PETROLHEAD LIVES WITH EV FOR A WEEK?! Skoda Enyaq VRS 

As a petrol head, still with a V8 SLK55 in the garage, and a GR Yaris on the drive, I'm into the second week of owning an EV as a daily and I'm loving it, the car happens to be a BMW i4 eDrive40. My previous car was a recent BMW 320d and to be honest the cars feel very similar, just with a different "engine", the biggest difference is even though I have adaptive dampers I can feel the weight moving around on a nasty (but fun) bump exiting my favourite roundabout close to home. When I bought the 320d, I did so because at the moment in the UK it's pointless having a performance car as a daily, but the i4 has added a sense of comfort, quietness and serenity that I've never had in a car and I've owned some top end Mercedes. With home charging the car gives me decent economy and doesn't give me any anxiety about range in daily life either, I look at a range of 250-300 miles as similar to the Yaris on a full tank and believe me the Yaris can use up range rather quickly!!! I think my first major test will be when I visit my son in Liverpool, which is around 150 miles over the M62 so I'll need to charge somewhere and the options are pretty poor, so either the outward or return journey will be around 30minutes or more longer than the 2 hours 30 minutes it is when the traffic behaves itself. Overall though I'd recommend an EV providing you can charge at home 95+ percent of the time, no home charger stick to petrol or diesel at least in the UK for now.

Thank you for a good honest review from a self-confessed petrol-head. We got our Enyaq 80 in January - and I have to say I love it. We had a Nissan Leaf Mk2 on lease for 3 years before that. The Enyaq is such a step up from the Leaf. Lots of room for the kids and dog and luggage , really well thought out design, layout etc. Nice to drive. A great car!

Thank you for this great video. A lot of hard work behind it. Regards from Prague...

You certainly picked one of the best EV's to do this with. I'm a brit living in Norway - the Enyaq is incredibly popular here - I own an 80x myself :-). The Enyaq is another circumstance where Skoda did a better job than VW - the VW equivalent being the ID4 (great car spoiled by a cheap feeling interior and infuriating primary and secondary controls - touch sensitive and haptic instead of physical buttons). Here in Norway, the infrastructure is a fair few years ahead of the UK, so the charging stress isn't really an issue anymore as fast chargers are readily available across most of the country (there are more than 20 of them within 5 minutes drive of my house, but I also have a charger fitted at home). A number of the apps are a little infuriating still - although things are made a little simpler by using a key fob chip. The government here has also started requiring chargers to have a simple card payment option (although I'm not sure what the deadline on that is). The relative price of EV's is still a big problem in the UK, which it hasn't been here (as VAT on EV's was completely dropped by the government until recently - and ICE cars have always been incredibly expensive here anyway........so in most cases it actually works out cheaper to buy an EV here than the equivalent ICE or hybrid......but it's evened up a little recently due to taxing). Add that to the fact that petrol & diesel are roughly the same price as the UK (maybe very slightly higher) and electricity is generally under half of the price of the UK........and you maybe understand why adoption of EV's here has been an absolute landslide. There's an enormous amount of negative media floating around about EV's, and in some cases I can understand where they are coming from (particularly on the infrastructure side of things), but these people need to come to a place where everything is a bit closer to how it needs to be to make EV's viable (it's still not perfect here, there's just very little argument left for not owning an EV). The only slight concern left on this side of the North Sea is the best way to handle an EV battery fire........but please don't believe all the rubbish about EV's bursting into flames every 5 minutes. Do they burn? - yes, just about anything will burn - does it happen often? Most definitely not. Just to give a bit of context on the rate of occurrence of EV fires - in this country, 59 fires occurred in a 30 month period (Jan 2019 - Jun 2021) and at the start of that period there were already over half a million EV's on the road in Norway. To be honest, I would be more concerned about modern hybrid vehicles - a lot of them have reasonable size batteries and are more likely to fail due to the increased complexity and extra sources of heat and ignition. With the current research and race to develop better, safer batteries, this will hopefully be a thing of the past very soon. And just a final comment - the little tray on the floor in the middle of the back seats lifts out ;-). Took mine out on the first day and haven't put it back since.

Bold colour, but I dig it! And yes, those huge 20 inch wheels will have specifically designed hubcaps to reduce aerodynamic drag.

Well done review! Being an EV Owner for more than 10 years and more than 200k miles undee my belt across Europe including trips from Switzerland to the northcape I am of the opinion that public charging is a matter of getting used to and your personal willingness for change. Same as we had to get used to charge our smartphones once a day vs. weekly with older mobile phones. Yes, charging interruptions may happen, but when you know it, you check the progress from time to time on your app. I agree however, that charging at home is most convenient and cheapest.

