After unveiling the CUPRA Formentor concept earlier this year, the brand is going one step further into its vision of electrified performance with the CUPRA Tavascan concept. Exterior angles The vehicle’s exterior mixes performance and efficiency, bringing muscularity and dynamism to the segment, tempered against the ability to reduce its environmental impact. [Read more…]
SEAT showcases Leon Verde plug-in electric prototype
SEAT has today showcased a brand new plug-in hybrid prototype based on the new Leon, at the official closing event of the pioneering Cenit Verde research project that produced it. Called the SEAT Leon Verde, the prototype is the culmination of a four-year research project designed to facilitate the market introduction of an electric vehicle in Spain [Read more…]
Journalists test SEAT’s new electric cars
Earlier this month journalists were given the chance to test SEAT’s first fully electric car – the Altea XL Electric Ecomotive – and the plug-in hybrid Leon TwinDrive Ecomotive. Altea XL Electric Ecomotive: a “near-production prototype” [Read more…]
SEAT unveils its first all-electric car
SEAT has unveiled prototypes of its first electric cars: the Altea XL Electric Ecomotive, a totally electrically-driven zero-emissions car, and the Leon TwinDrive Ecomotive, a plug-in hybrid. The cars, which were designed, developed and built in Spain, will join the vehicle fleets of government institutions in Catalonia and Madrid. [Read more…]
The SEAT IBE hints tantalisingly at the driving experience of a showroom version
Michael Taylor from Auto Express and Richard Bremner from Autocar were both given an exclusive opportunity to test-drive the new IBE ahead of its appearance at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. “If you’re lucky enough ever to drive a concept car, disappointment often follows,” says Bremner. “But this SEAT, the IBE, is a little different. […]
SEAT IBE: the sports coupé for zero-emissions driving fun
SEAT is setting a clear course for electro-mobility with the unveiling at the 2010 Paris Motor Show of its latest generation SEAT IBE concept car. The first version of the SEAT IBE was presented in Geneva earlier this year and, since then, its design, technology and interior have been further developed. [Read more…]
SEAT’s first all-electric concept car: the IBE
Dynamic concept for urban mobility Stunning evolution of design DNA Electric drive with 75 kW (102PS) motor for zero-emissions driving SEAT has unveiled its first all-electric car at the 2010 Geneva motor show: the IBE concept. This compact sports coupe combines stunning design, great driving fun and emissions-free mobility. The future of emissions-free travel The […]