• Fleet of ten E-Octavia in road tests around Mladà Boleslav
• ŠKODA’s first purely electric vehicle
• Technological expertise in cooperation Volkswagen Group
• ŠKODA’s existing model line excels in fuel economy

MladáBoleslav, January 11^th,2012 – ŠKODA has begun testing electric traction in every day operation with a fleet of ten electrically powered Octavia Green E Line The Octavia Green E Line is the Czech car maker’s first purely electricvehicle.The aim of the test is to gain practical experience with electric propulsion.

“TheOctavia Green E Line shows our technological expertise in the field of electric mobility. It is a milestone in our comprehensive sustainability strategy,” says ŠKODA CEO Prof. Dr. h.c. Winfried Vahland,adding: “Our development work in this field is in close cooperation with Volkswagen Group.”

Dr.Eckhard Scholz, board member in charge of research and development,added: “ŠKODAand the entire Volkswagen Group have a long-time aim, and that is sustainable mobility based on renewable energy sources. There is no doubt electric propulsion is becoming more and more important formobility with as low emissions as possible. Working as we are withour Group partners, we think we are making very good progress.”

TheOctavia Green E Line test fleet is to provide important insights foradvancing development of electric power in automobiles with a view tomaking it suitable for mass production. The Octavia Green E Line is based on the Octavia Combi. The mass production model’s modular chassis is ideal for holding the battery, electronic controllers and electric motor. The electric motor puts out peak power of 85 kW. This being an electric motor, maximum torque of 270 Nm is available immediately from the start.This agility is ideal for inner-city driving. The Octavia Green E Line will accelerate from 0 to 100 kph in just twelve seconds.Top speed is 135 kph.

Alithium-ion battery supplies the Octavia Green E Line’selectricity. At 150 kilometres, the car’s range is apt to satisfy the demands of most European commuters. The battery is made of 180 individual cells each with a diameter of 55 mm and a length of 233mm. The battery will hold 26,5 kilowatt-hours in energy and weighs about 315 kilograms. The battery block is mounted under the middle and rear floor panel and in part in the boot. The car will seat five.

ŠKODA’s activities in the field of electric mobility are an important elementof the manufacturer’s comprehensive drive and fuel strategy. Mid-term, ŠKODA expects to see a mix of different propulsion technologies. This will include further optimising of highly efficient TDI and TSI engines and their transmissions. “Improving fuel economy quickly will bring the greatest benefit in the short term. We are working hard on further lowering fuel consumption and CO₂emissions,” says Eckhard Scholz.

Economical engines and excellent mileage rank ŠKODAs among the most efficient cars on the market even today. The most recent example is the Citigo subcompact, which was introduced in the Czech Republic at the end of 2011 and will be launched in other European markets in early summer of 2012. In its most economical Green tec variant, the Citigo achieves an average mileage of 4.2l/100 km. CO₂ emissions are 97 g/km. Overall, seven of the brand’s models even manage average CO₂ emissions of less than 100 grams. A total of 63 models emit less than 130 grams of CO₂ per kilometre.

OctaviaGreen E Line technical features at a glance:

* Rated power output: 60 kW

• Maximum power: 85 kW over 60 seconds
• Torque: 270 Nm
• Maximum speed: 135 kph
• Acceleration 0-100 kph: 12 secs.
• Range: 150 km
• Battery: lithium-ion battery
• Battery weight: approx. 315 kg
• Battery capacity: 26,5 kWh
• Charging time:
  • _{8 hours at 230 V (single-phase AC)}
  • 2 hours at 400 V (three-phase AC)

I would want more than 100 miles tbh :( wheres my diesel hybrid

Lol, its not even that is it? It's 93 miles in daylight & good conditions. If you have headlights on or fan & wipers etc. It'll be more like 70 miles from previous 'real world' tests.

Have an all electric vehicle that can be charged via a 50cc diesel engine onboard. Win win win win.

Skoda must be suffering from amnesia...

"The Octavia Green E Line is the Czech car maker’s first purely electricvehicle".

Except it isn't! Skoda built and sold a small run of purely electric cars in the early 90's based on the Favorit and badged the Skoda Eltra

Have an all electric vehicle that can be charged via a 50cc diesel engine onboard. Win win win win.

not for your ears it wouldnt be

Have an all electric vehicle that can be charged via a 50cc diesel engine onboard. Win win win win.

Find a way to fit a 3.3kW (based on 26.5kWh capacity, 8 hours to charge) diesel genset in the car, connected to the 230V single phase charge mechanism, and you've basically got that. Just be aware that even a silenced diesel generator is 65dB or so of noise - and that's a 500cc beast, not a little 50cc unit.

Skoda's quoted figures (100 miles or so range, 26.5kWh battery capacity) suggests 0.26kWh/mile. That's an average speed at 3.3kW of just 12 mph if you don't want to be discharging the battery faster than you're discharging it.

Looked at a different way - assuming you travel at 60mph, you're going to consume around 15.6kW sustained power. Your 3.3kW generator means that you're now only demanding 12.3kW from the battery - or a little bit over 2 hours to go from full charge to fully empty. This, in turn, pushes the range figure from around 100 miles, to around 120 miles, after which a three-phase charger needs two hours to give you another 120 miles range.

Assuming, for the sake of argument only, that I'm a typical car user. My longest conceivable day's driving would be a day trip to the inlaws. Assume that they don't have the kit for electric car charging from 3 phase, so I have to charge up at home, and get back to charge again. I need around 300 miles range over 4 hours driving, 4 hours idle to be able to do that. In my 4 hours idle time at the inlaws, my battery would charge to half-full from a normal plug socket, so 50 miles of plain battery, getting me 150 miles total range on battery. I need my generator sized to give me 150 miles on a half charge, otherwise I can't get home. That means I need the generator to supply 2/3rd of the power; in this case, around 12kW to let me drive at 70 on the motorway.

As an aside, this suggests that Skoda's range figure isn't completely unreasonable - my Superb, with the 170bhp diesel block, gets about 10 miles per litre. 1 litre of diesel is 10kWh of energy, and a common rail engine can be assumed to be around 33% efficient on typical driving. This suggests that I use about 0.33kWh/mile - only slightly more than Skoda are quoting for the electric Octavia.