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Dutch police put Skoda Enyaq through its paces

August 7, 2025

Skoda Enyaq employed by Police

The Police Services Center reports on LinkedIn the following about the Skoda Enyaq: “Several police teams around the country are gaining experience with these basic police vehicles in the coming months. They are fully electric vehicles! If the test phase is successful, you can encounter these new emergency response vehicles on the road from the second quarter of 2026.”

Heerlen Police Base Team

Police Base Team Heerlen, among others, will be driving the Skoda Enyaq. “Our base team is temporarily operating a new electric Skoda Enyaq as an eye-catching service vehicle for emergency response. This modern and sustainable car can be seen on the streets for the next two weeks. We are testing how an electric service car holds up in daily operations,” the team reports on Instagram.

Heerlen Police Base Team

About the Skoda Enyaq

Well, exactly which version of the Skoda Enyaq does the Dutch Police drive? It is an Enyaq 85 with a range of 576 according to the WLTP test standard. The car has an output of 210 kW (286 hp) and has a new price of 46,830 euros.

Electric driving

The police previously conducted a test with the electric Hyundai Ioniq 5. AutoRAI.nl has already made an extensive report of that car.