How many kilometres you can drive and how often you’ll have to charge depends on several factors, especially your driving style, the outdoor temperature, the weight you’re carrying in the boot, and how many people there are in the car. As a basic rule of thumb, if there are pleasant above-zero temperatures outside and you keep to an economical driving style, you’ll travel further. Another factor is the condition and age of your battery, which has to power the air-conditioning in summer and the heating in winter.

Eco mode is a great help if you want the maximum possible range. It comes into its own if you’re in no urgent hurry to reach your destination, but would rather travel as far as possible without having to charge. The car’s acceleration and maximum speed will be reduced, but you get to travel further. To make Eco mode as efficient as possible, the smart control unit also limits the output of systems such as the heating and air-conditioning.

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If you want to extend your range, choose mode B, which has the highest regenerative braking intensity. In this mode, the motor transfers the vehicle’s kinetic energy back to the battery. Using cruise control can also help to extend your range.

When buying your car, think about how you’ll be using it and what you expect from it. Do you want more power and a longer range? Then go for an 82 kWh battery, which will let you travel more than 520 km.

Don’t need to take frequent long journeys on a single charge? In that case, a 62 kWh battery will be sufficient, enabling you to travel over 410 km.

Both batteries can be charged using a 50 kW quick charger while you’re on the road. But if you don’t want to spend too much time at chargers when you’re travelling, it’s definitely worth thinking about purchasing the option to use an ultra-fast 135 kW charger.

You can use the MyŠkoda app to remotely control charging or, on those sweltering hot days, switch on the air-conditioning before you get in the car.

The battery does not like the overly high summer temperatures. So don’t park your ENYAQ iV for too long in direct sunlight or in high temperatures with the battery charged to 100%.