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Skoda's 最新の 版 to its all-electric 顔触れ has been teased - and it's an electric 乗り物 (EV) more people should be able to afford.

The Epiq crossover is 予定 to be fully 明かすd in 2025, but we already know some of its 決定的な 統計（学）, 含むing its 提案するd price.

It is 推定する／予想するd to （犯罪の）一味 in at ?25,000 - which 作品 out at just over £21,000 - which will make it Skoda's cheapest electric car by some 利ざや.

With 最近の 報告（する）／憶測s 示唆するing that EVs will be cheaper to produce than 石油 cars by 2027, and the 切迫した arrival of Dacia's first electric model in October with a low price of £15,000, could we be seeing the first wave of affordable next-世代 殴打／砲列-力／強力にするd 乗り物s??

The Skoda Epiq - a c ity SUV crossover electric 乗り物 - is 予定 to be fully 明かすd in 2025. Here's a preview of how it could look and - more importantly - what it will cost...

Is the Epiq another 調印する of EVs becoming more affordable??

現在／一般に, the least expensive all-electric model from the Czech brand is the Enyaq family SUV, which starts from a 比較して bank-破産した／（警察が）手入れするing £38,970.

It means the Epiq could almost half the 入ること／参加（者） price of a Skoda EV when it 現れるs next year.?

Its arrival could see Skoda 取り組む 長，率いる-on one of the biggest 障害物s that is 妨げるing Britons from switched to EVs 一団となって／一緒に.?

と一緒に 関心s about a sparse, unreliable public 非難する 網状組織 and 範囲 苦悩, the 賞与金 up-前線 price of electric cars has seen public 需要・要求する for them 減少（する） 意味ありげに in 最近の months.

公式の／役人 人物／姿／数字s show that sales of EVs to ordinary drivers fell by almost a fifth in the first two months of 2024.

Of nearly 40,000 new electric cars 登録（する）d in January and February, just 6,500 were 購入（する）d by individuals.

The remaining 33,500 (which 代表するs around 84 per cent of all 登録s in the two months) were snapped up by (n)艦隊／(a)素早い and 賃貸し（する）ing companies as a result of lucrative 税金 利益s, 含むing the salary sacrifice 計画／陰謀.

推定する／予想するd to （犯罪の）一味 in at ?25,000 (which by today's 交流 率 作品 out at £21,360), this will be the cheapest electric Skoda by やめる some 利ざや?

READ MORE: Electric cars will be CHEAPER to make than 石油 models by 2027 - and this should 運動 負かす／撃墜する prices?

But market 研究 商売／仕事 Gartner this month 予報するs EVs could become more 控訴，上告ing to 私的な car 買い手s from 2027, when lower 製造業の costs should translate to more affordable EV prices.

It （人命などを）奪う，主張するs that new 製造業の methods will 減ずる 生産／産物 costs below those for a 類似の car with an 内部の 燃焼 engine within the next three years. As such, EVs should have price parity with 石油 cars sooner than 予報するd.?

The 予報するd 落ちる in EV prices couldn't come soon enough.?

現在／一般に, Britons will struggle to find many electric cars when shopping with a tight 予算.

In fact, there are just seven electric cars (not 含むing the £8,495 Citroen Ami quadricycle) on sale in the UK today 定価つきの £30,000 or いっそう少なく.

This 含むs the Vauxhall Corsa Electric (from £26,895), BYD イルカ (from £25,490), MG4 (from?£26,995), Fiat 500e (from?£28,195, though dropping to £25,195 with Fiat's e-認める 計画／陰謀), Nissan Leaf?(from?£28,495 while 在庫／株s last), Mazda MX-30 (from £28,995) and next-世代 小型の Cooper E (from?£30,000).

However, Dacia is 始める，決める to lower the pricing （判断の）基準 for EVs with the arrival of its first 殴打／砲列-力／強力にするd car this year.

The Spring EV is 予定 to arrive in UK dealerships in October. And?the 予算-friendly brand has already 確認するd it will start from £14,995.?