When you read comments on any electric car review you see the two camps firmly established. Some are EVs are the only way and all ICE cars are evil and other comments where EVs are terrible. You have to compare based on cost, performance, build quality etc and judge them as cars. I like quick cars that are well made and provide acceptable value. I do long journeys of over 200 miles every week. At the moment I won’t buy electric because they aren’t good enough in key areas. I’m not tribal about it, when they win the group test and are priced competitively I will buy one.

Great review. Tried an Enyaq 2 years ago (company car driver who has to have an EV) and thought it was a great family car. Didn’t get one due to the cost and went for a smaller EV (Peugeot e208) and can honestly say I’ve never regretted it. Crucially I home charge and as you say, it makes a massive difference. In fact I wouldn’t have one without it. I’ve only needed to public charge a handful of times in 18 months and have had one poor experience with chargers not working, but other than that it’s a lovely thing to drive - fast, smooth and handles well. I need to choose a new company car in 6 months and looking at the Enyaq again as it’s (mysteriously) cheaper monthly now than 2 years ago and may replace our diesel estate with it. However still unsure about this as it would be used for a lot more family trips so more public charging and TBH there is still a bit of nervousness around that.

As a well seasoned EV owner of over 7 years now I do appreciate your honesty on this review. Liked and shared. 👍 Best of luck on your EV journey. We love ours.

You'll learn that a cold battery charges more slowly, as does a more full battery. Home charging or work car park charging is a must at present. I made it work for a year, because back in the day there was free charging at different places and once a week charging it a mile or two away was fine to keep fit. Looks like you're approaching it with an open mind, good on you. 👍

I really enjoyed your review of this ev. I myself have been an ev driver for nearly 5 years now, and am onto my 2nd car. Just to give you a quick tip if you do ever go full time ev owner. Get an energy supplier who offers a night time electricity tariff(sometimes known as economy 7). Some offer as little as 5p per KWH. which would mean at 3 miles per KWH, would cost just 5p

Great review, honest and open minded. Glad you enjoyed your EV experience.

great video! love the Enyaq and nearly chose one as a company car - however went for the tesla model y - suits me way better with more space - but the main reason to go for a tesla is the supercharging network and the tesla software which incorporates your charging as part of the nav route - even knows which chargers are busy and will re-direct you to less busy chargers - no apps required, no cards, does it all for you, plug in and walk away! well worth trying tesla next - you'll be impressed!

Electric cars work if you have a home charger, and switch to ev tariff. £3.60 gets me 220 miles comfortably, and every morning I wake up with that range. Buy a tethered home charger with long cable, makes life super convenient. Get a company car ev, it's super cheap. If you don't have a drive, or access to home charger, I really don't think they work. 2nd hand values actually make them affordable for the first time. The cars themselves? Fast, quiet, easy to drive. ( one pedal driving is great) I get why people hate, cause without home infrastructure they don't work. Without a step change, such as 40 fasr chargers at every supermarket, as 20 mins would fill your car, at affordable prices, struggle to see mass adoption. It's also first generation for many of these cars. 5 more years with current rate of improvement will also help.

Nice review. Easy going. Carry on. I have a friend with an Enyaq, nice car. We have Kona, bit smaller but nice. 5 years now and Zoe 3 years before that.

Nice review, the charging is much easier when you get used to it, Electroverse makes it easier as you can charge with 1 app / RFID on many chargers. The Enyaq has been updated for 2024 and now has much more power and the rear motor is more efficient, the software / hardware has been update and now is much better. It is also cheaper to buy and has higher standard specification. Charging at home you can get 7.5p per Kwh so it would cost you 2p per mile.

You can buy a coiled cable if you don't have a tethered home charger. EV Extras sells a coiled EV Charging Cable 32 amp in 1.8, 3, 5 or 7.5 metres lengths. No more tidying up cables.

Nice review. It's nice to see more people interested in getting an EV (we've had an Id3 for 2 years and would never go back, our Octavia hardly gets used). I agree a home charger is key. The alloy designs (or sometimes plastic covers) are for aero, yes. With cables, if you get a home charger with its own cable then you hardly need to use and unravel your cable in the boot. All rapid chargers you'll use on a trip have their own cables. But yes, unraveling and recoiling a long cable is annoying. Those old BP 50kw chargers can be quite unreliable unfortunately :( If you stick to using larger sites with 4-6+ faster (100kw+) chargers, they are newer and very reliable. Like you say, long journeys take a little planning, although often take no longer than with a diesel if you are stopping anyway (especially with family).

the plastic parts on the wheels improve aerodynamics by alot increasing the range by about 3-5% on average.

