Skoda Superb Estate hybrid review - DrivingElectric 

MG are adding an estate to it's EV range later this year. Look up the MG5.

Totally agree - estates are the most practical car design - roomy inside, without being overly large outside like an SUV. I can't understand why the major EV makers haven't gone for it? Possibly because of aerodynamics, but then they are making huge SUVs? Seems a shame that such a popular car design has been ignored in the EV space :/ Imagine a Tesla Model S estate! Really practical amount of space, without the range losing aerodynamics of the Model X 😍😎

Mediumdave1983 I’ve always liked the idea of a Jaguar XF Estate in EV form. Also want to see a VW ID3 Estate (I’ve seen some renders) It’s a shame that Volvo haven’t gone aggressive and made the V70 an EV yet.

@@cannygrowabeard I absolutely couldn't agree more!! I'm a long time Volvo owner, but will probably go to Tesla next. I like the idea of the Polestar 2, but Volvo should have made a V60 or V70 BEV 5 years ago, once it was clear the Model S was changing the EV paradigm. It feels absolutely ridiculous that they've gone with the XC40 and it's pretty poor range, and the Polestar 2 with its limited size. A BEV V60 would have been a very practical car, with plenty of room for a large battery skateboard, and plenty of space inside, all in a fairly good aero package, especially with the more 'fastback' design than the square ended V70, but good spoilers or active airflow management could have helped there possibly? The other issue is the tech in Teslas is just so much more advanced, though I'd like to see a video of the Volvo / Polestar pilot assist in action, and see if they can get 250kW+ rapid charging to equal V3 supercharging. At least we know things are getting better, if a little slower than we'd like :)

@@Mediumdave1983 Have a look on the Fully Charged RU-vids. You'll find a 2 videos in their back catalogue on one being converted by a third party. He wanted to fit his dog in the back.

She lite rally days “Plug-in Hybrid” in 00:09...

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~35mpg

A Passat GTE (from which the Skoda takes the internals) never ever gets worse than 8.5 L/100 km (33 mpg UK). Which is amazing since you can use 218 hp. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Passat_(B8)#Passat_GTE On the highway at a steady 130 km/h (81 mph) it uses 8 L/100 km (35 mpg UK). On B roads, it can go to 7 or even below 6 L/100 km (40 or even above 47 mpg UK) because it can travel 100 km (62 miles) with the petrol engine turned off in a 300 km (186 miles) journey starting with a full battery. But if you do mostly short city runs (kids to school and then to work and back) and you charge it every day (at work or at home) it can get to 3 L/100 km (94 mpg UK) on a full tank of petrol. So it's like a regular hybrid car but one which can run for weeks (and hundreds of continuous electric kilometers or miles) without using petrol if you charge it every day (including weekend days) and only do short commutes. Which does happen.

@@maereanm If you make many shorter trips then this could work but the motorway mpg of 35 isn't amazing.. I get about 37 going 120kph in my 300HP Leon Cupra ST.

@@mamba101 Surely a diesel 150PS version would easily do 55+ on a motorway trip

She said on her twitter that it returned 45mpg after the battery ran out. That’s pretty much identical to the diesel, so it’s a win win versus the diesel.

You are spot on. A huge car like this has so much space for batteries, it should just be a full EV

Richard D agreed - I wish there was someone who could convert my superb estate into an EV. Instead I am selling it and buying a e-Niro.

@@antwnpowell There's a company in Wales who could help with that. www.electricclassiccars.co.uk/

@@evilmario6061 if you take away even more space from the boot yes

This is for regs compliance and bik dodging for the short term. Everyone is doing it. VAG have the full electric range to take over soon enough but phevs are here to stay.

Yes

Eddie Jack me too, doesnt have money tough

Alan Davies whilst I like the Skoda’s very much, my choice would be the V60. You just can’t beat volvos seats

Alan Akeister thanks for the reply. I sat inside the V60 today and the seats are so comfy. Thats the car for me I think.

Alan Davies do they do a hybrid Volvo? From a tax point of view the Skoda is definitely the preferred option for my company choice. Superb iV is 10% BIK so £650 py on 20% or 1300 on 40% the Volvo was diesel only option and £2100/£4200 a year so it was a no brainier which to choose

J4 I had the same thoughts, I’ve got a Golf GTE which has all the same gubbins and I found it does more mpg than my 1.6 diesel beforehand in town even when the battery is depleted. It’ll do 50+ mpg stop start driving when flat. I’m hoping the gearbox will be more reliable than a regular DSG as at under 20mph it almost always starts off on the E motor, hopefully meaning no wear on the gearbox unlike a regular engine. No problems thus far at 80k so heres hoping!

#DrivingElectric could you please advise?

