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REPORT: Skoda considering electric car based on VW Up!

Volkswagen Czech-based subsidiary Škoda is reportedly considering adding an electric vehicle to its range of automobiles. As you would expect, Skoda's electric car would be based on the upcoming Volkswagen Up!, which is itself slated to get an electric drivetrain by 2013 that promises to offer a range of 80 miles per charge of its lithium ion battery pack. Volkswagen's so-called "Beetle of the 21st Century" is expected to launch sometime next year, but any Škoda-badged versions of the tiny car would reportedly be put on ... Read more →

REPORT: how the Up! might find a home in the new array of VW-group offerings Xavier Navarro

VW Up! concept - Click above for high-res image gallery Regular readers are surely aware of the new city car model that Volkswagen is preparing called the Up! Until now, European shoppers looking ...

Skoda introduces new 1.2L three cylinder, coming to a VW soon Sam Abuelsamid

The low price Czech-based division of the Volkswagen group, Skoda, has started producing a revised version of its 1.2-liter three cylinder engine. The powerplant is debuting in the Fabia but will ...

EU-US summit delegates to ride in Škoda Superb GreenLine Jeremy Korzeniewski

According to Carscoop, the government of the Czech Republic has procured 27 Škoda Superb GreenLine sedans from VW's Czech subsidiary that will be used as official vehicles for the upcoming ...

VW Up! may be too expensive for ?koda and Seat Sebastian Blanco

Volkswagen's NSF (new small family) concepts, the up! series, has been on our radar since appearing at auto shows in late 2007. Last fall, VW committed to bringing these vehicles to production ...

Geneva Preview: Skoda to debut Octavia Greenline 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

According to a report on Auto Express, Volkswagen-owned Czech automaker Skoda is set to debut a fuel-saving version of its Octavia sedan at the Geneva Motor Show next week. The Octavia is the longest-running nameplate from Skoda, celebrating its 50th anniversary earlier this year. Like other ...

Skoda Superb GreenLine officially launched 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Škoda, a European division of Volkswagen's auto empire, believes that big cars can be green too, and to prove it, the automaker has finally officially launched the Superb GreenLine that we first saw last year at the Geneva Motor Show in the U.K. Like the Passat that it's based on, ...

Mating the 1.4-liter TFSI to the Skoda Octavia retains performance 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Automakers claim that the new generation of small turbocharged engines keep the same performance or even improve older powertrains, as we saw for a VW Passat. However, it's good to know that a mostly performance-oriented publication, Auto News, has tested the new 122 hp 1.4-liter turbocharged VW ...

Another European large sedan with low emissions: ?koda Superb Greenline 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Large sedans don't usually have small engines, but CO2 emissions limits and taxes have given automakers incentive to launch green versions of their larger models. Think of the Citroën C5 Airdream, the Opel Insignia Ecoflex or the VW Passat Bluemotion. Now we can add Škoda, a brand ...

German journalists eke out 73 mpg in a production car 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

This time, a high mile per gallon number was recorded in Europe and not with a Peugeot. A group of German motor journalists managed to get 3.2 l/100 km (73 mpg U.S.) in a Skoda Fabia TDI Greenline. The car had a 1.4 TDI (diesel) engine good for 80 HP. The thirty-six journalists (we're guessing not ...

Skoda diesels get common-rail technology 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Skoda, the Czech marque that belongs to the VW group, has announced that its Octavia model will from now on use the latest iteration of TDI technology. TDI is based in the use of common-rail injection, and it phases out pump-injectors. The new Superb, due in two months, will also have the new ...

Geneva 2008: ?koda shows off the Superb GreenLine 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click image for a hi-res gallery of the Škoda Superb GreenLine The latest version of the VW Passat-derived Škoda Superb is making its official debut in Geneva this week, and the Czech marque's flagship will also be offered in the eco-themed GreenLine trim. Many of Volkswagen's ...

?koda Greenline: Clean TDI and E85 flexfuel options 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Škoda has finally completed the launch of three greener versions of its recently updated Fabia, the star-selling subcompact of the Czech marque. The models that have been launched under the GreenLine label are two TDI Fabias, a hatchback (check our post about the UK price here) and a combi ...

Video: ?koda's life sized car made out of ... cake! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The video above, an ad for Škoda's Fabia, is amazing. It features car construction with the greenest materials ever: Sugar, floor, eggs ... it's a big cake! Everything from the engine to seats to bumper is made in delicious detail. Below the fold is a 5-minute making of the commercial which ...

?koda's "Company car of the future" predicts high-tech, eco-friendly virtual colleague vehicle 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

If you're into technology, there's a lot to love about Škoda's recent announcement about the future of the company car. If you're a fan of once in a while not having to work, there's a lot to be afraid of. If you're interested in what and how much cars of the future will emit into the ...

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