SEAT Creates a Business Unit to Promote Urban Mobility

SEAT Creates a Business Unit to Promote Urban Mobility
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SEAT announced creation of a new strategic business unit, SEAT Urban Mobility. The company also presented its new e-Kickscooter concept and their first electric e-Scooter concept ever.

The new business unit will integrate all the product, service and platform-based mobility solutions and is set to market launch the e-Scooter in 2020. Moreover, the new e-Kickscooter concept will also be included in this unit and complement the portfolio that began with the SEAT EXS in 2018. The range of products is designed for final customers as well as fleets and sharing services.

In this regard, SEAT Urban Mobility will continue to collaborate with city and public administration representatives to analyse the suitability of a vehicle that has been engineered for urban mobility such as the SEAT Minimó concept, which was unveiled at the last edition of the Mobile World Congress. SEAT Urban Mobility will also integrate Respiro, the carsharing platform that currently operates in Madrid and since recently in the city of L’Hospitalet de Llobregat. Respiro has a fleet of sustainable vehicles that run on compressed natural gas and will soon be joined by the new Mii electric.

The e-Scooter concept is equipped with a 7 kW motor with a peak rate of 11 kW (14.8 hp), equivalent to 125cc, which delivers instant engine torque of 240 Nm. The scooter reaches a top speed of 100 km/h, enough to accelerate to 50 km/h in just 3.8 seconds. Furthermore, its driving range on a single charge amounts to 115 kilometres, according to WMTC test results. The battery can be removed and easily charged at home or public charging stations at an estimated cost to all customers of only €0.70 for every 100 kilometres. In addition, it has enough storage space for two helmets beneath the seat, it is connected, and users can track its battery charge level or location via a mobile app.

The company also presented a concept of its new generation e-Kickscooter. This new version features a range of up to 65 km, two independent brake systems and a much higher capacity battery that reaches 551 Wh. SEAT also presented the DGT 3.0 initiative, a pilot project in collaboration with the Spanish Traffic Authority that enables cars to communicate with traffic lights and motorway message panels in real time.