Dear Amelia, greetings from Pilsen, the true original cradle of Emil Škoda's brand. It was a wonderful video to watch. First, the first Czech pure EV had to be made petrol-like because like you, 98% of Czech drivers consider EVs an inferior dead end, so a Škoda pure EV had to modestly hide its being electric. Being conservative is a must. One needs a grill, physical buttons, and lots of other things resembling real cars because otherwise the EV could be rejected not just by Czech buyers - which it is anyway - but also by Czech engineers working for the company. So you fit perfectly among the Czech (not only male) petrol heads - it looks like the England fans who arrive to Prague and really enjoy the beer at the stadium and the cheap price, a true proximity of seemingly distant cultures and temperaments. Enyaq may be seen as a bizarre export product for a niche market, 99% of the Enyaqs are exported. On the other hand, it is not quite a negligible item because while the bestselling Octavia sells 200,000 a year, the Enyaq has 100,000 but it is about twice as expensive so by the revenues for Škoda, Octavia and Enyaq are actually tied at the top! Each may be responsible for some 1/5 of the Škoda revenues and you know, Škoda Auto is 5% of the Czech GDP and 10% of the Czech exports. I watched the development of the Enyaq since the concept (Vision E or what was the name) which looked amazing and surprisingly, the real car ended up to be almost equally good. I was really excited to see Enyaqs around, watched the sales numbers etc. A guy in the next block has this color, mamba green (like a venomous snake which has this color), but it is the Enyaq Coupé which I find much prettier than this estate version of yours. It is a car that attracts my eyes more than the 100 surrounding cars combined. The color and the shape are irresistible. Maybe there are disadvantages of being this visually attractive but there are also advantages. The interior looked really cool for a mass market affordable car. Thankfully, the interiors of petrol Škodas were just updated as well. The new Superb and Kodiaq have the Smart Dials, for example (mechanical turning knobs with displays and functions that may be redefined by pressing them), which is just cool and it should be in every VW Group car (I write it as a VW shareholder), too bad it is not. In many ways, the newer Superb and Kodiaq have better interiors than even the Enyaq. Note that the new 2024 Enyaq no longer has the iV in the name (and on the rear - so a room for your stickers re-engineering) and the software is more responsive, among other things. The battery has the same hardware but the optimization makes the range some 5% better. The charging must be annoying for longer journeys, when you need to do it during driving. The winter weather may make things hard, as many have witnessed, and so on. The idea of an electric majority - especially in the world including the poor world - will remain a silly fantasy at least for decades because the EVs are more expensive, losing value quickly, slower to charge etc. but it is indeed wrong to dogmatically fight against something that also has advantages and may be picked by someone. Search RU-vid for Enyaq Choir to see how the Swedish kids convert arrogant Polestar and Tesla owners in the Swedish suburbia to the Enyaq.

Good review and great to see a reviewer being honest. Most petrol heads I've watched automatically blame the EV for mistakes they make and give a false impression that EVs are bad. Keep it up and glad you enjoyed your first EV experience. Yes the public charging things can be a bit of a faff but with a little experience you get used to it very quickly. Most people too find that after a few weeks of EV driving, they become a more relaxed driver.😊

thanks for the review, very good and honest opinion. Can I suggest you look at how you microphone is set up as the voice level when speaking to the cam is low then when you went to the charger is is much loader.

Good review! We got a Tesla Model Y back in December, our first EV and it was a bit of a transition of mindset from the old ICE car. We went for the Model Y due to internal space (Dogs!) and their supercharger network, which makes public charging so much easier as you just plug in and it works everything else out automatically, charging your account. Home charging makes EV owning work though, being able to plugin and charge overnight to 80% for less than a tenner is great.

If that car also came with a normal ic engine, which would you buy?

Just stumbled across your review, excellent. I’m considering the Audi Q4 (currently have a Q5) Your review was very helpful but I don’t think I’m fully committed to changing to an EV at this stage. Apr is 4.9% for the Q4 compared to 9.9% for Q5.

Good honest review. I really like the Enyaq too. I test drove the Peugeot e208 and that was my first electric car experience as a driver and I loved it. I'd buy it if I was in the position to do so.

