SKODA ENYAQ 85 (82KWH) RANGE TEST AND FAST CHARGING TEST

At the start of the test, the battery was 100% charged and the driving range indicator showed 549 km. We started the test in Kortenberg and drove along the Leuvensesteenweg towards Brussels center. The first bit was city traffic, but with reasonably smooth driving. As we approached Brussels it got busier and we were in a typical city scenario: stopping and accelerating at relatively low speeds with occasional traffic jams. I drove this drive almost entirely in efficient B mode. I did the test in April. It was a mild day with about 12 degrees.

After 24 kilometers of driving, we have an initial figure. The battery dropped from 100% to 94% and the consumption clocks in at 15.6 kWh/100 km. If we calculate this consumption of by battery capacity, we arrive at an estimated city range of 494 kilometers. That’s a nice result. If you have more congestion, that consumption will probably go up.

Time to leave the city. We take the highway towards Namur, heading for the Ardennes roads. We drive 120 km/h where we can. Occasionally a little slower due to work, but overall it’s a smooth ride. I drove a total of 101 km. It was 16 degrees that day. I ended up with a consumption of 17.8 kWh/100 km, giving an estimated driving range of 433 km.

Later in the day, I also drove back from the Ardennes towards Brussels. I then ended up with a consumption of 17.4 kWh/100 km, representing an estimated range of 443 km. It was slightly warmer then, namely 19.5 degrees. All in all, that’s still a relatively low consumption on the freeway, giving it a more than acceptable range on the highway.

By now we are near Marche-en-Famenne and we leave the highway. We are now driving on country roads, and I want to feel what the car can do. I drove a little more sportily for a few kilometers, accelerating more often, and then drove slowly again. After 15 kilometers on these roads, at 16.5 degrees, the average consumption is 20.5 kWh/100 km. That is higher than the consumption on the highway. That brings the “sporty” range to 376 kilometers.

For this test, I visit one of the 60 charging squares of DATS 24, the sponsor of this range test. This Enyaq 85 is capable of DC fast charging at 135 kW. Skoda says this EV goes from 10% to 80% in 28 min.

We do the test at temperatures around 18.5 degrees. At the start of the test, the battery is 20% full and the range indicator is at 105 km. We start charging and after a few moments we are charging at a power of 120 kW. After 10 minutes, I look again. We are then charging at a rate of 131 kW. I also read on the screen that at some point we must have been charging at 134 kW. In 10 minutes, the battery went from 20% to 45%. We gained 129 km of driving range.

After 20 minutes, the charging rate dropped to 109 kW. So still fairly high. The battery went from 45% to 70%. We gained another 128 km of driving range. After 30 minutes, we stop the test. I saw that we were then only at a charging rate of 40.6 kW. The battery is at 85% and we are at 440 km range on the indicator. So at 30 minutes we gained 335 km and went from 20% to 85% at 18.5 degrees.

What about AC charging? I have not done an AC test, but I can pass along that you can AC charge at 11 kW and the charging time to go from 0% to 100% is about 8h.

Now I want to figure out the maximum driving range. For this I look for typical regional roads: little traffic, no traffic lights, and just smooth driving at a constant speed of about 70 km/h. These are pretty much the ideal conditions.

After driving 50 kilometers under these conditions and at a temperature of 20 degrees, I read a consumption of barely 9.5 kWh. Wow, that’s a very different figure from previous tests. Of course, it’s a short test of only 50 km. But if you can maintain this consumption, you’re talking about a driving range of 811 kilometers. This is a huge difference from the driving range on the freeway or in sporty driving. Above all, it shows how great the influence of your driving style and conditions is.

As a conclusion I can say that the minimum driving range during my test was somewhere between 376 km in sporty driving and 433 km on the highway this at temperatures around 16 degrees. On regional roads and with an economical driving style I saw a potential maximum driving range of as much as 811 km at a temperature of 20 degrees. In the city, I got about 494 km range, in rather heavy city traffic. Over the entire trip, I drove about 374 km and the battery went from 100% to 20%. Average consumption clocked in at 15.9 kWh per 100 km, giving me an estimated driving range in a mixed scenario of about 484 km. I suspect in colder temperatures you’ll have a bit less range, and of course in summer certainly a bit more. In the quick-charge test, it is notable that the enyaq does not have a significantly high payload, but on the other hand it remains fairly stable. Thus, we started at 120 kw and after 20 minutes we were still at about 109 kw, so it still gives a good charging result. At 30 minutes we gained 335 km and went from 20% to 85% at 18.5 degrees.