{"id":1879727,"date":"2026-04-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1879727"},"modified":"2026-04-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T21:00:00","slug":"skoda-elroq-long-term-review-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1879727","title":{"rendered":"Skoda Elroq – long-term review"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In classic Lifer fashion, the Elroq vRS is impressing more the longer it\u2019s here. It had the misfortune of following the overtly designer-y and Scandi-stylish Polestar 3 \u2013 also faster and more powerful \u2013 so there was a slight return to earth at first. But the respect is growing.<\/p>\n

In part, it\u2019s because I got back into it after recent meaningful spells behind the wheel(s) of the Audi RS5<\/a> and BMW iX3<\/a>, two of the best new cars of the year so far. The family-oriented Skoda is not as far away from the Audi\u2019s thrilling dynamism or as eclipsed by the BMW\u2019s supremely executed EV intelligence as you might think. As previously noted, the Elroq vRS possesses serious hot hatch skills, although you might find yourself dreaming of what it might be like to actually change gear in one. Imagine that level of interaction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Its efficiency is also improving. Slowly. Although most of us remain hung up on range, the truth is that if you\u2019re fortunate enough to have a wall charger at home I guarantee you won\u2019t be bothering a public charging unit very often. What I am doing, though, is bothering my home charging wall box more regularly than I\u2019d like, because the Skoda has yet to deliver better than 240 miles fully charged. I expect to see that increase as the weather warms up, but even then I\u2019m not anticipating much beyond an average of 3.3mi\/kWh. Heathrow and\/or Gatwick runs are a staple for me, and they\u2019re a round trip of 150 miles. Which leaves circa 90 miles when I get back, a sub-optimal figure that\u2019s swiftly diminished by a few train station journeys and other local stuff. All of which means I might find myself charging the Elroq four times per week, thus exposing its meagre range.<\/p>\n

That said, with everyone currently fixated on oil prices for obvious reasons, it\u2019s nice to be, erm, unplugged from that particular existential concern. Allow me to refer to my excellent Ohme app, which monitors energy usage and offers pointers on how to get the best out of smart charging. In March, the Skoda consumed 325.78 kWh of electricity, at an estimated cost of \u00a363.51. That\u2019s based on EON\u2019s Next Drive Fixed tariff, which is currently 9.5p per kWh off-peak (midnight to 6am), 32.82p per kWh peak. That\u2019s more expensive than it was six months ago, but still massively better than the horror show that\u2019s unfolding at the fuel pumps right now.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As we lurch ever closer to an energy shock to rival the one that upended the car industry in 1973, we can surmise that sales of EVs are only going to go one way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In classic Lifer fashion, the Elroq vRS is impressing more the longer it\u2019s here. It had the misfortune of following the overtly designer-y and Scandi-stylish Polestar 3 \u2013 also faster and more powerful \u2013 so there was a slight return to earth at first. But the respect is growing. In part, it\u2019s because I got […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,237],"class_list":["post-1879727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-topgear-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1879727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1879727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1879727\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1879727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1879727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1879727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}