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Seat uses rice husks in the production of car parts

In 2020, Seat launched the Oryzite project, which includes the use of natural and renewable materials from rice husks in car production. After several years of research, its implementation began, and the first car in the production of which these materials will be used is the Arona.

Seat is trying to reduce the use of polypropylene and replace it with renewable materials, and Oryzite seems like an ideal option. This product is created as a by-product of rice husks and is used in the manufacture of parts of the luggage compartment. It should be noted that the use of Oryzite reduces the weight of the parts (5.8%) and production costs (2%).

According to Gerard Suriol, interior design engineer at SEAT, the Arona contains around 60 grams of rice husks, which is 5 tons per year. This by-product comes from the rice fields of the Örebro Delta, a biosphere reserve in eastern Spain.

“We’ve successfully managed to incorporate this renewable material and encourage the circular economy, while reducing the use of petroleum-based products,” said Suriolu.

Source: Seat

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2025 Seat Leon eHybrid

Spanish carmaker Seat has recently released new details about its most powerful and efficient hybrid in the brand’s history, the Seat Leon eHybrid.

The Leon eHybrid is available in two body styles, a hatchback and a Sportstourer wagon. The interior is technologically enhanced with a 10.25-inch Digital Cockpit, which replaces the standard 12.9-inch screen in the premium version. Matrix LED headlights and touch-sensitive panels used to control the climate control and multimedia are part of the standard equipment.

The car is powered by a 1.5-L TSI engine with 150 hp combined with a 115 hp electric motor, and 258 lb-ft (350 Nm) of torque, paired with a 6-speed DSG transmission. The hatchback reaches 100 km/h in 7.7 seconds, while the Sportstourer wagon needs 7.9 seconds.

It is equipped with a new 19.8 kWh battery that allows for a range of 133 kilometers using only electric power, however, the total range of the car is an impressive 900 kilometers. Thanks to a 50 kW DC charger, the battery can be charged from 10 to 80 percent in just 26 minutes. Also, there is 11 kW AC charging.

When it comes to price, the Leon eHybrid in Spain starts at 36,450 euros.

Source: Seat

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2025 Seat Leon eHybrid
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Cupra started production of redesigned Formentor and Leon

At the end of April, Cupra revealed the redesigned Formentor and Leon, and now the brand has announced that the first cars have left the production lines.

The Cupra Formentor and Leon are the Romanian brand’s best-selling cars in 2024, with around 42,000 units of the Formentor and more than 25,000 units of the Leon delivered in the first five months.

At the 2020 Geneva Motor Show, Cupra premiered the compact crossover SUV (C-segment), Formentor, as the first car designed specifically for the Volkswagen Group sub-brand. So far, more than 347,000 cars have been delivered worldwide.

Cupra Leon and Seat Leon are fundamentally the same cars, but with several key differences. The car received Cupra’s firmer, sportier suspension with Seat’s cleaner interior design. Since its launch as Cupra’s stand-alone brand in 2018, more than 600,000 cars have been delivered worldwide.

Both models are produced at the Martorell factory, which was built in the early 1990s and has a size of 2.8 million square meters. It should be noted that more than 12 million cars left this factory.

The first deliveries of the Formentor and Leon are scheduled for 3Q 2024.

Source: Cupra