SEAT Altea XL Electric Ecomotive in 2015

Government institutions of Catalonia and Madrid will receive some copies of the SEAT Altea XL Electric Ecomotive, first electric car brand SEAT electric car and produced in Spain. A small fleet will be used to collect information and data, you need to create a five-year roadmap: in 2016 will debut a SEAT model with totally electric traction in 2015, preceded by a plug-in hybrid that at this stage as shapes and body of Leon Ecomotive TwinDrive.

The Altea XL Electric Ecomotive boasts a range of 135 km and uses an engine 117 HP and 270 lb-ft of torque, which guarantees a maximum speed of 135 km/h. The batteries will be placed in the rear position, in the trunk and under the sofa, so as to maintain the volume of the passenger compartment. The electric MPV is equipped with a solar panel roof that keeps the air conditioner, fan of mitigating the consequences of irradiation.

The Leon TwinDrive instead leverages a hybrid platform that will be introduced in 2015, consisting of an electric motor with power 50 HP and lithium ion batteries. In electric mode can travel for 52 kilometres, reaches a top speed of 120 km/h and needs just 1.7 gallons of fuel per 100 kilometres. SEAT not released any information about the heat engine.

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