A very honest review. As a former metrolhead, I will never go back. When a young man, I was a huge car enthusiast. I created my own hot rods, rebuilt engines etc. but now that I’m older, I appreciate quiet and that I don’t create chocking gasses out the back of the car. Remember during COVID when cities began to notice clean more breathable air? That’s where we drastically need to be. EVs will take us there. I drive mine around town, and charge it at home. I’ve saved a lot of money over the tree years of ownership. No, or hardly no maintenance. Since I purchased it, it’s never seen the dealership again. You like performance cars? Well, there are some EVs out there that will give you stick your back to the seat experience. As a matter of fact, and I can’t remember the name, but there is an EV out there that holds the record for fast acceleration and speed. I will trade mine in when charging locations increase, and battery technology improves. It’s getting there. Thanks for the review.

I'm an Aussie so my circumstances are different, our country is vast and open compared to the UK, so we generally travel a lot further on the whole. They have their place, if you only use them fairly local, don't need to carry heavy loads and can have a charger/solar at home then they are great for that, if you can afford them.

I like your video, just one thing. While editing make sure your sound is balanced on volume. The one moment I can barely hear you, the next the volume is pumping. Other that that, nice detailed video!

I haven't had the chance to drive one of these but I will as soon as I can. Great video Amelia.

Yes, the plastic wheel covers are all about aerodynamics (and a little bit about weight, contributing less to the overall weight). And a functioning grille is used on some EVs for cooling of certain components. If you drive an EV full time I’d suggest having 2 charge cables. One permanently at home and one in the boot (to use in emergencies). That way minimal coiling and uncoiling of the charge cable. With regard to the buttons on the dash - where is the air recirculate button? Needs to be an always available software button or a physical button as you need to be able to activate recirculate within 1-2sec when a diesel belches smoke out at the lights in front of you (can’t be fumbling for the control). Or when you pass a bush fire or dust/pollen cloud. It’s regenerative braking not regenitive!

Good to see you took the test with an open and curious mindset👍😊. Funny you already got a charger installed at home😅 maybe in a not so distant future an EV could be your daily driver! 😉😄

The biggest issue with the Eniaq; as with many other ICE conversions; is the location of the input flap; which is held over from the ICE versions. In some situations, where you are trying to charge in a car park on a shared charger - the cable wont reach except from one specific parking bay. I found a guy in one trying to charge in North Wales over the summer; the spot he needed was blocked by a Tesla using the 7KW side of the combo charger; and even with me helping him get his car to within mm of the barrier stopping cars from hitting the charger, the captive cable JUST didnt reach. We tried all 3 of the other bays (charger between 2 rows). Now hopefully, this type of situation will improve over time, as the people installing chargers put them in rows of single chargers; meantime, it is something to be aware of, if the port was located in a corner like Teslas and some vans, or in the middle at the front, like Leafs and Souls, this wouldnt be an issue. Finally, I dont know if 3 miles/KWh can be considered "good". The Eniaq isnt exactly WankPanzer sized; Teslas; and even my 1st Gen Soul can manage 5 or more, on the motorway.

Motion sickness is partly from the lack of engine noise that we're used to. Some electric cars have augmented "engine" sounds. And one reason for this is to give passengers some warning and feedback of what the car is doing, to prevent motion sickness. It does also have a lot to do with suspension tuning, you're right. It is possible to have softer comfier suspension and not have it cause motion sickness, but it has to be designed with G forces and movements experienced by occupants in mind. I love the colour 💚 and yes the plastic wheel covers on electric cars and some hybrids are for aerodynamics but they wouldn't generally make all that much difference... I think the 3 to 5 percent another commenter suggests is about right but would be at high speeds where aerodynamics are exponentially more relevant. Electric drivetrains make much more sense than engines these days in most cases, but it does all depend upon charging infrastructure and charging costs. And personally, I wouldn't want to have to rely on an electric car to get me from where I am to where my nearest and dearest are, unless I could do it in one drive without needing to stop to charge, in case of emergencies. Battery technology and charging rates will improve substantially in the next few years though, so charging won't be such an issue as long as there are plenty of reliable chargers built

I have those wheels on my Skoda, great idea because brake dust build up is less noticeable.

Most people with EVs have a home charger and rarely charge on the road. You are charged for the amount of electricity, not how long you are on the charger (or are there some weird exceptions?). I have a Zappi charger with a tethered cable that is designed to wrap around the charger so the cable issue is easy. My EV is only the second car; We'll eventually go down to one car when a suitable car at a suitable price becomes available.

Well done - a very good, sensible presentation outlining the good and bad points of EV's - but they remain horrendously expensive, and, while fine if you stay within range of your home charger, are a constant source of concern on longer trips. Personally, I certainly can't afford one - but since my 9 year old petrol hatchback can go 500 miles (easily), and refuel in 5 minutes (easily), I'm not crying - not yet anyway....

