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submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Hello all,

So i am in a canundrum. I am going to buy a new car (EV) and of course want to buy something from which the EU benefits. I am considering the Skoda Enyaq and the Cupra Tavascan. Both car brands are part of the VW group, which is a European company. However, I found out that the Cupra is built is Hefei, China, while the Skoda is built in Czechia which is of course in europe. The Cupra is in fact more equipped than the Skoda while also being cheaper. This may of course in part be explained by where they are built. How do you guys feel about this?

Thanks for your insights in advance!

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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago (14 children)

Then get yourself an electric wagon, and if you really want the space - a minivan or a van. There isn't a single case where an SUV would be the most adequate option.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (10 children)

The only electric wagon with serious battery capacity is the Taycan lol, at least until bmw and audi offerings come to dealerships. So, you'll be paying for (mostly) unnecessary luxury and thus weight.
I hope PSA come out with something cool but I'm not holding my breath, afaik they're still at 54kw, though efficiency is better than their old stuff.

edit: op wants 70+, that's why I'm looking at higher capacity, I know not everybody needs it

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (5 children)

I don't mind myself a little bit of Porsche but in terms of the wagon vs SUV discussion. The Porsche has an average milage of 167 wh/km while the enyaq coupe base a milage of 168 wh/km. This difference is insignificant if you ask me. Furthermore the Porsche weighs 2165 kg while the enyaq weighs 2140 kg. So the enyaq is actually lighter! (All data from EV database).

So the fact that the enyaq is an SUV doesn't seem to matter here?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I wasn't really suggesting the taycan, luxury cars are heavy by default, and the whole car (while beautiful) isn't making good use of it's interior. Not exactly a family car. Just saying that so far it's the only euro wagon with 70+ batteries.

rambling about comparisonsComparing bodystyles would be more interesting if both cars were roughly in the same segment (like Astra wagon vs Mokka e vs Combo e) and the same ev evolution branches.

Taycan wagon is bigger in every dimension except height, has a bigger battery in most trims, and weight (for 21-24 models according to arenaev) is 2245 kg unladen, 2885 kg gross. Also if I remember right, it's built on an ICE-derived platform taken from the Panamera. Enyaq is built on a platform designed specifically for EVs since day one. And funnily enough it's got abetter drag coefficient than porsche.

By the way efficiency is very different on this database, they use WLTP and taycan is slightly ahead. Weight is very much trim-dependent, but even a 77kWh enyaq 80 is lighter at 2090kg unladen. If you want the heaviest enyaq RS, that'll be almost 2260 kg.

TLDR: affordable midsize suv on an ev platform is most likely better at being an EV than a luxury executive wagon built on an ice (derived) platform

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