Take a SEAT and help save the environment
SEAT has opened the order book for its new all-electric small car, the Mii, with prices starting at just below £20,000.
The Spanish car company says that the fully electric city car marks the first chapter in its electrification programme.
Priced from £19,300 including taxpayer-funded plug-in car grants, the Mii electric is one of the least expensive electric vehicles on offer. It comes with an introductory PCP offer from £200 per month with a £4,400 deposit and an interest rate of about 7% at a time when the bank base rate is three quarters of 1%.
The first 300 private buyers to place an order before January will get a wall box charger fitted at their home, a three-pin home charging cable, three years’ servicing and roadside assistance included.
SEAT’s first all-electric production vehicle also lays the groundwork for future models to join the family, including the all-electric el-Born, plug-in hybrid versions of the Tarraco and Leon and highperformance plug-in hybrid models from CUPRA, including the Formentor and Leon.
The Mii electric’s motor, linked to a single-speed transmission, provides 80bhp of power and 212Nm of torque, meaning the five-door car can reach 30mph from a standstill in 3.9 seconds, although there is no 0-60mph acceleration time.
The 36.8kWh lithium-ion battery pack gives a claimed 160 miles of range on each charge. Rapid charging to 80% takes an hour, while using a 7.2kW home charger takes four hours to reach 80% of fully charged. There is no time figure for a 100% charge, with the last 20% taking the most time.
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e n p a i n t , tinted win- traft includes metallic sports seats, dark dows, lane assist, fic sign recognition, rear parking sensors and fast DC charging capabilities. There are also 16-inch alloy wheels, heated and electricallyadjustable door mirrors, dark-tinted rear windows, LED daytime running lights plus heated front and rear windows. Inside, there are heated front sports seats with cloth upholstery and integrated headrests, a height-adjustable driver’s seat, leather steering wheel, gear knob and handbrake lever, plus split-folding rear seats.