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submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by Heresto@lemmy.world to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk
 

Hello all,

So i am in a canundrum. I am going to buy a new car (EV) and of course want to buy something from which the EU benefits. I am considering the Skoda Enyaq and the Cupra Tavascan. Both car brands are part of the VW group, which is a European company. However, I found out that the Cupra is built is Hefei, China, while the Skoda is built in Czechia which is of course in europe. The Cupra is in fact more equipped than the Skoda while also being cheaper. This may of course in part be explained by where they are built. How do you guys feel about this?

Thanks for your insights in advance!

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[โ€“] Buffalox@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

which should have virtually the same system as early Enyaqs

No I don't think so, Octavia is not the MEB platform, but probably based on an older software design.
I can see here the Octavia PHEV was never popular, despite the Octavia used to be. but the PHEV sales numbers are extremely low, and apparently was only available for a couple of years. The sales were only 1.6% of the Enyaq!

I've seen many reviews and read fora about Enyaq, and I've never heard about anything like you describe. On the contrary I've often heard it described as very reliable, and for VW group as a whole a huge step up from previous models. The Octavia PHEV is admittedly not previous but contemporary, but maybe the software is different IDK.

According to the Skoda homepage the current Skoda Octavia software version is (O3A4) SW1985, but only ICE is listed, For Enyaq it's ME3.8.
So no I do not think it's the same software, and your friend should probably check if an update is available.