Electric mobility at Škoda: Electrifying future powered by a rich history

› Škoda is systematically expanding its BEV portfolio, developing it in the Czech Republic
› The Elroq will follow in the successful footsteps of the Škoda Enyaq, which is currently among the most popular BEVs in many European markets
› First electrified vehicles as early as 1908, Citigoᵉ iV the first production model in 2020

Mladá Boleslav, 9 December 2024 – The future of Škoda is increasingly electric. The Czech manufacturer is pressing ahead with its electric mobility roadmap, which includes the introduction of various new models targeting different customer groups in the coming years. First up is the Škoda Elroq, which follows in the footsteps of the highly successful Enyaq family. But in fact, Škoda’s first experiences with electrified vehicles date back 116 years to the Laurin & Klement E built in 1908.

Škoda is committed to shaping the transformation of the automotive industry in its home country, the Czech Republic. The Elroq will be built at Škoda Auto’s main plant in Mladá Boleslav. This demonstrates the company’s commitment to the Czech Republic as a future-proof location for the European automotive industry. The all-new Elroq is the latest electric model to be launched by Škoda, with more to come. The 2020 Enyaq was the first Škoda to be based on the Volkswagen Group’s modular electrification toolkit (MEB). It was followed by the dynamic Coupé version in the first quarter of 2022. The Škoda Enyaq is currently one of the best-selling BEVs in European markets like Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Switzerland, Finland and Lithuania.

Škoda’s founding fathers Václav Laurin and Václav Klement gained their first experience with electrification 116 years ago. In 1908, two electric motors joining forces with a 4.5-litre petrol engine made the Laurin & Klement E the company’s first hybrid. In the late 1930s, electric beer lorries were built in Mladá Boleslav. Between 1991 and 1994, several hundred units of the Škoda Eltra 151L, based on the Favorit and the Pick-up, were sold first in Switzerland and later in other European countries. A 15.4 kW electric motor enabled a range of up to 80 kilometres and a top speed of 80 km/h. The modern era of electric mobility at Škoda began in 2011 with the Octavia Green E Line. The engineers built ten prototypes to test the feasibility of electric powertrains. These had a peak output of 85 kW, while the 26.5 kWh battery enabled a range of up to 150 kilometres. Škoda Auto’s first fully electric production model was the Škoda Citigoᵉ iV launched in early 2020. Featuring a 61 kW electric motor, the electric city car built in the Slovakian capital of Bratislava enabled driving without generating any local emissions and delivered 212 Nm of maximum torque. The lithium-ion battery’s 36.8 kWh capacity allowed for a range of up to 260 km; the top speed was 130 km/h.