Skoda's Enyaq iV 50 EV - CEO says its cheaper & better than a Model Y

Uploaded 2 years ago by The Electric Viking

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- The Škoda Enyaq 50 is considered a good car, but there’s something very fishy.
- The version reviewed has possibly the lowest power-to-weight ratio of any car you can buy in Europe.
- The car weighs 1,900 kg, which is acceptable for a car of this size.
- The car’s single motor has 103 kW which is about 126 horsepower.
- It will do 0 to 62 miles an hour in 11 seconds.
- The Škoda’s CEO publicly said that the Škoda Enyaq is categorically better than a Tesla Model Y, but that’s extremely debatable.
- Tesla is doing a number on the competition in Europe.
- The price of the Škoda Enyaq 50 is priced this way because of Tesla.
- Model Ys are available for 45,000 euros but the Škoda version is 40,000 euros.
- Tesla’s model has about 60 miles more range.
- The charging speed of the Škoda Enyaq is 110 kW, which is not very fast. The charging speed for the Tesla model is about 170 kW.
- The Tesla Model Y is 10% bigger overall.
- Specifications on the Škoda Enyaq 50 are sparser and the autopilotsimilar to Tesla isn’t available.
- It doesn’t have a nickel, cobalt manganese battery pack.
- The Škoda is being used as a marketing tool, for promotions in Germany and France. It’s a price bait to get the car known.
- However, the availability is limited, there is a strategy to sell cheaper priced in just a few markets
- Before they were said to have priced at 34,000 euros
- It has been never been sold for that initial price.
- Therefore, if you want a car which has better range, faster charging, you need to pay extra and get a Tesla.
- Tesla has the upper hand over a small range.
- The ID.3 Volkswagon is the same price, even though it's smaller.

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