Škoda’s electric bestsellers Elroq and Enyaq receive model year updates

In 2025, the Škoda Elroq ranked as Europe’s second best-selling electric vehicle, with over 95,300 deliveries and topped EV sales in April, July, and October. It also won the German Car of the Year award 2026 (GCOTY 2026) and placed second place in European Car of The Year 2026. The Elroq leads the EV market in the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Slovakia, and is among the top three electric vehicles in Austria, Finland, and Switzerland. The larger Enyaq was Europe’s seventh best-selling electric vehicle in 2025, with over 79,600 vehicles delivered.

Infotainment and connectivity
For the upcoming model year, the Elroq and Enyaq models are debuting an upgraded Android-based infotainment system, bringing a new look and feel, a redesigned home screen, grid layout, favourites, and search function, along with enhanced personalisation options for an improved, more intuitive experience. The next-generation infotainment concept forms part of an upgraded onboard platform introduced with the latest production run, making these advancements exclusive to newly produced vehicles. A new in-car app store will make additional applications available directly via the infotainment system, including Škoda apps and selected third-party apps such as Spotify and YouTube, along with a number of apps from categories such as audio and video streaming, casual gaming, news, weather and more¹.

Digital key
For the first time, Škoda vehicles will also feature a digital key². Once the phone has been paired with the vehicle and set up in the MyŠkoda app, users can lock, unlock, and start the vehicle with their smartphone. Once initialised in the MyŠkoda app, they can share access with others (such as family members) via the smartphone’s built-in wallet app.

Powerpass and Plug & Charge news
Powerpass, Škoda’s own charging service, is now integrated directly into the navigation system, showing charging-station ratings and prices and enabling charging authorisation straight from the navigation screen. Search filters include 20 selected providers, charging power, and availability. Users can create lists of preferred CPOs (charging point operators) and those they want to avoid. As of now, 1,000,000 public charging points across 28 European countries are accessible via Powerpass. The vehicle’s maps now also offer Google Online Search, Satellite Maps and an overview of POIs (points of interest) along the route. Plug & Charge will also enable authorisation with compatible home wallboxes.

Detailed driving data in the MyŠkoda app
MyŠkoda now provides driving data, including energy consumption, to complement the charging overview and history. Laura, the digital companion, supports EV route planning by combining various Google POI categories (such as restaurants, cafés, hotels, supermarkets, and tourist attractions) with the necessary charging stopovers. Guidance can be started, stopped, or edited from the in-car navigation. Favourites and recent destination lists are synchronised between MyŠkoda and the vehicle.

V2L and one-pedal driving
Vehicle-to-Load (V2L) enables the vehicle to power external devices connected via a charging-port adapter or a 230 V luggage-compartment socket – for camping equipment, power tools, and e-bikes. Enhanced one-pedal driving now offers two recuperation levels for regenerative braking in B mode, allowing deceleration to a complete standstill when the accelerator pedal is released. The levels are set via the infotainment system or the steering wheel paddles.

New Simply Clever solutions
The model-year changes to the Elroq and Enyaq include a 21-litre frunk under the bonnet, which will be fitted with gas struts for easier access. The ventilated Phone Box will support the Qi2 Magnetic Power Profile for wireless charging up to 25 W (intended for the iPhone 12 and newer and compatible devices), with USB‑C ports continuing to offer up to 45 W front and rear. At the same time, Škoda Auto brings Simply Clever features into the digital world with the new infotainment Tips app. It helps users discover vehicle features through short guidance, notifications and videos about functions they have not yet tried.

Travel Assist 3.0 to enhance everyday driving support
Travel Assist 3.0, extensively updated new radars and sensors, and expanded online services deliver more precise lane guidance, smoother speed control, and broader safety functions. All sensors have been upgraded at hardware or software level to support more stable data collection for assists. Assisted Lane Change has been further refined and Emergency Assist with automatic lane changing on motorways can manoeuvre to the hard shoulder if the driver fails to respond.

Interior camera, new radars, and upgraded exterior lighting management
New corner radars in the front and rear bumpers improve Crossroad Assist at complex junctions with limited visibility, detecting cars, motorcycles, cycles, and e-scooters approaching from the side. A new interior camera in the rear-view mirror housing enables better attention and fatigue monitoring via eye-tracking. The exterior lighting management adds an intermediate level for low-light daytime conditions (e.g. heavy clouds, dawn, or dusk), where the taillights are activated alongside the daytime running lights.

LFP batteries for entry variants
The Škoda Elroq 60 and Enyaq 60 models will be equipped with LFP battery technology following the upcoming model year changes. This solution offers several benefits, especially for more affordable versions of electric vehicles – it is cost effective, provides a long cycle lifespan, and allows for everyday charging flexibility that suits typical user patterns and urban mobility. The newly opened LFP (cell‑to‑pack) battery production line in Mladá Boleslav, operational from the end of February 2026, supplying high‑voltage batteries for future Škoda electric models and other electric vehicles across multiple VW Group brands, makes the plant the largest producer of BEV battery systems within the Volkswagen Group.

The Škoda Elroq’s track record
This compact electric SUV exceeded expectations in its first full year on the market in 2025: more than 112,000 units were produced and over 150,000 orders were recorded, with the Elroq 85 accounting for more than half of orders. The Elroq leads EV markets in the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Slovakia and ranks in the top three in Austria, Finland, and Switzerland. In January 2026, the Elroq became the best selling electric model in Europe, surpassing 8,000 units sold, and gained strong momentum in Germany as the best-selling EV in January and February 2026.

The Škoda Enyaq
The brand’s electric flagship, the Enyaq, is performing strongly in European sales and is the seventh best-selling EV in Europe. The largest markets for the Enyaq model range are Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Since production began in 2020, a total of more than 300,000 Enyaq and Enyaq Coupe models have been delivered to customers.

1 In Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia, the full operation of these services currently requires connecting the vehicle’s Wi Fi to an external mobile hotspot, such as one generated via a mobile phone.
2 Availability of the Digital Key feature depends on active Škoda Connect services
3 Maximum charging power and charging time (from 10 to 80 %). The actual charging performance can vary between charging stations even at the same kW rating. It depends on factors such as maximum charging current, ambient and battery temperature, battery state of charge and ageing, as well as the condition and load of the charging station and infrastructure. The stated maximum power is measured under WLTP conditions at around 23 °C and a battery state of charge of at least five percent. Changes in these conditions may lead to different charging performance.
4 The maximum power is determined in accordance with UN-GTR.21. The maximum power is available when the high-voltage battery is at its highest possible state of charge (SoC) and operating within its optimal temperature range. The power available varies according to the driving scenario and is influenced by factors including the battery’s temperature, SoC, and physical ageing.