#ExploreŠkoda Podcast

Mladá Boleslav, 17 August 2026 – Summer holidays, weekend trips and outdoor activities often call for extra storage space, charging options and practical everyday solutions. Škoda’s brand-defining Simply Clever features provide a wide range of useful functions across the model range, reflecting the brand’s customer-centric approach. The portfolio continues to expand as electric mobility develops, with new additions including Vehicle-to-Load, Camp Mode and wellbeing functions for the all-new Škoda Peaq.
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Mladá Boleslav, 10 August 2026 – The fifth Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift concluded yesterday with the finish of Stage 9 in Nice, France. Dutch cyclist Demi Vollering claimed overall victory, while another Dutch rider Lorena Wiebes won the points classification. She received a green crystal trophy created by Škoda Design and presented by Johannes Neft, Škoda Auto Chief Development Officer. As the Official Main Partner since the inaugural event in 2022, the car manufacturer supplied a fleet of 75 electrified Superb iV and Enyaq vehicles and sponsored the green jersey. While the new all-electric Peaq served as the ‘Red Car’ for Race Director Marion Rousse, Škoda’s second all-new, all-electric model, the Škoda Epiq, featured prominently in the publicity caravan.
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Mladá Boleslav, 6 August 2026 – Škoda Auto has launched series production of the all-new Škoda Peaq at its main plant in Mladá Boleslav. The new model is built on the same production line as the fully electric Elroq and Enyaq and the combustion-engine Octavia. This flexibility enables highly efficient production and allows the company to respond quickly to changing customer demand. The Peaq has attracted strong interest since its market launch in June; by the end of July, the carmaker had received almost 8,500 orders. In its top specification, the Peaq is equipped with the largest traction battery ever installed in a Škoda vehicle. With a gross capacity of 91 kWh, it offers a range of over 640 kilometres. Škoda Auto also produces the advanced battery systems for the Peaq at its new assembly plant in Mladá Boleslav.
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Mladá Boleslav, 30 July 2026 – Škoda Auto is supporting the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift as the Official Main Partner for the fifth consecutive year. The prestigious race takes place from 1 to 9 August, following a record-breaking 1,175 km route from Lausanne, Switzerland, to Nice, France. A field of 154 riders from 22 teams will compete across nine stages, with a total elevation gain of 18,795 m – also a new record. Škoda Auto is providing the organisers with a fleet of 75 vehicles, mainly comprising Superb iV plug-in hybrid and all-electric Enyaq models. Race Director Marion Rousse will oversee the event from the new all-electric Peaq, which will serve as the ‘Red Car’, while another new model, the all-electric Epiq SUV crossover, will feature prominently in the Tour’s publicity caravan. The brand also sponsors the green jersey, and Škoda Design has created the green trophy awarded to the winner of the points classification. One of the race favourites, Katarzyna ‘Kasia’ Niewiadoma-Phinney, will provide first-hand reports for the Škoda WeLoveCycling platform.
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Mladá Boleslav, 27 July 2026 – The 113th Tour de France, the world’s most famous road cycling race, concluded yesterday with its traditional final stage on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, where overall winner, Slovenian Tadej Pogačar, claimed his 5th Tour victory. Škoda Auto has supported the event as its Official Main Partner since 2004. This year, Škoda Design created new trophies inspired by the brand’s Modern Solid design language. Klaus Zellmer, Chairman of the Board of Škoda Auto, presented the green trophy to Dane Mads Pedersen, winner of the points classification. The car manufacturer also supplied the organisers with 225 electrified vehicles, including the Škoda Peaq and Superb iV, which served as the two ‘Red Cars’ used by Race Director Christian Prudhomme. Škoda Auto’s partnership with race organiser A.S.O. will continue until 2028.
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