I'm going to be in Mlada Boleslav in the next week for an Enyaq focused meeting and I am told there will be a chance to have a discussion with "Skoda management". 

Are there any Skoda EV related issues that I should raise?

 

 

As Skoda is somewhat renowned for its estate cars, and as someone who prefers an estate to an SUV, I'd be interested to know their plans for electrified estates.

Back in 2023 they announced a few up-coming EVs, including an Octavia-sized "Combi" EV which was supposed to arrive in 2026.

I'd be interested to know if that's still on track?

And if not, will they at least put the new 1.5_PHEV drivetrain into the Octavia, which is already in Golfs and Leons?

On 08/09/2024 at 14:59, DavidY said:

As Skoda is somewhat renowned for its estate cars, and as someone who prefers an estate to an SUV, I'd be interested to know their plans for electrified estates.

Back in 2023 they announced a few up-coming EVs, including an Octavia-sized "Combi" EV which was supposed to arrive in 2026.

I'd be interested to know if that's still on track?

And if not, will they at least put the new 1.5_PHEV drivetrain into the Octavia, which is already in Golfs and Leons?

 

sorry I forgot to check back here so didn't see this. I will send it in by email though

On 08/09/2024 at 14:59, DavidY said:

As Skoda is somewhat renowned for its estate cars, and as someone who prefers an estate to an SUV, I'd be interested to know their plans for electrified estates.

Back in 2023 they announced a few up-coming EVs, including an Octavia-sized "Combi" EV which was supposed to arrive in 2026.

I'd be interested to know if that's still on track?

And if not, will they at least put the new 1.5_PHEV drivetrain into the Octavia, which is already in Golfs and Leons?

 

I think the problem would be that by the time you put all the battery under the floor then you end up with something that looks like the Enyaq estate.

Edited 16 September, 20241 yr by domhnall

18 minutes ago, domhnall said:

 

I think the problem would be that by the time you put all the battery under the floor then you end up with something that looks like the Enyaq estate.

Thanks for this and your other message.

Skoda have said (in 2023) that they would do an electric estate though - I don't know how they plan to solve the problem of where to put the battery  but presumably they have a scheme in mind.  And there are already electric versions of the Astra and Peugeot 308 estates (essentially both the same car underneath) where they must have addressed this, although I'm not sure if rear passenger space suffers as a result.

Please can I spec a beige interior for a new Octavia…

On 16/09/2024 at 13:53, Baxlin said:

Please can I spec a beige interior for a new Octavia…

this wasn't somethign the battery team, the software team or the designer of the EVs could comment on

 

On 16/09/2024 at 13:25, domhnall said:

 

sorry I forgot to check back here so didn't see this. I will send it in by email though

Way to late now, but why does the enyaq VRS only have full power over 88% charge.

Really annoying and putting me off getting one.

If I go EV, I would like around 5 seconds 0 to 60, or might as well stay with the Octavia VRS we have.

Best go drive one and with the battery at below 88%.

It is no slouch for an  overtake of anything that you need to on UK roads from 30-70 mph. 

 

 

 

 

Poor sound.  Subtitles just about coping with the Dundonian accent. 

 

So doh. she was paying for kWh of electricity and not per minute as the charging slowed down.

50 kWh BP Pulse are often unreliable, as are there faster, it is BP Pulse that are the issue.

The evyve chargers are reliable and easy to use, expensive though and 75 kW max charging speed.

 

 

 

Edited 30 December, 20241 yr by Ootohere

 

 

On 28/12/2024 at 12:41, RoddersUK said:

Way to late now, but why does the enyaq VRS only have full power over 88% charge.

Really annoying and putting me off getting one.

If I go EV, I would like around 5 seconds 0 to 60, or might as well stay with the Octavia VRS we have.

the thing is with 0-60 times, all that happens in my experience is you end up the ar$e of the next lot of standing traffic really quickly. Mine is a big standard 85 coupe and it can beat most normal car out there off the line. The 0-30 time is the key not 0-60. But the big thing is cost, filling up for £4 every 330 miles is hard to beat, plus it cuts the cost of our home energy by 66% whenever I plug in. 

On 04/01/2025 at 18:40, Ootohere said:

 

 

cheers George, I wondered why that video had got nearly 6k views in a day, now I know it's coz you shared it on Briskoda

 

@domhnall Is there a way to contact Skoda regarding strange Sat nav directions.

Mine has a tendency to say "Move one lane to the right" on approach to an exit. Two examples Northbound M6 heading for 21a M62 exit and again M62 where it meets M602. Both times you would be moving out of the correct lane then within 100yds be told to take the exit..

6 hours ago, Stonekeeper said:

@domhnall Is there a way to contact Skoda regarding strange Sat nav directions.

Mine has a tendency to say "Move one lane to the right" on approach to an exit. Two examples Northbound M6 heading for 21a M62 exit and again M62 where it meets M602. Both times you would be moving out of the correct lane then within 100yds be told to take the exit..

the most direct way is via the EV lounge on Facebook. Or if you don't like FB then I could ask for ya (I also have rather more direct access using whatsapp)

30 minutes ago, domhnall said:

the most direct way is via the EV lounge on Facebook. Or if you don't like FB then I could ask for ya (I also have rather more direct access using whatsapp)

I am not on FB, does your car ever say "Move over one lane to the right?"

52 minutes ago, Stonekeeper said:

I am not on FB, does your car ever say "Move over one lane to the right?"

yeah sometimes, but then so does google maps at times