2024 Skoda Elroq 60 63 kWh 204 hp Battery, Horsepower, Range

Skoda Elroq 60 2024: The Home-Charging EV That Works Better Than the Spec Sheet Suggests

420 km WLTP. 58 kWh usable. 105 kW DC peak. NMC chemistry for now — LFP arriving with MY26 mid-2026. The Elroq 60 is the version most people actually buy, and it's built around a specific owner: someone charging at home most of the time, doing the occasional longer trip, and not needing to pay for 77 kWh of battery they'll rarely use. I went through owner threads from across Europe, charging logs, and long-term impressions. Here's the practical reality that the spec page skips.

One thing upfront: the MY26 update switches the 60 to LFP chemistry — the only Elroq variant making that switch. That changes daily charging habits significantly. Everything about MY26 is in the separate update section on this page. This block covers MY25 cars: NMC chemistry, currently in showrooms and on the road.

1 Battery Chemistry — NMC Now, LFP Coming with MY26 NMC · 61 kWh gross · 58 kWh usable · MY25

Short answer: the Elroq 60 MY25 uses NMC (Nickel Manganese Cobalt) chemistry. With the MY26 update (mid-2026 rollout), the 60 switches to LFP (Lithium Iron Phosphate) — making it the first and only Elroq variant to use LFP. The 85, 85x, and RS all stay NMC. If you're buying a new 60 now, you're getting NMC. That means daily charging to 80% for pack health. If you wait for MY26, LFP means 100% every night, no compromise. That's a more meaningful difference for this trim than for any other in the range. Figures valid for MY25 cars.

The pack sits at a nominal ~370 V inside a 400 V architecture. Gross capacity is 61 kWh — the figure from the official press documentation, not on Skoda's consumer product page. Usable is 58 kWh, with roughly 3 kWh held back by the BMS at both ends. Use 58 kWh for trip planning and charge cost calculations. At 80% daily charge, work with ~46 kWh for realistic daily range estimates.

2 Battery Pack — 9 Modules, 61/58 kWh, APP310 61 kWh gross · NMC · APP310

Nine modules — three fewer than the 85's twelve. That's the primary reason the 60 is around 90–100 kg lighter, and you feel it: quicker direction changes in town, slightly less weight to haul up long climbs. The motor is the APP310, producing 310 Nm of torque and 140 kW. Skoda doesn't name it anywhere on consumer pages; owners on German forums worked out the designation because the number matches the peak torque figure — same way the 85's APP550 was identified. The APP310 is shared with the Elroq 50, not with the 85.

3 DC Charging — 105 kW and Why That's Fine for Most Owners NMC · 105 kW peak · 26 min 10–80%

105 kW peak — significantly less than the 85's 135 kW, but the session maths work out differently than you'd expect. With 58 kWh to fill versus 77 kWh, the 60 reaches 80% faster in real minutes: 26 minutes from 10–80% versus 28 on the 85. You're charging less energy at a lower rate, and the net stop time is shorter. On a road trip, the 60 and 85 spend similar time at a charger per stop — the 60 just needs stops more often on longer legs.

Based on owner logs, the 60's charging curve has one genuinely good trait: it holds the peak window longer relative to pack size than the 85. Power stays close to 100 kW from about 10% through 35% SoC, which is the window most road-trip stops use. It's only above 50% that the taper gets steep. Most owners doing a motorway stop pull off at 75–80% and are back on the road well within 30 minutes.

AC Charging at Home

On-board AC charger: 11 kW (3-phase). Full 0–100% on an 11 kW wallbox: about 6.5 hours. On a 7.4 kW single-phase supply: around 9 hours. Most UK homes are single-phase, so the 11 kW on-board charger gets bottlenecked at the supply. In Germany, the Netherlands, and much of Scandinavia where 3-phase at home is common, the difference matters. With 58 kWh, a full overnight charge is easier to complete than on the 85 regardless of supply type.

4 Real-World Range — Owner Logs From the Road 58 kWh · RWD · APP310

420 km WLTP (261 mi). Mixed city and suburban driving in mild weather gets you to 340–370 km (211–230 mi) from a full charge — genuinely close to WLTP by EV standards. At motorway pace of 110–120 km/h the range drops to 280–310 km (174–193 mi) in mild conditions. One UK owner logged 3.7 mi/kWh over a mixed cold-weather route — 350 km (218 mi) from a full charge. That's the most honest single number I've seen from real driving on the 60. At 80% charge — recommended daily limit for NMC — plan on roughly 46 kWh and ~336 km WLTP equivalent per charge.