She literally mentioned it in the video.

No. Drive goes to front only.

The actual lights turn with the steering on my Surberb. They are HID not the new LED. Great for driving on county lanes.

My 2017 Superb sport line diesel has both cornering fog lights and steering headlights, which are excellent. Currently averaging 53 mpg with a 60 mile round trip motorway commute. Great car!

Not underpowered at all

Why not?

@James Harris Not necessarily true since Volvo allows to order their station wagons/estate cars in the USA. Audi, BMW and MB have their spuced up sport wagons in and out of USA market in the last several years. Porsche Panamera has its sloped wagon version on sale; its pure EV version Taycan is coming up as a wagon. The best selling vehicle from Subaru in the USA is a station wagon Subaru Outback. I have to admit that most manufacturers pushed SUVs and CUVs on the USA market and killed wagons. Also they almost killed minivans which are called MPVs in Europe. They also are killing the sedans/saloons and are spoiling the hatchbacks by making them look similar to coupe like liftbacks as for example happened to Mazda 3 hatchback. Yet I believe VW may bring something similar to the USA the Skoda is selling in Europe.

Hybrid is charged by the engine, plug in is charged by plugging it in

Realistic MPG about 55-65mpg

Yes

life-is-fun it’ll do 45 mpg once the battery runs out on average, more like 50+ in town as it still acts like a normal hybrid when the battery is depleted. You’re not going to get that out of a diesel. A diesel might get like 4 mpg more on the motorway but if you care that much buy a £500 banger lol

@@ciaranwebb6871 well you didn t get the point. With a 1.6 se technology DSG I get 49-54mpg in town motorway an easy 64mpg, so you can get more, but the idea is, all that extra money that is the difference in price from the diesel to the plug in hybrid I can spend it in soooo many ways. That s the idea. And if you really want a good hybrid woth space, get the new Corolla.

What is most of your daily driving is under 30 miles? And you want to take a long journey every now and then?

Great if you can get the range to work for you. Phevs have their place if the usage patterns allow full use of the left range and frequent charging. New phevs like these have better petrol only mpg too. That said, even a boggo Toyota hybrid make sense as they will give 60mpg all day long. If you can only afford one car, bevs may not be the best choice

I can’t agree. I have a Outlander PHEV and the majority of my driving back and forth from work is electric, plus short journeys are great. The big advantage over BEV us that you can charge on the go and, as more cars become BEV, good luck finding a charging point or good luck parking up for an hour just to get onto one

Batteries are still an issue. Both capacity and charging speed. I cannot afford 2 cars as periodically I have to do 200+ miles trips. Leaf won´t help me here, unfortunately.

@@NikitaKoselev (thumbs up for your nickname). Leaf? Been there and agree. The least one need is KIA NIRO EV or alternative with minimum of 60kWh battery pack. Anything less is useless. I prefer to drive and so often having to do upto 2000 km journeys. Tesla is so far the only option in such extreme case thanks to their rapid chargers. After 400 mi driven I need a loo and to stretch my legs. That takes roughly 30 to 45 min - equivalent to the charging time necessary for the next 300 mi. Honestly, I'm very much eco friendly, but with Outlander PHEV after a while I find it pointless to even plug in for that miserable 22 miles in cities, or shocking 14 miles on motorway. Financially PHEVs are expensive and over the coming 2 years as batteries are dropping in price, will become worthless. So I've got rid of mine and bought 2nd hand 60 MPG diesel until my monstertruck Tesla will be delivered.

Paul Fisher odd comparison

wschnitzler just that you could go for a full electric car for the same price and one with good range.

then use the petrol engine lol

Michael Taylor well yes and no depending on what tax allowance you get with it

MrTangolizard i guess! I’d love one over my 530e tbf!

I won’t buy cars anymore, i lease them, i have been doing so for 4/5 years and it takes all the headache out. The rule i stick to is if it appreciates buy it if it depreciates lease it!

They have definitely got worse recently after peaking 2015

Martin Woods agreed - and when it comes to MOT time there is a lot more to go wrong with a PHEV

Only problem is, proper estate EVs do not exist. All the electric cars you mentioned are fine, but no replacement for something like a Superb. VW's ID Space Vision might do the trick, but it's still years away from being sold.

You're thinking of a standard hybrid - not a plugin hybrid which doesn't have to be a 'petrol powered generator'. We own 3 EVs and 1 of them is a PHEV which we mostly drive on pure electric but occasionally need to use the petrol engine as it covers very long journeys and Ecotricity on motorways just isn't reliable enough to be able to guarantee charging. PHEVs have a place in the transition to full EV transport and so worth reviewing them especially given there are MANY models coming out this year and they can make a very significant impact. Agree with your point on basic hybrids though.

