Skoda will be coming with an all-electric version of its Octavia sedan in India, if recent reports are to be believed. Work on the electric car has already started, and the model will be offered as part of koda’s EV lineup after the year 2025. From what has been shared so far about the electric sedan, we can expect the Octavia EV to be around 600kms when it debuts.
Skoda will be coming up with an all-electric version of its Octavia sedan in India, if a recent report is to be believed. Work on the electric car has already begun, and the model will be introduced as part of Skoda’s EV lineup post the year 2025. From what has been shared about the electric sedan so far, we can expect the Octavia EV to boast a range of about 600km when it debuts.
The report comes from Autocar India, which suggests that Skoda has started working on an all-electric version of the Octavia and will introduce it in India in a later decade. It is expected that the electric Octavia will not use the Volkswagen MEB platform, which currently powers the EV lineup by the group, which includes models such as the Volkswagen ID 3 and Volkswagen ID 4. Instead, it is likely to be based on VW Group’s upcoming Scalable Systems Platform, or SSP Architecture for Electric Vehicles, to serve as a unified architecture for the entire product portfolio.
Since VW will debut with an SSP-based vehicle in 2026, the reported timeline of the launch of the Skoda Octavia EV coincides with it, suggesting the use of the platform in electric sedans. Once up for sale, the Octavia EV is likely to be part of a larger EV portfolio of Skoda in India, as it aims to generate 70 per cent of its profits from EV sales by 2030. The lineup is expected to include the Skoda Enyaq iV, another all-electric compact SUV to mimic the Skoda Fabia, and a crossover EV. According to a report by Autocar India, all these EVs will be available for sale by 2026.
Skoda Octavia EV: Features and Specifications
As for the electric variant of Skoda, reports indicate that the Octavia EV could have a WLTP range of around 600 km. This will likely be made possible by a “more advanced version” of Skoda’s new 89kWh battery. This advanced battery is expected to be launched sometime in 2024 to 2025.
If used in the Octavia EV, the Skoda battery will also be able to support charging rates of up to 200kW. This will be used to power the two front motors on the standard version of the Octavia EV, while a more powerful version may have four motors, one at each wheel.
But before we see the Octavia EV on sale in India, it is possible that Skoda may introduce an upgraded, hybrid model of the sedan in the country. The Octavia RS IV with its plug-in hybrid capability is expected to fill this gap next year, helping Skoda transition to pure EVs for its models in the coming years.
