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Austrian hyper-miler beats his own record when driving a Seat Ibiza Ecomotive to 100 mpg

Last May, Austrian Gerhard Plattner took a Seat Ibiza Ecomotive and drove it from the factory where it was built, in Martorell (near Barcelona), Spain, and drove it a distance of 970.6 miles using just 2.9 liters of fuel per 100 km. This comes to 81.1 mpg (U.S.), an impressive figure. But, since there's always room for improvement, Plattner repeated the test. This time, he completed a 1,910-km (1,187-mile) tour that used just 44.8 liters of gas. That means Plattner managed to improve his average consumption figure to 2.34 liters per 100 km ... Read more →

Frankfurt preview: SEAT extends Ecomotive line, León CO2 emissions drop to 99 g/km Xavier Navarro

Along with the arrival of the next-generation TDI engines to the Spanish automaker SEAT's lineup, the company's Ecomotive high-milers get updated with an all-new 1.6-liter common-rail diesel to go ...

Aero-Tonto SEAT uses wind to power headlights Sebastian Blanco

Taking a page from Kia's wind-assisted Soul and the 2010 Prius, SEAT will be offering an Aero-Tonto wind energy system along with its new solar sunroof technology on the Exeo saloon, which goes ...

Seat introduces Len Twin Drive Ecomotive hybrid concept Xavier Navarro

SEAT has introduced a new concept, based on the current Seat León (which itself has a lot in common with the Audi A3) that sports an all-new plug-in hybrid powertrain. The model, called the ...

New SEAT Ibiza Ecomotive gets updated, moves abroad Xavier Navarro

Click on image above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 Seat Ibiza Ecomotive It's time for SEAT to launch the Ecomotive version of the latest Ibiza. The green Ibiza has been on sale since January ...

SEAT might have a hybrid car soon 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on image above for a high-res gallery of the '09 Seat Ibiza Although we shouldn't be holding our breaths for this, Ramón Paredes, a VP from Volkswagen-owned SEAT, gave a hint that the Spanish marque could be selling a hybrid car soon. SEAT shares all its powertrains with the rest ...

The SEAT Ibiza Ecomotive gets Ecobest 2008 award 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on image for a full gallery of the 2008 Seat Ibiza Ecomotive The so-called "Emerging markets" on the East side of Europe have their own automotive awards. Which countries are we speaking about here? Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, ...

SEAT supports climate change meeting - and Al Gore 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Last week, Al Gore was being chauffeured around the Netherlands by Audi. This week, another company (or, more accurately, another part of the same company) is trying to tie itself to the former Vice President. SEAT used the Alhambra Ecomotive in its "first official function" by driving around ...

Great prices for the Seat Ibiza Ecomotive at home 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Spaniards will have what I think is a pleasant surprise in Seat's new 2008 car tariffs for Spain. Under the new car tax regulations, taxes on low-polluting cars are reduced but Spaniards will still pay for VAT, 16 percent, and local road tax. To take advantage of the low taxes, Seat has priced the ...

Seat Ibiza coming in April, not March and for 500 more 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Earlier this month, we said that the amazingly low-emission (for a production car with a liquid fuel engine) Seat Ibiza Ecomotive will be coming in March at a cost of £10,495. Well, the details have changed a bit. Seat announced that deliveries will actually start in April and the official ...

Seat Ibiza Ecomotive deliveries start in March 2008, 99 g/km of CO2 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Several months ago we first reported on the new Seat Ibiza Ecomotive. Ecomotive is Seat's branding for their most efficient, lowest CO2-emitting models, similar to parent company Volkswagen's BlueMotion. The Ibiza is actually based on the platform of the Volkswagen Polo, with the Ecomotive model ...

Frankfurt 2007: two dozen high resolution images of green debuts 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

These Frankfurt Motor Show vehicles no longer need an introduction. We've been covering them to the hilt and, if you missed what any of them are, you can see last night's wrap-up for more information. What this post is meant to do is provide you with some shiny, high-resolution images to see the ...

SEAT announces green Ibiza Ecomotive 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Spanish marque Seat, which belongs to the VAG group, has announced a line of greener vehicles, just the same way Volkswagen has its BlueMotion. Similiar lines were already announced for Audi and Skoda. The subcompact Ibiza (named after the famous Mediterranean island) Ecomotive has installed ...


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