That will make it Britain's sixth least expensive new car across all 燃料 types and should - in theory - 軍隊 the 手渡す of 競争相手s to 削除する their own EV prices ーするために compete.

Volkswagen has also previewed its 来たるべき ID.2, which is 推定する／予想するd to arrive in 2026 with the same ?25,000 starting price as the Epiq.?

The Epiq follows Skoda's new 'Modern Solid' design language that '連合させるs robustness, functionality and authenticity' - and is minimalist and sleek with some funk features

The compact EV should also be practical. It will manage about 248-miles of 範囲 and have bi-directional 非難する?

READ MORE: Dacia's affordabl e electric car: New Spring will cost £15k - nearly half the price of the next cheapest EV?

What we know about the Skoda Epiq...

It will be the second of six new EVs scheduled for 開始する，打ち上げる in the coming years to transform the 製造業者's all-electric 顔触れ.

Skoda 自然に want the Epiq to be 焦点（を合わせる）d に向かって families, but is hoping to 攻撃する，衝突する the all-important lifestyle-oriented 顧客, too.?

にもかかわらず 存在 a city car, the Epiq will have much more 範囲 than is needed for 都市の 運動ing.

Skoda is 引用するing a 選び出す／独身-告発（する），告訴（する）／料金 distance of 248 miles.?

Usefully - and efficiently - the Epiq will also supports bidirectional 非難する, so the car can 料金d 超過 electric energy into the 顧客’s home or 力／強力にする 国内の 器具s.

As a crossover SUV you can 推定する／予想する family-friendly space with 490 litres of boot capacity. It's a bit shorter than the Enyaq?- at 4.1 metres long - but there should still be plenty of space for five people.?

While Skoda isn't 伝統的に the brand you'd go to for glamorous design and 長，率いる-turning looks, the Epiq is surprisingly stylish.?

に引き続いて its new 'Modern Solid' design language that '連合させるs robustness, functionality and authenticity', the Epiq will have a sculpted bonnet with the new Skoda wordmark, a 'Tech-Deck 直面する' - the 最新の Skodaism for a 取調べ／厳しく尋問する - 同様に as 急襲するing lines to its profile, roof and 後部-window 中心存在s.

The lights, both 前線 and 支援する, are in an all-new T-形態／調整 and the 前線 bumper has rectangular 削減（する） outs to give an 付加 funky feel, as does the contrasting-削減する wheel arches.

There's going to be a large floating touchscreen and the Epiq will come with wireless 非難する, 同様に as a 動きやすい 数字表示式の 重要な so owners can have a smart 装置 experience

The 'Flashy Orange' accents on the dash and seats mimic those on the outside, and the two-spoke steering wheel has the same new Skoda lettering as the exterior

'簡単に Clever' cubbies for flexi overpacking are dotted around inside and in the boot. This is a very popular feature across the Skoda 範囲 to 上げる versatility

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Skoda has said it is に引き続いて a 'minimalist' look for the Epiq, 特に its cabin.?

The brand is becoming a market leader for futuristic tech, and its cheapest EV is 予定 to have a large floating touchscreen 陳列する，発揮する 同様に as the 新規加入 of wireless 非難する.

A 動きやすい 数字表示式の 重要な is also 始める，決める to debut to give owners a smart 装置 experience.

持続する, practical and 維持できる 構成要素s line the cabin. It has sibling overlaps with other Skoda EV models, but it's without a 疑問 much more open, clean and crisp.?

The cabin looks to be one big 貯蔵 space with many open compartments, a floating centre console, and the '簡単に Clever' cubbies for flexi overpacking are dotted around inside and in the boot - always a 会社／堅い family favourite feature.

The 'Flashy Orange' accents continue inside, and the two-spoke steering wheel has a combination of physical buttons 同様に as haptic scrolls - the latter not 証明するing all that popular in other VW-Group models on sale today, such as the Mk8 ゴルフ.

While the Epiq isn't 予定 to be showcased in 十分な 生産／産物 form until 2025, the new Elroq - a larger electric SUV - will be the first 乗り物 to be 開始する，打ち上げるd as part of the 近づいている electric model （選挙などの）運動をする, with its debut scheduled for later this year.?