As promised, SEAT took advantage of the Smart City Expo World Congress, in Barcelona, to introduce us to the SEAT eScooter concept, its second bet in the world of two wheels (the first was the small eXS).
Scheduled to reach the market in 2020, the SEAT eScooter concept has a 7 kW (9.5 hp) engine with 11 kW (14.8 hp) peaks and offers 240 Nm of torque. Equivalent to a 125 cm3 scooter, the SEAT eScooter reaches 100 km/h, has a range of 115 km and meets 0 to 50 km/h in just 3.8s.
Described by Lucas Casasnovas, head of Urban Mobility at SEAT, as “the answer to citizens' demand for more agile mobility”, the SEAT eScooter can store two helmets under the seat (it is unknown whether full-length or Jet) and, through a app allows you to monitor your charge level or location.
After having developed the SEAT eScooter together with the electric scooter manufacturer Silence, SEAT is now working on a collaboration agreement to make it responsible for production at its factory in Molins de Rei (Barcelona).
SEAT's vision for mobility
SEAT's novelties at the Smart City Expo World Congress were not limited to the new eScooter and there the Spanish brand also unveiled a new strategic business unit, SEAT Urban Mobility, presented the e-Kickscooter concept and also unveiled the project. DGT 3.0 pilot.
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But let's go by parts. Starting with SEAT Urban Mobility, this new business unit will integrate all of SEAT's mobility solutions (both products, services and platforms) and will also integrate Respiro, the Spanish brand's carsharing platform.
The e-Kickscooter concept presents itself as an evolution of the SEAT eXS and offers a range of up to 65 km (the eXS is 45 km), two independent braking systems and a larger battery capacity.
Finally, the DGT 3.0 pilot project, carried out in collaboration with the Spanish General Directorate of Traffic, aims to allow cars to communicate in real time with traffic lights and information panels, all to improve road safety.