5 Cargo & Interior Dimensions — Measured, Not Estimated 470 L boot · no frunk MY25

Same body as the 50 and 85 — 470 litres (16.6 cu ft) with seats up, 1,580 litres (55.8 cu ft) with seats folded. Loading sill at 702 mm (27.6 in) — high enough that dog owners bring it up constantly in forum threads. The rear seats fold 60:40 but not flat: there's a noticeable ramp angle that makes sliding long flat loads in awkward. Owners who tried loading a flat-pack wardrobe or a long board found it needed lifting rather than sliding. The ski hatch sidesteps this — a 120 cm ski bag fits through with the rear seats up, owner-tested.

MY25 has no frunk. The 21-litre frunk with gas struts arrives with MY26 (mid-2026). If front storage matters for charging cables and small valuables, that's the version to wait for. One detail consistent in owner posts: the removable storage unit in the rear footwell centre eats into middle-seat legroom — most owners remove it if they ever carry three adults.

6 Heat Pump, One-Pedal, CarPlay and the Daily-Use Details MY25 specific

Heat Pump

Not standard — optional across all trims, around €1,000–€1,100 depending on market. On the 60, the case for it is stronger than on the 85: you're working with a smaller pack, so a 40 km winter range difference is proportionally larger. Owners above 48° latitude who bought without it and then drove through winter are consistently vocal about the regret. If you're in the UK, Germany, or anywhere north — just order it. The R744 / R-1234YF refrigerant sticker in the engine bay is the definitive check for used-car buyers.

V2L — Not Available on MY25, Arrives with MY26

Neither V2L nor V2H available on MY25. No socket, no adapter, no OTA path. V2L arrives with MY26 — both a 230V boot socket and a charging-port adapter. The most-asked question in Elroq communities for the entire MY25 cycle, and the answer is finally changing with the update. If V2L is on your list, MY26 is the car.

Battery Preconditioning

Available on MY25, genuinely useful. Warms the battery before a DC stop so you arrive at full charging speed instead of spending 10–15 minutes at 25 kW wondering if the charger is broken. Trigger it manually from the infotainment charging menu — no navigation destination required. With a 58 kWh pack, starting cold at 25 kW instead of 100 kW is a much bigger relative hit than on the 85. Don't skip it in winter.

Apple CarPlay / Android Auto

Both wireless, standard on all MY25 trims. The 13-inch screen runs Skoda's Android-based system. Wireless CarPlay occasionally drops and needs a reboot — wired fallback available. Most owners use CarPlay or Android Auto full-time and treat native navigation as a backup.

Other Things Owners Keep Asking About

• Towing capacity MY25: 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) braked at 12% / 750 kg (1,653 lb) unbraked. Lower than the 85's 1,200 kg. Tow bar is a factory option. Note: MY26 keeps the same towing figures for the 60 — no change there.
• One-pedal driving: B mode increases regen but the car won't stop fully on regen alone. Friction brakes engage for the final stop — not true one-pedal. Forum threads are full of owners who expected otherwise coming from other EVs. MY26 adds two adjustable regen levels in B mode including full stop.
• Rear USB ports: Two USB-C at the front are standard. Rear ports only from Edition trim upward. Owners with children on SE L notice on the first long trip.
• No tailgate interior handle: No grab handle on the inside of the boot lid to pull it closed. Small thing, but consistently mentioned by owners of the manual tailgate.
• Frunk — MY25 vs MY26: MY25 has no frunk. MY26 adds 21 L with gas struts. If front storage matters, that's the version to wait for.

7 Wheels, Tires & What Actually Fits 5×112 · CB 57.1 mm

The 57.1 mm centre bore is standard VAG — wide aftermarket compatibility, same as 85. On 19" with standard suspension, the ride is comfortable enough for daily use without DCC. Moving to SportLine 20" on the 60 is more of a compromise than on the 85: the 60's lighter weight makes road imperfections more noticeable on larger wheels, and with a smaller battery, the 15–25 km range penalty matters more per charge.

📋 Full technical specifications — all Elroq variants:

Elroq 50 — specs

Elroq 60 — specs

Elroq 85 — specs

Elroq RS — specs

Note: Range figures based on owner-logged driving data and forum reports across UK and central European owners. Charging curve reconstructed from real session logs — Skoda does not publish cell-level DC data. Cold-weather range based on owner winter reports. Battery chemistry (NMC MY25 / LFP MY26), pack structure, and motor designation (APP310 · 140 kW) cross-checked against official manufacturer technical documentation including MY26 press release dated 23 March 2026. Interior dimensions verified against manufacturer specification data. Wheel specs cross-checked against manufacturer data and owner CoC documents. Data compiled as of April 2026. Figures valid for MY25 NMC cars.