Škoda 7Ev

Škoda 7Ev is an electric multiple unit produced by Škoda Transportation. The trainset was developed at the order of the České dráhy in 2011.
Multiple variants of unit were developed, ranging from 2-car unit to 5-car unit. At the end of the 2023, a total of 315 Škoda 7Ev or derived cars are in operation and in production.
The České dráhy ordered 3 different variants of trainsets in 2011. The first order consisted of 12 units of class 440 (3-car, 241 seats), 3 units of class 640 (3-car, 241 seats) and 4 units of class 650 (2-car, 147 seats). First five units entered service in September 2012. Then came several more orders. Škoda Transportation produced another 46 units of improved class 650 marked 650.2, 60 units of class 640.2 and also four BEMU class 690.2. In the Czech Republic, the train sets of the Czech Railways carrier are known as RegioPanter.
All 440 class units have been upgraded in 2021–2022 to multi-system class 640.1 due to gradual switching to AC traction system. This upgrade were made by Škoda Transportation.
In 2020, one 650 class unit was tested on the Tábor–Bechyně railway. The reason was to verify compatibility with small arc radii due to possible future deployment on this railway.
In 2015–16 were built 14 units Škoda 10Ev for fast train lines, which are use on routes Brno–Prague and Brno–Břeclav–Olomouc. The České dráhy use the brand name InterPanter for these units. InterPanter units have fewer doors, more luggage and bicycle space and a vending machine with snacks.
In 2018 Škoda Transportation in consortium with ŽOS Trnava won contract with Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko to supply 8 3-car units and 2 4-car dual-voltage units. The contract included the option for additional 5 3-car units and 10 4-car units. First unit entered service on 1 December 2020 on the Žilina–Čadca–Zwardoń line.
Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko ordered in August 2021 from Škoda Transportation another nine trains for Košice region. There is also a purchase option for 11 additional trains. EMUs will enter service in 2023.
Škoda Transportation won the tender of the Latvian passenger rail company Vivi (formerly branded as Pasažieru vilciens) to supply 32 electric multiple units for suburban lines starting in Riga. Units of the 16Ev model with 436 seats (4 cars), the 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge, wide carbody, dual system equipment (3 kV DC and 25 kV AC) and top speed up to 160 km/h (99 mph) were expected be delivered in 2022–23, however delays caused the deadline to shift to 2023–2024. The first unit began regular services in December 2023 and all units are expected to be delivered by the end of 2024.
In 2019 South Moravian Region in Czech Republic selected Škoda Transportation as the supplier of 37 electrical units for suburban transport of Brno. There are 31 4-car units with 333 seats and 6 2-cars units with 146 seats. The units are owned by the region and leased to contracted carriers. The trainsets are named Moravia after the first locomotive, which arrived in Brno in 1838. The individual units are named after wine varieties. The design of the units was introduced in September 2020.
In October 2020, the Estonian state-owned railway operator Elron announced to order six electric units with option to order 10 more, which totals to 16 units. Units will go into operation in the second half of 2025 and run mainly on the Tallinn–Tartu line. They will operate the country's passenger train system next to 38 Stadler FLIRT units.
In 2023, Škoda sold 30 trains for €320 million to Uzbekistan Railways.
In 2024, Škoda won a contract for 511.4 million lev from the Bulgarian transport ministry to supply 25 electric units, as well as staff training, and 15 years of maintenance.
In May 2024, RegioJet awarded Škoda a contract to supply 15 two-car and 8 three-car units, totaling 23 units, for 3.5 billion CZK. These units are to be operated on train lines U1, U2, U3, U32, U51 and U54 in the Ústí nad Labem Region by December 2026.
In 2015 National Express Germany won a 12-year contract to operate Nuremberg S-Bahn services from December 2018. Its bid included 38 5-car 7Ev trainsets owned by a leasing company. The total value of the contract would have exceeded €380 million. However, in 2016 National Express pulled out of the bid and order was cancelled.