Seat El-Born EV Concept Lands With 202bhp And 261-Mile Range

The el-Born may just be a concept, but a production car has already been confirmed for 2020
Seat El-Born EV Concept Lands With 202bhp And 261-Mile Range

In what’s turned out to be a week of reasonably affordable electric vehicles you might actually want to buy - including the long-awaited $35k Tesla Model 3 and the Polestar 2 - Seat has just entered the fray. It’s done so with the el-Born, and although it’s a concept, a production version is already confirmed.

It’s based on VW’s new MEB all-electric platform, which it’ll share with the brand’s ID hatchback. Due to enter production in 2019, the ID will get the jump on the el-Born, but only just - the Spanish-designed EV will be built only a year later.

Seat El-Born EV Concept Lands With 202bhp And 261-Mile Range

A 62kWh battery pack sits under the floor, powering a 202bhp motor. Although not intended to be hot hatch rival, it’ll still crack 0-62mph in a thoroughly reasonable 7.5seconds.

Based on the more realistic WLTP cycle, it’ll have a “real world range” of up to 261 miles. If you can find a 100kW charger (more are popping up all the time), it’ll be possible to juice the battery from empty to 80 per cent in 47 minutes.

Seat El-Born EV Concept Lands With 202bhp And 261-Mile Range

For all its futuristic exterior styling, the el-Born - which is named after a suburb of Barcelona - actually looks fairly conventional on the inside. We have a digital instrument cluster, a fairly ordinary dashboard, an awfully normal-looking steering wheel, and a tablet-style 10-inch infotainment screen. The cabin gives a “feeling of lightness and floatability,” apparently, and a lot of that is down to the increase in space afforded by the electric powertrain.

Seat El-Born EV Concept Lands With 202bhp And 261-Mile Range

From 2020 it’ll be built at the same Zwickau, Germany plant with the VW ID, and eventually, Skoda’s first electric vehicle.

Comments

Elliot.J99
Elliot.J99

Looks great, loving the grille-less face

03/01/2019 - 12:48 |
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Tomislav Celić
Tomislav Celić

In reply to by Elliot.J99

Same

03/01/2019 - 12:52 |
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Tomislav Celić
Tomislav Celić

It seems like finally in couple of years we will have a huge market with many rivals in the EV department

03/01/2019 - 12:48 |
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7heDuke
7heDuke

El_born sounds more like a modern B-movie Actionflick than an actual car 😅

03/01/2019 - 12:49 |
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Anonymous
Anonymous

In reply to by 7heDuke

It’s an area of Barcelona.

03/01/2019 - 14:21 |
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RWB Dude
RWB Dude

In reply to by 7heDuke

Sounds like a Spanish knock off of the Jason Bourne franchise lol

03/01/2019 - 16:07 |
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Anonymous
Anonymous

If you use the official measurement unit of ZA WARUDO, 420 KM

03/01/2019 - 13:02 |
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Anonymous
Anonymous

I dont think seat makes a bad looking car

03/01/2019 - 13:12 |
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UnknownCat13
UnknownCat13

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Apart from this they don’t

03/02/2019 - 11:25 |
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Jakob
Jakob

Nice, an electric car and a minivan that doesn’t look stupid. The name is very unfortunate though.

03/01/2019 - 13:20 |
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nobody 1
nobody 1

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03/01/2019 - 14:11 |
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Anonymous
Anonymous

In reply to by nobody 1

El Ectron

03/01/2019 - 18:16 |
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Chewbacca_buddy (McLaren squad)(VW GTI Clubsport)(McLaren 60
Chewbacca_buddy (McLaren squad)(VW GTI Clubsport)(McLaren 60

Tesla called they want their front end back

03/01/2019 - 16:25 |
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Odyssey Lady
Odyssey Lady

Is it just me or can this be like the perfect Chevy Bolt competitor

03/06/2019 - 03:40 |
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