The Škoda Peaq electric SUV completed a record-breaking 936-kilometer journey to the Netherlands on a single battery charge, far exceeding its official WLTP range. Two company employees orchestrated the sealed test drive across Europe, relying on artificial intelligence route planning, defencive driving techniques, and optimized aerodynamics.
Driving range remains a central battleground for electric vehicles, but real-world efficiency often defies laboratory testing. To test the absolute limits of their flagship electric vehicle, two company employees set out to prove what the platform could achieve under ideal conditions. Marek Jež, head of the Peaq project, and Jakub Krs, responsible for batteries, took a standard production model on an unassisted endurance run that stretched far beyond standard ratings.
How the Škoda Peaq Achieved a 936-Kilometer Range
The test vehicle was a standard Škoda Peaq 90 featuring a 91 kWh battery, with 86 kWh of usable net capacity. The large rear-wheel-drive SUV puts out 210 kW of power and rolled on factory 19-inch wheels outfitted with low-rolling-resistance tires. The team also capitalized on the vehicle’s extensive aerodynamic refinement, which yields a drag coefficient of just 0.249.
Before departure, the charging port door was sealed with a security stamp to verify that no power replenishment would take place during the trip. Independent certifiers from TÜV Süd monitored the attempt alongside representatives tracking milestones for Czech record books. The team mapped out a low-traffic route from Mladá Boleslav using artificial intelligence to maintain consistent momentum and avoid heavy congestion.
From Mladá Boleslav to the Dutch Coastline
The journey kicked off on a Tuesday afternoon as the seven-seater SUV rolled out from the company headquarters in Mladá Boleslav. The drivers rotated shifts roughly every two hours, increasing the frequency of handoffs through the overnight hours across Germany before pressing onward into the Netherlands.
As battery levels dwindled, the crew adjusted their initial destination of Amsterdam toward the North Sea coast. The vehicle ultimately terminated its marathon run in the seaside resort town of Zandvoort, reaching the destination with an indicated zero range remaining on the digital dashboard.
Jakub Krs, high-voltage battery strategist at Škoda Auto, stated that the goal was to demonstrate the technology’s capabilities at the absolute edge of its limits in ordinary traffic, adding that they naturally selected the most suitable route and a corresponding defensive driving style to achieve maximum range.
Translated from the original source dispatch, Krs noted that the primary goal was testing technology at the absolute edge of its capability within everyday traffic, relying on carefully selected routing and defencive driving habits.
WLTP Ratings Versus Real-World Efficiency
Official homologation figures estimate the Škoda Peaq 90 has a maximum WLTP range of up to 647 kilometers under standardized testing cycles. The record run surpassed that laboratory benchmark by 289 kilometers—an increase of nearly 45 percent—recording an average energy consumption of just 9.2 kWh per 100 kilometers.
While everyday drivers are unlikely to replicate such extreme hypermiling tactics, the exercise highlights the ceiling of modern battery electric engineering. Production of the vehicle takes place at the primary manufacturing plant in Mladá Boleslav, where consumer demand has already generated more than 10,000 orders by the end of July.
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