SEAT: green cars with CO2 emissions under 150g/km

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New Ibiza cuts emissions to just 89g/km CO2

SEAT’s new Ibiza model will have emissions as low as 89g/km CO2 when it launches in the UK this spring. That will make the Spanish brand’s car one of the lowest emission cars in its class. Set to be released in three body styles, three door hatch, five door and an estate version, new E [...]

Travel company chooses low emission SEAT cars

An ethical travel company has shown its commitment to sustainable transport by selecting SEAT to provide low emission cars to its UK fleet. Camps International, which offers a range of gap year voluntary experiences and school trips across East Africa, South East Asia and South America, has now taken delivery of eleven Leon E Ecomotive [...]

SEAT announces electric car plans

Spanish car maker SEAT is the latest to be bitten by the electrification bug as it announces plans for a new battery electric car and a plug-in hybrid. Unveiling a prototype Altea XL Electric Ecomotive, the firm plans to be the first to design, develop and manufacture an electric car in Spain. The new pre-production [...]

Group to improve electric car batteries for Spain and Portugal

Electric vehicles in Spain and Portugalare set to benefit from a new collaboration between Volkswagen Group member SEAT, Ficosa and Sanyo; which will focus on the development of batteries for the region. The agreement will see the three companies study and prove the technical feasibility and technology of batteries for both the SEAT and Volkswagen [...]

SEAT plans new city car model

If this next car looks familiar, then you’d be right-SEAT has now revealed its take on the Volkswagen Up! platform, which has already spawn the Skoda Citigo. All three cars won’t launch in the UK until next year, but the SEAT Mii model will be available in its home market of Spain before the end [...]

Youngsters driving green with SEAT

Learning to drive green right from the word go; that’s the idea behind SEAT Young Driver, which has just taken on a new fleet of SEAT Ibiza Ecomotives. SEAT Young Driver offers off-road driving lessons for teenagers and young people aged 11 to 16 to give them a head start before they reach their 17th [...]

SEAT installs 20,000 solar panels

SEAT is capitalising on Spain’s position as one of the world’s leading solar energy producers by establishing its own solar power generation scheme. The Barcelona-based car maker has confirmed that work to install more than 20,000 solar panels to form giant photovoltaic electricity generating plants is now complete.  The panels are capable of producing around [...]

New SEAT engines slash emissions

Spanish car maker, SEAT has added a new small capacity 1.2 litre turbocharged petrol to its Ibiza range in order to slash emissions by 20 per cent. The new engine is available with all three Ibiza bodystyles –SC, 5dr and ST and is available mated to either a five speed manual gearbox or a seven [...]

New luxury London hotel opts for green SEATs

A luxury London hotel is the latest to convert to greener cars, as the newly opened Rafayel Hotel on the Left Bank in Battersea takes delivery of two new SEAT Leon E Ecomotive cars. The low emissions cars will be used as courtesy cars for the hotel’s guests and have been specifically chosen for their [...]

SEAT makes it E-asier to find greenest models

E equals mc2 right? Not according to Spanish car maker, SEAT where E equals Ecomotive. The frugal yet fun brand is introducing a new ‘E’ badge to its lowest emission Ecomotive models, as it prepares for the imminent launch of an all-new, seven seat Alhambra model-which boasts a class-leading ‘green’ version- and the arrival of [...]