The Skoda Citigoe iV, the brand's first electric car, is already available in Spain from 17,900 euros

The electric sector is increasingly present in the contemporary market, as shown by brands with their constant bets. Skoda, a company deeply involved in this transformation of the car, announced a few months ago the arrival of its first 100% electric vehicle, the Citigoe iV. This small car takes as its reference the previous combustion-engined Citigo, which will disappear in favour of this new version that marks a turning point for the Czech brand. And indeed, Skoda is already prepared to kick off sales of the Citigoe iV, a vehicle that is already available in our market.

Skoda has wanted to play by its own rules when entering this already well-established segment. The company, unlike many others, has chosen to plunge into the world of electric cars with an urban vehicle, a context in which, for now, this type of powertrain makes much more sense.

To encourage the purchase of the new Citigoe iV, Skoda has applied a series of incentives that make it a genuinely interesting product. Besides a carefree and friendly design, the Czech city car comes loaded with the latest technology to make not only our daily life easier, but also cheaper than with a combustion vehicle.

To begin with, we find an electric motor of 61 kW, or put another way, 83 CV of power. This figure is complemented by a torque of 210 Nm that arrives instantly, allowing the little Citigoe to reach 100 km/h in 7.6 seconds and a top speed of 130 km/h, more than enough to tackle the urban world and embark on a motorway journey without struggling.

Alongside this mechanical setup, we find a 36.8 kWh lithium-ion battery capable of delivering a total range of 260 kilometres under the WLTP cycle. If a 40 kW DC fast charger is used, 80% of the battery capacity can be recovered in one hour. Using a 7.2 kW AC charging point, the Citigoe’s heart will need 4 hours and 8 minutes to reach the same percentage, a time that rises to 12 hours and 37 minutes if a 2.3 kW domestic charging station is used.

This whole package is already available in Spain, a country where Skoda asks its customers for a payment of 17,900 euros during the launch offer. Not surprisingly, once this offer ends, standard prices will be reinstated, at 22,370 euros for the Ambition trim and 22,970 euros for the Style, although they can always be adjusted with the aid offered by the State, which will be complemented by an eight-year or 160,000-kilometre warranty -whichever comes first- on the battery, also guaranteeing 70% of its capacity.