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Electric Skoda Peaq travels 936 km on a single charge

Skoda is reaching new heights with the Peaq! Sorry…I couldn’t resist. This is the Skoda Peaq; a seven-seat electric SUV that, at 4.9-metres long, is a fraction longer than the Peugeot E-5008 and Mercedes GLB, and a bit shorter than the Kia EV9 and Hyundai Ioniq 9, but you could argue that all of these big, posh seven-seaters are rivals to the new Peaq, so it’s got some serious competition. You can also think of it as the new, electric version of the popular Skoda Kodiaq.

We’ve now driven a disguised version of the Peaq (for a very brief time!) and also had a good look around it in the studio, so we’re here to tell you if this is the seven-seat EV that you should be buying. 

Range, battery and charging...It’ll be offered in many European markets with a smaller 61kWh battery for a range of up to 286 miles (460km). For now, the UK is only getting the long range Skoda Peaq 90 and all-wheel drive 90X models, both of which use an 86kWh NMC battery for a WLTP range of up to 390- and 372 miles respectively.

For now, we won't be getting the smaller battery Skoda Peaq 60 in the UK - which is a shame, as a 61kWh battery with a range of 285 miles (460km) could be a great entry model. Still, most of the major European markets will be able to get the Peaq 60. 

In the UK, we get the 90 and the 90X, which both get an 86kWh NMC battery for a WLTP range of up to 390 miles, or 372 miles if you go for the all-wheel drive 90X.

As for charging, you get peak DC rapid charging of up to 199kW, which is almost as quick as the charging on the Hyundai Ioniq 9 and Kia EV9, and will get you a 10- to 80% charge in 28 minutes. Skoda is also offering vehicle-to-load, with a nifty domestic socket in the boot (just like the one in the wall at home) that can charge any of your electrical devices from the high voltage battery. Perfect for running a portable fridge when you’re camping. Or just really want cold drinks.

This is the bit that matters on a car like this, isn’t it! The good news is that you won’t be disappointed if you are looking at this because you’ve got three (or more) kids. There’s 222 litres of boot space behind the third row of seats, which will easily take a lightweight buggy and a few soft bags, and kids or average-sized adults in those fold-down rear seats will be relatively comfortable. Taller teens or adults will struggle for legroom – as you can see from Nic’s video! But I’m 5ft 4in and I fit back there just fine, and you get charging ports and cupholders, too. 

Drop those rear seats flat into the boot, and you’ve got a big five-seat SUV with an 890-litre boot capacity, which is pretty vast and will take your chunky double buggy, a couple of big dogs and just about anything else you can throw at it!

It all started with an idea from two Škoda employees, Marek Jež and Jakub Krs: How far can the new electric seven-seater Škoda Peaq travel on a single charge of its 91 kWh battery?

To find out, they set off from Mladá Boleslav to the Netherlands.

The production Škoda Peaq traveled 936 kilometers without charging. Everything was carried out under the supervision of the certification body TÜV SÜD.

  

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