Skoda is shifting its attention more and more; towards electric models. According to what its CEO Thomas Sch & auml; fer told the German newspaper Handelsblatt, the carmaker is considering bringing to the debut a 100% electric version of the Octavia which, until now, & egrave; proposed both with internal combustion engines and in Plug-in version. However, to see it on the road you will need to & agrave; wait a long time since the CEO talks about a date after 2025 .
Sch & auml; fer also added that the next battery-powered models may arrive sooner than originally planned. Towards the end of June, Skoda, presenting its strategy for 2030, said it would launch 3 new electric models on the market by that date. One of these should be a B segment car which will be & agrave; proposed, with the obvious differences, also by Volkswagen and Cupra. It should debut around 2025 but given what the CEO said, the launch could come even earlier. From this point of view it is not possible to do is be patient and wait for further news.
Between the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022, the coup & eacute; of the Skoda Enyaq iV that we got to see up close, even if still disguised, during the last Munich Motor Show 2021. The SUV coup & eacute; electric will be & agrave; launched in three of the five variants of the & quot; classic & quot; model.
THE FUTURE? ELECTRIC ONLY
Skoda CEO Thomas Sch & auml; fer also spoke with autogazette about the problem of the chip crisis , also adding more details on the electrification project. Speaking of semiconductor supply problems, the CEO pointed out that Skoda, last year, & egrave; managed to sell 1 million cars. For 2021, Sch & auml; fer hopes to reach the same milestone despite the chip crisis that will cost; about 100,000 fewer cars .
The car manufacturer has given priority; to the production of its electric SUV which is doing better than they hoped for with over 70,000 orders to fulfill. For the future, however, there will be no more; space for PHEV models . Cars that are still important to fleets and, for this reason, the brand continues to offer this engine on the Octavia and Superb. For the future, for & ograve ;, the manufacturer will aim for & agrave; only on electric cars.
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