Skoda to reveal autonomous electronic vehicle at the Vision E Concept premiere

This car will not only serve as a window to the electronic vehicles's (EV) future but also showcase the brand’s latest autonomous driving technology.

Skoda announces the brand is planning to launch the Vision E, which Skoda calls an SUV coupe, in 2020. The concept is capable of a 500km range on a single charge, Skoda added.

>>> View more: Google’s self-driving car sparking historic change The Vision E is powered by Level 3 autonomous driving which allows drivers to take their hands off the steering wheel during stop-and-start highway traffic within 30 seconds. Moreover, the car also offers twin electric motors, a power output of 225 kilowatts (301 hp) which means it is four-wheel drive, and can split power to whichever axle it needs to under any given circumstance.
 
Before Vision E, Skoda has already introduced Skoda’s Kodiaq in Scout and Sportline trims in February. Skoda decided to reveal the concept in China since sales of electric vehicles in that market are growing fast. "For electromobility, China is ahead of the European market and the government is strongly supporting it," the spokesman stated.
  Actually, China is also appreciated as a Skoda's biggest single market, accounting for 370,000 of the 1.1 million cars the brand sold last year.

As part of its electrification strategy, the brand will have planned to expand its range to include five purely electric cars in various segments on the basis of the MEB Group platform by 2015. The electrification of Skoda’s model range will begin as early as 2019 with the launch of the Skoda Super, a version of the Superb sedan, with plug-in hybrid drive.

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