Nice car but at £56,000+ I find it very expensive, especially compared with a Tesla with far superior specs and a faultless supercharger network which works without cards or apps, just plug it in, the charger recognises the car and charges your account, which in general is cheaper than most chargers. As you said, charging at home is key, I have solar panels and make my own power, which reduces the cost even further, no visiting filling stations charging at home allows you to just plug in and for get it. This petrol head has been driving EV's for over 6 years now and will not go back to an ICE vehicle, I can still admire them, but to own one, especially as a daily drive. Once you have used 1 pedal driving you wont want to go back to the ICE car faff

The range is somewhat compromised in cooler weather, unless you have a heat pump fitted. Most still don't come with a heat pump as standard which is a little frustrating in the UK climate. My Cupra Born is absolutely fine most of the time, but when it starts getting down to around zero temp wise, you can defo tell the difference. As the Chinese brands start coming more and more, it will be interesting too see what the legacy auto makers do in regards to price and specs. A few Chinese brands have heat pumps fitted as standard which is a big advantage in the UK. It hasn't helped with the way electric prices have been since Mr Putin invaded Ukraine, but it seems to have settled a little recently which is nice. And yes, having a home charger makes affordability so much easier to live with

I noticed you spelt it as a Enyak, lol Enyaq is the right way. Only cos I spelt it the same lol Is this the 85x or the 80x? As i noticed you said 6.5 seconds 0-60 and the new is supposed to be 5.6 seconds. Loved the video

The home charger is the game changer. It makes the whole EV experience cheaper and far more convenient. Hopefully every new home build from now on with have an EV charger fitted as standard. Existing homes with off road parking will need retro fitting which is now a well trodden path and it's creating loads of jobs for suitably skilled people. Homes without off road parking or allocated parking space are going to be an issue for some time to come I suspect, although solutions to this are coming thick and fast. The rate of public charging roll out is genuinely quite rapid, but as you know, not every supermarket chain is following Sainsburys or Morrisons lead. Tescos started well but has slipped backwards of late. Motorway Services (excpet East Gordano at Bristol, which is appalling) are also expanding their charger, retail and food facilities. Exeter Services is truly stellar !

I saw that car outside our local Skoda dealers and at first thought omg at colour but after few minutes thought a really elegant car. I would really love the car bar the price. The Enyaq is undoubtedly far better than the other VW's EV's. I have had an EV since 2021 and dont have home charging. However I belong to Co-Charger and charge at someone's home charger at an agrees rate. Average weekly charge about £9

Currently got a BMW I5 Edrive40 M Sport on order (salary sacrifice meaning less tax) going from a Golf MK8 GTE so a hybrid which was okay I guess. That Enyac does look good.

I have a 21 plate petrol vrs lease and that radio lag is no joke. It is a lease and i cant wait for it to go back. It alarms at me so much from the front sensors alarming when it goes to cold to the radio having a mind of its own and just randomly changing station or to carplay without imput. VW group need to up their game.

Have had a Skoda Enyaq 80 for nearly a year, it works for us as charge from home and don't go very far and works out quite cheap to charge, only used a supercharger once. There are some nice things with the car I like the way it drives (wife doesn't though says it makes her feel sick), it's quite spacious and interior quality feels good. But the drop off of range in cold weather! currently in February getting between 200-230 miles on a full charge versus the advertised 320 mile and then if you need to put the heaters on lose another 20+ miles of range. Sometimes the home charger has failed to charge, thankfully there was just about enough charge in the car to get us where we needed to go and back. I don't like all the connectivity and driving assistance, it displays warnings or slams on brakes when nothing there. Overall not convinced and especially not for the price

Based on your figure of 3 mls / KW, the actual range is only 230 miles, not the specified range 320 miles as quoted by Skoda. That's a substantial difference and is significant when considering longer trips.

Fair review for a newbie. Charging was slow cause of slow charger your at. And for daily range, you can do all available miles on a day and still charge up for the Next Day. We do 25000/year. And 95% all home charging. Rest is super charger and or off street.

Great review one thing you should know is Tesla superchargers are a lot cheaper than other public chargers- around 40p per KW rather than 70- 80p at others

Given our learning curve with our 22 model year 72 plate Sportline I think it's worth living with one for 12 months to get the full picture!

