As of: March 28, 2024, 6:00 a.m
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Seat does not yet have a single electric car on offer. However, company boss Wayne Griffiths is clearly committed to e-mobility - and is thinking about his first electric car.
At least in Germany, things are not going well when it comes to e-mobility. According to a survey, most car dealers expect “poor” order intake for electric cars in 2024. The reasons for this are varied - and the car manufacturers react differently: Mercedes, for example, wants to produce some combustion engine series for longer than planned and the Swabians also want to further develop the diesel engine. The Ingolstadt-based car manufacturer Audi, on the other hand, is sticking to the idea of phasing out combustion engines from 2033. The Seat brand, which, like Audi, is part of the VW Group, currently does not have an electric car in its range. For company boss Wayne Griffiths, this is no reason to question e-mobility.
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Electric ambitions at Seat: Entry-level electric cars for under 20,000 euros are conceivable
While the former Seat sub-brand Cupra, which is now an independent brand, already has a fully electric vehicle in its range, the Born, no electric vehicle has yet rolled off the production line at Seat. But as brand boss Griffith now told
Autogazette
, we are definitely looking at when there will be a purely electric car from Seat. An entry-level electric car for less than 20,000 euros, like VW wants to offer with the ID.1 from 2027, would also suit a brand like Seat, which has “always been the entry-level brand” in the VW Group. But it will probably be some time before then - the Spaniards' electric focus is currently on Cupra.
Seat does not yet have a purely electric car on offer - but according to company boss Wayne Griffiths, they are thinking about it. One possibility is an entry-level electric car for less than 20,000 euros. (Symbolic image) © Imagebroker/Imago
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Seat boss: Questioning electromobility makes no sense
Recently there have been signs that the combustion engine will be phased out from 2035 onwards - according to the report, Griffiths cannot understand this in view of climate change: It makes no sense to question the set goals or electromobility itself. According to
Autogazette,
the Seat boss would like to see
broader political support with regard to e-mobility, for example tax incentives such as those in China and the USA.
According to a survey, people are currently hesitant to buy an electric car mainly because they don't have enough range, the infrastructure is too immature - and the electric vehicles are too expensive for them. Although some affordable electric cars have been announced, it will probably be a few years before they are available. But it's not just car manufacturers who are relying on e-mobility: the oil giant Shell also wants to increasingly rely on e-charging stations - in return, around 1,000 gas stations are to be sold in 2024 and 2025.