The title of the video is misleading. It's a PHEV with a 13 kWh battery. And can run for weeks (and hundreds of continuous electric kilometers or miles) without using petrol if you charge it every day (including weekend days) and only do short commutes. Which does happen.

@@OVB_NL Thanks for the clarity but it is still a fact that new sales of them will be banned along with petrol and diesel cars in 2035. Therefore, for me the message is they are not real regarded as EV's.

@@maereanm So what's the point?. Just buy a proper EV and charge it every day. Current EV's can achieve a real range of 250-300 miles.... what sort of range do you need?

@@robertburnett1762 I can't afford an EV with a real range of 250-300 miles. But I can afford a PHEV for a 4 people family. The BEVs I can afford can't fit the luggage of 4 people.

The title of the video is misleading. It's a PHEV with a 13 kWh battery. And can run for weeks (and hundreds of continuous electric kilometers or miles) without using petrol if you charge it every day (including weekend days) and only do short commutes. Which does happen. Also, if you count only the full electric cars, there wouldn't be so many videos on the channel. And PHEVs have their place in history while the charging infrastructure matures. Because it badly needs to mature.

PHEV's are what hurt the charging infulstructure the most....

​@@uberleafguy7876 please present the reasons why that would be happening (why PHEV's would be what hurt the charging infulstructure the most). I will present the reasons why that is not happening (why PHEV's are what Helps the charging infrastructure): * with PHEVs, the chargers have more customers, make more profit and are more incentivised to build more chargers. When a PHEV goes to a charger, the petrol stations have 1 less customer that buys petrol. The petrol stations see the incentives to put electric chargers on their premises to stay in business. * PHEVs use the same adaptors (Type 2 and even CHAdeMO) as the electric cars and as the chargers. The chargers don't have to support a different adapter just for PHEVs. * the owners of PHEVs have clearly bought into the idea that we need to drive electric cars that don't spew out CO2 for every single inch they travel. * the reasons to buy a PHEV instead of a BEV (Battery Electric Car) include that maybe you can only afford to own just 1 car that needs to do everything, including the long journeys on holidays. Maybe you can't afford a big battery car that may cost 60-100k. Maybe you only have 20-30k for a car. Maybe the PHEV you buy is second hand, because you can't afford it brand new either. Should such a family use an ICE (internal combustion engine) car? * a PHEV can be driven for weeks (and hundreds of continuous electric kilometers or miles) without using petrol if you charge it every day (including weekend days) and only do short commutes. It does happen that PHEVs are driven on pure electric 30 out of 31 days of the month and the petrol engine is only used 1 day in a month. * my PHEV has a 1.4L internal combustion engine and right now it shows a 4.0 L/100 km (70 mpg UK) value for the last 1400 km (870 miles). It has even displayed a 3.3 L/100 km (85 mpg UK) long term value at some point. That would be impossible if the car had no PHEV in it. The figures would be 2 or even 3 times worse. * there are PHEVs which have 24 or even 30 kWh batteries. * when the BEV cars will get cheaper to be affordable to the masses, the owners of PHEVs will already be in the system: ** they already are used to charge the car and know where the chargers are; ** they already have all the apps on their phone; ** they already know what's the difference between kW and kWh; ** they already know what regenerative braking is. * PHEVs are BEVs that don't leave you and your entire family stranded when the battery runs out. The wife and the children really appreciate that. If this didn't happen, the family would be against buying a car that leaves you stranded. * PHEVs use the battery mostly in the city runs, which means every single pedestrian around benefits from the air not becoming more toxic because of this just another car joining the road. I agree that BEVs are better. Just like being rich is better. Most people want that, not everybody has it.

@@maereanm come to London and you will see what hogs the chargers..... Baring in mind most of them charge at 3.3kwh's, 3 hour + for 20 miles

​@@uberleafguy7876 I see your point. Your complaint isn't that PHEVs exist, your complaint is that the manufacturers haven't given them high speed (22 kW) charging. I totally agree with that. But I think that would make the cars more expensive because they would need active water cooling for the battery. Nissan Leafs BEVs don't have this active cooling and it hurts the charging speed on the 2nd and 3rd charging on long journeys. But that's true with all EVs: they all need to charge faster (something for the manufacturers to provide). And all the owners need to move the car to free up the charger as soon as it's done charging regardless of the charging speed. Which means we're already at the point where we need to add charging plugs at most (or even at every single) parking spot in the city (business centers, malls, street parking, homes). Wherever cars sit still for hours, they should be able to recharge. We have long way to go. But it's a good thing, we have also come a long way already. It's a good problem to have. Would we rather be in the exact opposite situation?