The difference between electric and petrol/diesel cars is negligible at Skoda. Yet this is the first time the electric car is cheaper. That is, by 200 kr.
The difference between electric and petrol/diesel cars is negligible. But it is there. For Skoda, it is now DKK 200 cheaper overall to build an Elroq than the petrol-powered Karoq.
This is what the newspaper Bild writes this week.
Until now, it has been up to a third more expensive to build an electric car than a car with a combustion engine.
But now the trend has reversed. Although it is a very small difference. On the other hand, there is not much to brag about in an Elroq. At least not if you are interested in performance.
Straight away, the TSI engine with 115 horsepower is still faster than the electric car, which also has 170 horsepower.
The Elroq stops pulling at 160 km/h, while the Karoq continues to a slightly less humble top speed of 193 km/h. However, neither speed is anywhere near impressive.
On the other hand, it doesn't work in Elroq's favor when it comes to range. The 53 kWh battery can officially cover 378 kilometers of driving. While its gasoline-powered sister car can travel up to 1,000 kilometers on a full tank. That's 50 liters, by the way.
On the other hand, the electric car overtakes the petrol car when it comes to standard equipment. The Elroq is equipped with lane assist, a reversing camera and a 13" infotainment screen. The Karoq also has the latter as standard, just in a smaller 8" version.
Internally in the VAG group, the idea of the petrol car has not been completely abandoned. At Audi, which had to stop selling only electric cars in 2023, a new invention will help future models achieve a consumption of 135 km/l. On paper, that is.
In return, Audi believes that it will enable them to build a petrol car that can drive up to 140 km/h with the engine off. Read more about it here .
On the other hand, Audi has serious problems keeping track of the safety of the brand's current hybrid cars.
Most recently, the German car brand had to recall pure electric and plug-in hybrid cars due to the risk of fire in the batteries. At the same time, owners of plug-in hybrids are advised not to charge the cars at all.
The electric cars from Ingolstadt have just as much trouble impressing. In a new test, the German answer to FDM, ADAC, reveals that electric cars lose an alarming amount of battery range even at temperatures as low as 0 degrees.
The Audi e-tron GT is no exception here. Even though the German electric car is doing better than many of its competitors, it is still struggling.
Compared to the official range calculated according to the WLTP standard, the Audi loses over 34 percent of its range when traveling on German highways.
The worst thing, however, is for Toyota's only electric car on European soil. The Bz4X loses a whopping 53.4 percent of its range when asked to follow the Autobahn.
