The head of Volkswagen-owned Czech carmaker Skoda has admitted slowing demand for electric vehicles (EVs) has led the brand to revise its future model plans, with petrol power given a stay of execution. Speaking to UK publication Autocar , Skoda CEO Klaus Zellmer said the company’s previous target of launching four new EVs within the next two years has undergone adjustments due to market demands. “To be totally honest, with the slowdown of the transformation into battery-electric vehicles, we’re revisiting that [EV timeline],” Mr Zellmer said.
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“We’re checking the sequence of those cars. The cadence now is we’ve had the Enyaq Coupe, the Elroq, the next one is the Epiq, and the next one down the line will be the SUV, the 7S you’ve seen the concept car of. “After that – it could be 2027, 2028 – we’re aiming for an Octavia estate.
” Last year , Skoda teased six electric concept cars, all of which were planned to launch by 2026. These included the Elroq ( unveiled this week ), facelifts for the Enyaq and Enyaq Coupe, the Epiq (a concept of which was subsequently revealed this year ), an electric wagon (now understood to wear the Octavia badge), and a production version of the 7S Concept . The delayed launch of the electric Octavia wagon places it closer to the on-sale date of the ninth-generation Volkswagen Golf , which is now .