The Volkswagen Group’s Czech model Skoda will give the general public its first style of the primary all-electric Octavia in six months, when a wagon idea will preview the battery-powered cousin to the VW Golf.
As reported by Autocar, Skoda CEO Klaus Zellmer has confirmed the idea automobile might be unveiled on the Munich motor present in September, although it received’t be a full reveal of the Octavia EV.
As an alternative, Skoda will use the European present to preview the design language of its future electrical mid-sized automobile, which is presently bought in liftback and wagon types, although solely the alternative for the latter is anticipated to be proven off.
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In October final yr, Skoda delayed the deliberate launch of the electrical Octavia attributable to cooling demand for electrical autos (EVs).
“To be completely sincere, with the slowdown of the transformation into battery-electric autos, we’re revisiting that [EV timeline],” Mr Zellmer stated on the time.
“We’re checking the sequence of these automobiles. The cadence now could be we’ve had the Enyaq Coupe, the Elroq, the subsequent one is the Epiq, and the subsequent one down the road would be the SUV, the 7S you’ve seen the idea automobile of.
“After that – it could possibly be 2027, 2028 – we’re aiming for an Octavia property.”
We’ve beforehand seen the form of the electrical Octavia, when Skoda teased six idea automobiles in 2023, all of which have been deliberate to launch by 2026.
The delay to 2027 or 2028 locations the launch of the electrical Octavia wagon nearer to the on-sale date of the ninth-generation Volkswagen Golf, which is now reportedly due in 2028.
Volkswagen has historically launched new Golf fashions earlier than its Octavia cousin follows, with the 2 fashions sharing the identical underpinnings for the previous handful of generations.
The ninth-generation (Mk9) Golf is about to grow to be an electric-only mannequin, and each it and the electrical Octavia might be based mostly on the German auto big’s upcoming Scalable Programs Platform (SSP), fairly than the present MEB platform which underpins present Volkswagen ID. fashions.
Mr Zellmer instructed Autocar the electrical Octavia was initially attributable to be an MEB mannequin, however basing it on SSP will supply “extra efficiency and be extra cost-efficient”.
Skoda is quickly set to start an EV onslaught globally with a number of latest or refreshed fashions.
These included the Elroq (unveiled final yr), facelifts for the Enyaq and Enyaq Coupe, the Epiq (an idea of which was subsequently revealed this yr), and a manufacturing model of the 7S Idea with seven seats.
At the moment, Skoda affords only one EV in Australia: the pre-facelifted Enyaq Coupe.
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