Skoda’s appearance at the Shanghai Motor Show is characterized by electric change: with the Skoda Vision E study, the company provides its first brand-specific outlook on the future of individual mobility. The emotionally designed five door SUV coupé can travel up to 500 kilometres on purely electric power and meets the level 3 requirements for autonomous driving.
The first purely electrically driven and autonomous driving concept car in the company’s history embodies the brand’s interpretation of electric vehicles. The Vision E has great road presence thanks to its proportions. Thanks to the long wheelbase, as well as the short overhangs at the front and rear, the designers have created an extremely spacious interior. In the future-oriented vehicle concept, the elevated seating position typical of SUV models and the generous space combine with a dynamic silhouette and gently sloping roof line in the style of a coupé.
With the Vision E, Skoda is also providing an outlook on the forms of autonomous driving coming soon. Electromobility plays a key role in the company’s global growth strategy. Skoda develops its own vehicle concepts for purely electric mobility on the basis of the MEB Group platform. The electrification of Skoda model range will begin as early as 2019 with the launch of the Superb with plug-in hybrid drive. Skoda’s first purely electric series-produced vehicle will be released shortly afterwards in 2020. By 2025, the brand will have expanded its range to include five purely electric cars in various segments.