Good video, I've had an EV for 4 years now and think it's great as long as I can charge at home, if I walk out the door and my Golf, Fiesta and EV are sat there 90% of the time I'm jumping in the EV just because it's easy, nothing ever goes wrong with it, I'm not constantly listening out for tapping or knocking noises after driving it hard like I am in the petrol cars and it costs me about half as much to run compared to petrol. I think I'll always have a petrol car for weekends as I can't live without the exhaust note or the turbo spooling up but driving an EV as a daily suits me down to the ground. in fact one of the only things that annoys me about the EV is that putting a nice set of wheels on it drops the range by nearly half 😱

I'm confused, why would it cost you more for that last 20% of charge at a super charger if they charge you per kWh? It's like a petrol pump with a slower flow, you'd still pay for the same amount of fuel regardless of how long it took to get into your tank.

I think. EV Cars are great if you can charge them at home , most people would only need to charge it once a week twice at most overnight

How much did you pay for your electric home charger including install?

You are charged per Kw/h of charging. Not how long you are connected to the charger, so that last 20% didnt cost you more than any other part of the charge, it sinply took longer you go in.

What are the costs involved, in having a EV Charging? Purchase price of vehicle?

At ca 10 minutes you talk about charging time at HPC chargers on a longer trip. I was used, as most drivers I assume, to take a break on travels every few hours. Now I only changed this that those brakes are planned at a stop with HPC chargers available (Ionity, shell , fastned or others). Most of the chargestops made on these journeys I noticed that the car was charged before I had eaten my meal, drank my coffee and a toilet visit. I must tell that my ioniq 5 charges faster than the eniaq. on average 20 to 25 minutes until 90%...because I need this time for my meal I go over the 80%

How long before an EV comes with a retractable cable from the car rather than making a connection at both ends. Seems an easy fix?

Hey, great video again Amelia. I know what you mean about the grilles, far prefer cars-with grilles. It’s interesting someone of your age group says the same as I’m older than you and I’d have thought someone much younger would have been more accepting of cars not needing a grille. Re the wheels, I’m the same, hate the plastic wheels. I think they try to make them more aero. With the apps for charging, why in flips name do we need so many apps? We don’t need it for petrol stations. One card does fine for petrol, just do the same for charging. Oh and I’m the same with cables, I think most are. We are all used to them with our phones, but there should be a standardised cabling system for electric cars just as there is for internal combustion. Really am enjoying the channel, you talk a lot of sense.

I once heard that bright colors dont sell very well on the used market - thats why most cars are 50 shades of grey, white and black

If I paid nearly £57,000 for a car, I'd expect them to put the badges where ever I want them. 😂

Decent review from a new EV driver. Bit shirt sighted to say it makes sense if you can charge at home. The supermarkets are now getting into the charging game and this will be a game changer. The rip off charging stations will be empty unless they change. Most if not all ICE drivers rarely put fuel in at motorway services unless you absolutely have to, even then you'll put in a tenner.

The 80-100% part shouldn’t have cost you more than anything upto the 80% point, it just would take longer. I’ve not come across a public charger that charges on time, they are usually on pence per KWh, so if you needed 15kw to get from 80 to 100 it would’ve just charged you for those kw. Obviously the whole point that most people only charge to 80% when out is the amount of time getting that extra % takes. Another reason to not consistently charge above 80% is it can in the long term degrade the battery performance But if you’re on a lease, or not interested in keeping the car long term than it wouldn’t significantly affect it. Also if you’ve a charger at home & dont don’t do hundreds of miles everyday, then keeping the car @ 100% isn’t necessary. Another reason not to charge too high % wise is that the regen braking won’t work if you’re above a certain % as there’s nowhere for that regen to go. Each car is different on what that % is before the regen can work. I’ve a Tesla Y LR, and I use it as a taxi, so tend to charge to 90% at home most nights. Not sure if the ŠKODA has the ability to, but another good thing about a lot of electric cars, is you can pre set the temperature & percentage you’d like the car to be at by a certain time. So if everyday you leave for work @ 8am, you can preset the car to be @ say 80% charge & 19*C Public charging can be hit or miss, and can be very frustrating especially as not all electric cars charge at the same rate, so if your car can charge @ 150kw but you’re waiting at a charger for a car to finish & it can only charge @50kw, then you’re going to be waiting a while. Also although most people realise that it’s best to charge to 80% most public chargers don’t set a limit, so sometimes people will set their cars to charge to 100% & maybe not even return when their car is completed. I used to have a Kia eniro & that would often be my most frequent issue with trying to get a charge. Tesla has a much better setup, as if the charging location you go to is a busy one, it’ll prevent you from going over 80% & it sends you a text to tell you you’re getting close to being charged. If you then ignore that and leave your car on charge (technically blocking others who are waiting) Tesla will charge you (on top of your electric consumption fee) £1/minute you’re blocking the charger Therefore not many Tesla drivers will let their car sit to 100% on a busy charger. Zapmap is a great app especially for non Tesla ev owners

