Skoda no longer rules out launching an electric Fabia

The Volkswagen ID.Polo has no direct counterpart at Skoda, which has chosen to focus on the Epiq SUV instead. However, the Czech brand’s attitude is changing, with a more affordable electric sedan returning to the agenda.

For the past three years, Skoda’s launch schedule has primarily focused on vehicles in higher price segments. Yet its roots as a popular brand are not forgotten, as evidenced by the successive introduction of the Elroq, Epiq, and an upcoming new Octavia.

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With electric vehicles making a comeback in the European market since spring, Skoda likely regrets not developing an electric city car alongside the Volkswagen ID.Polo and Cupra Raval. When the project was first conceived, it was deemed that the price would be too high. At Mladá Boleslav, they chose to pass on developing one and instead focus on the SUV-style Epiq while staying loyal to the conventional Fabia.

Klaus Zellmer now acknowledges that an electric Fabia will be necessary. The conventional Fabia starts at 21,170 euros in France. For comparison, the ID.Polo is available from 17,850 euros after taking into account maximum purchase subsidies in our country.

If he acknowledges the need, Skoda’s boss provides no further details for now. Will this new electric Fabia be a relative of the ID.Polo or ID.Up? When will it arrive? On this last question, it can be assumed that it will be difficult to bring it out before 2030. The project has not yet been decided upon. Serious arguments will be needed to approve it, especially since the group has just announced its intention to cut the number of models in its lineup by 50%...