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Aero-Tonto SEAT uses wind to power headlights

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 on sale tomorrow. The Aero-Tonto system is comprised of a little fan that sits on the back of the roof and, when driving at least three mph down the road, can generate enough power to light up the low beams. To get enough energy for high beam lights, the car needs to go at least 24 mph. Need another reason to use the little windmill? SEAT says that ... Read more →

VW Up! may be too expensive for ?koda and Seat Sebastian Blanco

Volkswagen's NSF (new small family) concepts, the up! series, has been on our radar since appearing at auto shows in late 2007. Last fall, VW committed to bringing these vehicles to production ...

Geneva 2009: Seat Leon Ecomotive with 99 g/km of CO2 and 62 mpg U.S. Sebastian Blanco

Amid all of the fanciful green concept cars debuting in Geneva like the Rinspeed iChange and the Magna Steyr Mila EV comes something a little more standard looking: the SEAT Leon Ecomotive ...

SEAT supports climate change meeting - and Al Gore Sebastian Blanco

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 ...

Seat unveils the new Ibiza and the Alhambra Ecomotive in Madrid Auto Show Xavier Navarro

Although most of the attention at the Seat display at the Madrid Auto Show was drawn to the new Seat Ibiza (see it here), Seat also introduced the Seat Alhambra Ecomotive. The Alhambra is the ...

Geneva 08: SEAT launches Bocanegra concept 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Spanish Volkswagen subsidiary Seat has launched a new concept of a vehicle which, although it won't hit the showrooms, gives us cues of Seat's future design plans. The Bocanegra (literally "Blackmouth") is a sporty coupé that foreshadows what the upcoming Ibiza (to be replaced next year) ...

Me too: SEAT manufacturing plant also installing photovoltaic panels on roof 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

SEAT (a brand that belongs to Volkswagen) has announced the installation of photovoltaic panels on the roof of its Martorell (near Barcelona) factory in Spain. The company expects this move will save up to 11,700 tons of CO2 from being released to the atmosphere. The panels have a power of 8.5 MW ...

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 ...

Audi's Vorsprung durch Technik means a lot of recycling 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Audi has announced that it has fully reached the EU's threshold of recyclability and reusability for new vehicles, something that will be mandatory from mid-2010 on. The "EU Directive 2005/64/EC" states that all vehicles should be 85 percent recyclable and 95 percent reusable. In the case of the ...

Seat to debut TDI racer in World Touring Car Championship 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Volkswagen Group's Spanish brand Seat will be debuting their newest entry into the World Touring Car Championship at this weekend's WTCC round in Anderstorp, Sweden. The new León will be the first diesel-powered car to compete in the series. Seat is running two TDI Leóns equipped with ...


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