Decent looking car for it being so new , still not a huge fan of evs but can see the benefit of them. However Hydrogen I feel is the future for longer distances. Until the values of evs drop it’s still going to be a smaller market than most but let’s see what the future holds Cracking video Amelia keep it up

The LAST place to store the charge cable is under the boot floor, unless you like emptying the boot every time you want to charge. For home charging have a tethered cable, of sufficient length, not the standard one supplied by the charger company.

That middle rear storage/console slips out easily. Just pull it up gently at the back and unhook it at the front ;)

Interesting that both my Wife and my Daughter have also complained of feeling car sick when in the EV. I think it's because of the instant torque and although you don't necessarily notice it when driving I imagine that as a passenger you are noticing the pull of the car far more.

If you’re relying on DC superchargers it’ll also kill the battery much faster 😬. We need low cost trickle chargers on every street for those without a house with a drive.

A rock of good sense.

Nice video. I could never see myself having an EV. Unless it's the only choice. I can understand why they work for some people, and if that's your bag good for you. They aren't the planet saver we were led to believe though so don't go there. For my usage, and mileage etc. They just aren't there yet. Oh and as a massive petrolhead not having an engine/exhaust, really noise does upset me 😂. Speed without noise is just speed and that gets boring pretty quickly. I have a 3L Twin turbo Straight six in my X3M and I absolutely adore the thing. Horses for courses and all that.

EV's usually have alloys with wheel covers. The reason I've been told, is for aerodynamics, they improve the range. I've not tested it on mine, but maybe when the weather gets better...

I have a iv80, love the car, on a motorway run in winter I have been getting 220 miles range, thats on a run from Scotland to South Yorkshire normal motorway speeds and using the car normally. on more local running I have been getting 270/280 per charge. with a mix of overnight and daytime home charging with octopus energy. 1572 kWh for £132.59 which works out to 5,500/6000 miles driving and an average £6.50 per charge. don't know any ICE car can than do that. Although I do agree with that the public chargers are stupidly expensive especially when their charging 70p per kWh, then again most people won't use these that often. (this is where all the car delivery car guys or sales reps start moaning - forgetting it doesn't actually cost them anything as they claim it all back as a business expense). Far better than the VW equivalent.

You forgot to mention the small point of the £60k price tag!!!

Thank you Loving your work Please keep it up X

Well done for having an open mind. So many people are similarly uneducated and inexperienced with EVs but won’t even give them a chance. In fact many of these folks slam EVs in social media comments despite being clueless. EVs definitely trigger some people. Don’t really understand why, they are just cars.

Electric cars, ugh Excellent presentation!

You are nuts ❤

Love the colour ❤.

This is the old version?

Great looking car. I wish they would make one with a petrol engine!

EV are fantastic for regular driving and synergies with PV installations as long as the car fulfills most of the your use cases and can charge at home. If you regularly do long distance driving a PHEV might be a better option.

It's not that there is anything wrong with Evs my biggest concern is battery life I have an ev transit as a work van and after 12,000 miles I'm already losing range I've lost about 10 to 15 miles in range. Then there is the actual range itself loaded the van does 70miles which is crap. I've worked out that it's costing more to run then a Diesel as every fast charge away from the office is about £37. With it's poor range I could do a hell of alot more miles in a diesel for the same money. Also Evs depreciation is huge I would hate to see what this van is actually worth now lucky it's a lease.

New cars are super clean at the tailpipe

I am an EV fan, but I don't care for the colour of this car. It's the colour of the stuff that oozes out of an infected boil. I have sat in one of these, and the design and quality is really good. You don't *have* to use apps. You can use an RFID card, which you can get for free from charge network operators. Although to use an RFID card, you have to register your payment details with the card provider. You'll also find increasing numbers of petrol stations are taking a £30 to £40+ holding fee before dispensing the fuel..... That 3 miles per kwh isn't brilliant - some others are 25 to 30% better - although charging at home on an off-peak tariff would still mean that 3 miles would cost you just 7.5p......which of course is way less than the cost of using petrol. The cost of using a public charging network can usually be reduced by taking out a subscription to the charge network you use the most. My local public charge network is priced at 38p per kwh for heavier users, and 48p per kwh for lighter users, with non-subscribers paying the full price. Most off-peak home EV tariffs are priced at around 7.5p to 10p per kwh. EDF are (or were the last time I looked) offering a tariff which offered 7.5p per kwh pricing for charging an EV at *anytime* Although electricity used for anything else other than the car, would be charged at the appropriate rate.

