Skoda Enyaq: range, battery & charging
The Enyaq is offered with two batteries, up to 358 miles on a charge, and impressive 175kW rapid charging speeds
| Model | Range | Wallbox charge time | Rapid charge time |
| Enyaq 50 | 234 miles | 9hrs 30mins (0-100%, 7.4kW) | 25mins (10-80%, 145kW) |
| Enyaq 85 | 358 miles | 12hrs 45mins (0-100%, 7.4kW) | 28mins (10-80%, 175kW) |
| Enyaq 85x | 329 miles | 12hrs 45mins (0-100%, 7.4kW) | 28mins (10-80%, 175kW) |
| Enyaq vRS | 337 miles | 12hrs 45mins (0-100%, 7.4kW) | 28mins (10-80%, 175kW) |
Choosing which Enyaq is right for you is relatively straightforward. The entry-level version is ideal if you’re not planning to spend your entire life on the motorway, because it gives you a decent, but not exceptional range of around 230 miles. When the Enyaq was first launched, upgrading to the larger battery wasn’t expensive, commanding a £4,000 premium. However, when Skoda swapped the original 58kWh pack for a smaller 52kWh unit, the price gap between small and large packs stretched to more than £7,500.
Skoda Enyaq range
Skoda claims the Enyaq will do between 224 and 358 miles on a charge, depending which battery and motor combination is fitted to your car. However, in our experience – in the colder months of the year at least – you’ll struggle to get close to those figures in real-world driving. You can also expect the more aerodynamic Enyaq Coupe to offer slightly more range.
While we haven’t driven the updated 50 and 85 models, our tests of the earlier 60 and 80 give a good benchmark of the kind of range you can expect in real-world driving. A drive of the Enyaq 60 on a chilly spring morning showed around 165 miles on a full charge, and around 210 miles for the Enyaq 80. That’s a significant drop on the quoted 248 and 351-mile ranges, although this isn’t an issue exclusive to the Enyaq and we’d expect warmer weather would give a more positive result.
That said, even after some fairly unsympathetic testing, the range readout dropped largely in line with the actual distance travelled – suggesting a gentler driving style might return a more favourable range figure.
Charge time
Not all Skoda Enyaqs are built equal, and nowhere is this more evident than when it comes to charging. At launch, all Enyaqs came with 50kW rapid charging as standard, with the option to upgrade to 100kW.
Nowadays, even the base Skoda Enyaq 50 can charge at a maximum DC speed of 145kW, allowing for a 10-80 per cent top-up in around 25 minutes – or in layman’s terms, enough time to pop to the facilities and grab an overpriced coffee.
Enyaqs with 77kWh battery packs (85 Edition, 85x SportLine Plus, L&K, and vRS) get 175kW charging capability, although a steep charging curve means a 10-80 per cent top-up will take the same amount of time.
One feature introduced for Enyaqs built from January 2022 onwards is a battery save mode. This limits the battery's charge state to 80% of the maximum in order to prolong its life as much as possible.
