The Epiq, Skoda’s small electric SUV arriving in 2025.
Skoda unveils the small SUV on the way – Fisker on the verge of bankruptcy – Too many charging haywire in France – Scooter sharing in Renault / Week in 4 flashes
Skoda unveils the Epiq, a small SUV arriving in 2025
Surprisingly, Skoda presented a preview of the little one Electric SUV worth 25 thousand euros (or little more) arriving in 2025. For now it is a prototype called Epiq, but it is likely that the name will also remain in the production model. For now there are no technical data, other than the length, 4.10 meters, or 5 cm. less than a potential competitor like the Fiat 600-e.
Basically the Epiq will be the high-wheeled brother of the Volkswagen ID.2with which it shares the technical base, starting from the modular platform MEB. Skoda assures that the interior will provide generous space for the category, “with load capacity up to 490 liters“. As for autonomy, the Czech House only says that it will be more than 400 km.
After the little girl left the scene Citigo-e iVSkoda currently has only one electric model in production, the Enyaq, an SUV that has achieved good sales numbers. The Epiq will be produced in Spainin the Seat-Cupra factory.
The Fisker Ocean, the electric SUV launched by the designer and entrepreneur.
Skoda and…/ Fisker one step away from collapse
The second adventure is also about to end badly Henry Fisher as a builder? The dismal fourth quarter financial results led the stock price to fluctuate between 15 e 17 centagainst i $28.50 that the title was worth in February.
The blow to the stock market came after the Wall Street Journal revealed that the company has hired a team of experts to evaluate the initiation of bankruptcy proceedings. This is despite the fact that deliveries of the flagship product, the Ocean electric SUV, began to take off in the latter part of 2023.
However, several Ocean customers have complained quality problems which further tarnished the company’s image. Fisker, formerly a talented designer of major brands such as Jaguarhas a first failure behind it with the launch of Fisherman Karma, one of the first plug-in hybrids. An adventure that ended badly in 2012.
Even in France there is a charging problem (columns turned off)
The problem of out-of-use refills is not just Italian. In France on average, one in five charging stations is out of service. The pace of new installations is proceeding rapidly and the quota has been reached 123.347according to the findings di have, with an average of 183 points per 100.000 inhabitantsi.
But in this whole network only l’81% of charging points in AC (up to 22 kW) is truly available. It’s no better with the more powerful stations. According to what the specialized site reports Clean Automotive, in DC until 150 kW, February’s actual availability rate was only 78%. He was born in 77% that of HPCs over 150 kW.
Free sharing of Cooltra scooters for Renault employees
Not just electric cars. Renault Italia wants to be an active part of the change starting from own employees. The first ambassadors of the new mobility. Thanks to the collaboration signed with Cooltraa leading company in the sharing and renting of two-wheeled vehicles, all employees have been able to use since March 10 electric scooters for daily home-office commuting. experiencing the many advantages of electric and making yourself.
This initiative adds to the service of free corporate car sharing 100% electric, Mobilize Share, launched in 2022, with a fleet of Dacia Spring and Renault Mégane E-tech. The service had excellent feedback from the Group’s collaborators, who traveled in total over 32,000 km doing more than 600 reservations of sharing vehicles. Cooltra has already experimented with corporate scooter sharing with other large companies, including Enel (article here).
2024-03-16 19:14:22
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