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Plug-in hybrid (PHEV) variations of the Skoda Kodiaq and Very good have been authorized for Australia, and each are set for an area launch early subsequent yr.
Regardless of rising demand for hybrid, plug-in hybrid and totally electrical automobiles (EVs), Skoda solely launched its first EV in Australia in 2024 – the Enyaq – and has by no means provided any PHEVs right here.
Nevertheless, the Volkswagen Group model will quickly increase its lineup to incorporate PHEV variations of the Kodiaq SUV and Very good, albeit slightly later than first thought.
“2026 is the yr of the PHEV for us,” mentioned Kieran Merrigan, Skoda Australia’s head of product and advertising, on the native launch of the Elroq electrical SUV.
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“Kodiaq and Very good [have been] authorized, we’re simply attempting to lock within the ultimate pricing and manufacturing. However once more, we’re assured in having them out there throughout Q1, early subsequent yr.”
The method of bringing PHEVs to Australia has seen Skoda conduct battery testing on each fashions, the outcomes for which had been shared as a part of this announcement. After 30,000 kilometres of use with a 50/50 cut up of AC and DC charging, the battery within the Kodiaq PHEV nonetheless displayed 100 per cent well being.
“We’re tremendous assured in these vehicles. These batteries are holding up actually, very well,” added Mr Merrigan.
Often known as the Kodiaq iV and Very good iV abroad, the incoming plug-in hybrids are powered by a model of the Volkswagen Group’s second-generation plug-in hybrid system for automobiles on the MQB platform.
The powertrain combines a brand new 110kW, turbocharged 1.5-litre turbo-petrol engine and six-speed dual-clutch computerized transmission with an electrical motor and 25.7kWh lithium-ion battery.
System energy is quoted at 150kW, which is down on the 200kW provided by Audi, Cupra and Volkswagen fashions with the identical PHEV system.
Each the Kodiaq and Very good iV quote greater than 100km of electric-only driving vary on Europe’s WLTP cycle, with the Very good claiming “as much as 120 kilometres”. The pair might be fast-charged at as much as 50kW through a DC public quick charger.
Skoda’s native director Lucie Kuhn has beforehand instructed CarExpertthat whereas the Very good ‘iV’ will doubtless be aimed toward fleet clients in a single variant, the Kodiaq iV ought to provide a number of choices for various consumers.
“I might say Very good PHEV might be principally fleet, primarily for firms – it’s a form of an government automobile so we count on to try this route for the businesses that require a sure environmental coverage,” Ms Kuhn instructed CarExpert.
“The Kodiaq [PHEV] I feel will discover clients in each channels. It’ll additionally go [in the] personal route and we count on the share to be roughly 50:50, or possibly extra [towards] personal clients, 60:40.”
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