wouldn't they?

I had seen this, but thought it was maybe a mistake. Seems odd that 3-phase is needed to get 7.2Kw. With such little difference between the 3-pin and wallbox, its really not worth the cost of a wallbox installation.

A really positive review of the Citigo-e. However, right at the end he states that he's discovered that the Citigo-e/e-UP/Mii electric will only charge at 3.2Kw on a single phase wall box charger, not at 7.2Kw as advertised. To get 7.2Kw home charging, you will need 3-phase electricity. Can any of the the folks who actually run one of these cars confirm this?