I have a Enyaq Sportline iV80 which was first registered in November 2021. Most of the time, I charge from a Zappi home charger without any issues. When away, I have never had a DC charging rate of more than 65kW, normally it is in the high 50kW., This despite using new 300kW chargers, in warm temperatures (2- - 25C), 20% battery charge level, with no other cars using the charging station and I assume my car battery was prepared as I have a pre-heater and had been driving for 90 mins.

 

The car has been into my local dealership .on a number of occasions and they cannot find a charging fault. Skoda UK keep producing the standard reasons you do not get the stated charging speed: eg. ambient temperature, other EVs charging at the same time, charge state of the EV battery, throttling by the charging station owner, etc.

 

The fact remains that my Enyaq does not charge anywhere close to the 120kW max charge. I took part in the London – Brighton – Paris – Geneva EV car rally and saw other EVs charging at 100+ kW. My Enyaq's charging rate is nowhere close to the maximum charging speed.

 

Some questions:

 

• What charging speed do other owners get for a 2021 Enyaq Sportline iV80?
• Has anyone seen an official Skoda Charging curve for the iV80?
• I have read about the early iV80 having an option to increase the charging speed. Does anyone have details of this? I was told at the time of purchase by the Skoda dealership that the max charging speed was 120kW, so I can only assume this option was fitted.
• Did the ME3.o update increase the charging speed to 130kW?
• Whilst the car is in for another warranty repair, I have a new Enyaq as a courtesy car. This has a battery optimisation option on the charging menu, which my Enyaq does not have. Is there a software update, that will add this function to my car?
• Is there a way to see the EV battery temperature via the infotainment system?
• How can you check if the pre-heater is operating correctly and is there any way to switch this off for short journeys?
• Is anyone aware of a legal class action, similar to Dieselgate, for EVs not charging as fast as advertised?

 

I am tempted to find an independent engineer who can charge the car at 10%, 20%, 30% et, using a calibrated charger, in a known ambient temperature and then challenge Skoda UK.

 

I apologise for so many questions, but Skoda UK still have not replied to emails sent via my local dealership (who have been as helpful as they can)  regarding slow charging. All very frustrating and tempting me to move away from Skoda after 20 years of great cars and service from them. Answer will help me to decide my next course of action.

IIRC early Enyaq models had DC charging limited to 50kW. I think the ME30 update should have updated this to 130kW. Here's a link to the Skoda press release for the faster charging in December 2021.
 

https://www.skoda.co.uk/news/details/enyaq-iv-models-to-add-upgraded-dc-fast-charging-as-standard