Supplied The Skoda Vision iV is powered by a pair of electric motors and has a claimed range of 500km. READ MORE:* New Zealand's electric vehicle future* Design students create a Skoda Kodiaq ute* What happens to EV batteries when they're worn out? Electric is our vision and it is also Skoda Auto's vision for us; they see a real opportunity for electric in this country. The ball started rolling last November, when Skoda NZ gave presentation in Prague explaining the argument for how the EV market is unpacking here and what an EV presence would do for the Skoda brand. Skoda plans to launch a more conventionally styled electric SUV based on the MEB platform soon after the Enyaq.

Source: Stuff February 14, 2020 18:00 UTC