SEAT - 2020

SEAT will transform the El Prat de Llobregat plant towards electric vehicles with five new projects to produce components for the Small BEV family. This transformation is planned to start in 2025. SEAT Components will produce five components (differential, pivot bearing, battery E-Box, KMM – a battery cooling module - and the aluminum for the engine of the electric car), which represents a major boost in the...

15 December 2022

During SEAT's press conference yesterdays, the brand's CEO Wayne Griffiths teased a small electric SUV that will be affordable (20K-25K euros) and will target urban buyers. In terms of footprint, the upcoming EV will be similar to the SEAT Arona, It will enter production in 2025 at the brand's plant near Barcelona in Spain. The production will include not only units for SEAT, but also for Volkswagenn, Skoda, and...

23 March 2021

SEAT's upcoming Test Center Energy (TCE) is an automotive battery lab that will develop and test various energy systems for electric and hybrid vehicles. It will be located at the SEAT plant in Martorell and initial works on the center are already at place and construction will be completed in April 2021. The investment in the TCE is more than €7 million ($8.26 million). The construction of the TCE is included in...

7 October 2020

SEAT has unveiled the all-electric 2021 Cupra El Born based on the MEB platform. Unfortunately, there are no detailed specifications. The only certain thing is a 77 kWh battery version of the model (we suppose there will be other versions as well). Even the rear-mounted electric motor's power has not been unveiled. The targeted driving range is 500 km (~310 mi). The 0-50 km/h acceleration is 2.9 s. The 2021 Cupra El...

8 July 2020

On a number of occasions, SEAT has managed to provide enough details about the Mii Electric which is bound to be launched to the market this year. Today, the brand teased the vehicle once again with photos in a lengthy press release that did not unveil any new specifications. The model has two trims - the Mii Electric and the Mii Electric Plus. Each has a front-mounted electric motor with 61kW power output and 212Nm...

26 March 2020

After two teasers, at the end of July and end of August, SEAT finally unveiled the Cupra-branded all-electric SUV. Dubbed Cupra Tavascan, the concept vehicle is "a four-door crossover, with the presence of an SUV and the sleekness of a sporty coupe." The press release is quite lengthy and focuses on the premium exterior and interior design while the specs are scarce. The Cupra Tavascan has two electric motors - one...

3 September 2019