My neighbour spent £50k on a premium EV a year ago, now he tells me not to buy one as his insurance premium has doubled and the insurable value has halved because of fire risk, I’ll stick with my petrol and diesel thanks, the Enyaq looks awesome tho 👍

Driving a BMW iX1 for a year now and 18000km, I wouldn't trade for a ICE if I can help it. Charging isn't an issue anymore in the EU, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, France, no problem at all. Even southern country's are doing there best on infra.

Welcome to EV driving. I like to think of the B mode as dropping down a gear to increase engine braking, B for engine Braking. Take a look at what's in a WLTP test some time, manufacturers quote the Combined result but it's a test with phases to represent different usage. WLTP Extra High matches UK motorway driving so use that quoted motorway range. I've seen people say their Etron should get 300 miles but only does 200 on the motorway, on checking the manufacturer's results for WLTP Extra High it was 200 miles so performing as expected. The same will be true of petrol cars, manufacturers report poorly.

Fair review but you need to include more facts and figures. The boot is big, how many litres? the entertainment screen is large, too large, how big in inches? Looks a great car

10:35 worth saying it doesn’t cost more money to go from 80-100%, you’ll still be charged per kWh. It will take so much more time though which makes it pointless to keep going much over 85-90%

Love it

charging from 80% wont cost more as it is price per kwh and not done on time, although maybe it should be done on time!!

Good honest review from a petrol head. But disappointing to read the comments though with people just regurgitating FUD they've read in Daily Mail or watched on Gammon Boomer News, without even trying an EV. I've worked in engine development for the greater part of my career, and driven petrol/diesel vehicles high mileage for 30+ years. 4 years into EV ownership now, and I'll never go back to a fossil car. Just so much more convenient to plug in at home than going to petrol station, yes sometimes on a long journey needs a bit longer, but if you plan stop around mealtime it's no big deal. And at less than 3p/mile on cheap overnight electricity vs 17p/mile on fossil fuel, it's a no brainer. Used EVs are cheap right now. Get one!

Don’t charge to 100%, especially on public chargers. It’s super slow, bad for the battery, and doesn’t leave room for regen braking.

I don't understand the comment about the back of the car not looking "too electric". What does "too electric" look like? The truth is a very large percentage of the BEVs on the market today are also available in ICE or Hybrid. Even those that are BEV only are usually not radically different from ICE vehicles in their category.

You learned that an ev is a car, just with a different kind of motor. And you learned that charging at home is the best and most practical way. It's a start.

It will be useful to know how much it cost per mile to run.

What kind of petrolhead enthusiast have home charger fitted in??? Overall good video, just confess to yourself and your viewers you want an EV. The model you drove is £57 000, something you didn't mention, majority of us cant afford it anyway. I would prefer the new Octavia petrol/diesel VRS and will be 15-20 grand cheaper.

An EV would totally suit me, most of my journeys are pretty short. Like most people really. But I don't have a driveway and public charging does seem to be a bit of a gamble at the moment with faulty chargers.

from 9mn video i had to put the sound up - need to invest in a better microphone ;-)

WOW dial down the camera exposure!😱😎

The lack of information for people getting into ev's is annoying. My kids know exactly what they are doing as they spent the last four years watching is but as adults we are going straight from a petrol to an ev and just a 10 minute conversation is so useful. A few things.. Get a charger with a built in cable, you wouldn't go to a petrol station with a hose in the boot? You are going to be worse off it you can't home charge or work charge quick If you are doing a long journey and don't know the route and where to charge, 5 minutes planning is great. Zapmap and stop after 150 miles (that's 3 hours at uk speeds) and charge to 80%. You will often find you accidentally charge for longer. Once you've done a route once, you remember. Splash and dash for home.. if your on a 300 mile journey and only have 200 miles range, build in a convenient stop to put 120 miles in. Don't charge to 80% as you'll be home and charging cheap in no time. Stay away from old bp chargers, there are a few older companies that just don't do well. Lastly get the Tesla app and one card like electroverse. Tesla allow you to charge at some of their chargers and best using v4 as they have longer cables and will take card payment, electroverse covers about 30 different charging companies, is free, has an app and card and gives discount... Zapmap and abrp are pretty useful. Regen breaking is great, you just have to get used to it. Remember, that grill is just familiarity, but think about a sports car, we don't really want it...