SEAT Mii electric ready to order now

SEAT Mii

SEAT Mii electric ready to order now

Motorists can now place their orders for the new SEAT Mii electric, the first fully electric car from SEAT.

Priced from £19,300 (including PiCG), the Mii electric is billed as one of the most affordable electric vehicles on the market.

The Mii electric fuses dynamism, urban design, an advanced powertrain and new levels of connectivity with low cost of ownership, to offer a vehicle that is ready to meet the challenges of the city and the needs of a new generation of customers.

Richard Harrison, managing director, SEAT UK, said: “The arrival of Mii electric marks the start of a comprehensive programme to electrify the SEAT range, which will see further electrified models arriving in 2020.

SEAT’s first all-electric production vehicle also lays the groundwork for future models to join the family, with more BEVs and PHEVs due in 2020 and beyond. These include the all-electric SEAT el-Born, plug-in hybrid versions of Tarraco and New Leon and high-performance plug-in hybrid models from CUPRA, including the Formentor and Leon.

 

100% electric-in-use

The Mii electric’s motor, linked to a single-speed transmission, provides its 61kW (83PS) of power and 212Nm of torque instantly, meaning the five-door car can reach 31mph from a standstill in only 3.9 seconds – perfect for driving around towns and urban cities.

The car’s 36.8kWh lithium-ion battery pack provides up to 161 miles (WLTP) of range from a single charge, based on the WLTP test cycle. Rapid charging (DC at 40kW) to 80% takes an hour – about the same time as an average smartphone – whilst using a AC 7.2kW home charger takes four hours to reach 80% fully charged.

 

Connectivity

The all-electric city car is the first model to include SEAT CONNECT, giving remote access and management of the vehicle. Customers can review driving data, parking position, vehicle status including doors and lights, and have the ability to control air-conditioning remotely, all from their SEAT Mii electric smartphone app.

The firm’s first production all-electric vehicle is targeted at both private customers and fleets, those who spend the majority of their time traversing metropolitan and suburban streets and see the benefit of zero emissions, but don’t want to surrender driver engagement when they’re behind the wheel.

 

Electric ancestry

The Mii electric is the latest part of SEAT’s electric story. In 1992, SEAT produced an all-electric Toledo to accompany athletes on the route of the marathon event during the Barcelona summer Olympic Games. The vehicle boasted a range of 40 miles (64km) from its 500kg battery pack, which could be recharged using a 2kW AC power supply.

More recently, SEAT introduced the e-Mii prototype car-sharing pilot project. A fleet of five all-electric Mii prototypes are used on the roads of Barcelona, allowing more than 1,000 employees at SEAT Metropolis:Lab Barcelona and the Pier 01 Barcelona Tech City, to hop in and out of vehicles as and when they need. The project has fed into the Mii electric and given valuable insight into how EVs work on public roads.

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