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Rumormill: Vauxhall going after city car market with Trixx EV? 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Way back in 2004, GM's European arm put a toe in the water of the rapidly expanding city car market with its Opel Trixx concept. A few years later, though, GM's Carl-Peter Forster indicated that the automaker would not be entering that microcar market after all. Fast forward another couple of years ...

Vauxhall launches Insignia ecoFlex with 45.5 mpg (U.S.), 136 g/km CO2 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Vauxhall has introduced the ecoFlex version of the Insignia sedan in the UK powered by a 160 hp 2.0-liter turbodiesel four cylinder. The ecoFlex model is based on the 2.0 CDTi with a variety of aerodynamic improvements that help improve the mileage by 10 percent. Lowering the ride height by 10 ...

The real world of EV operation may double Vauxhall Ampera emissions 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

The big problem with hybrid vehicles with plug-in capability is that the real world mileage and emissions are highly dependent both on duty cycle and the ability to actually plug in. The Vauxhall Ampera (aka the European Chevy Volt) is expected to be rated at approximately 40 g/km of CO2 ...

Opel Astra Caravan CNG hybrid with GPS-enabled smart powertrain 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

After two years of research, Opel and the Institute for Combustion Engines and Motor Vehicles at the University of Stuttgart have developed a CNG-hybrid version of the Opel Astra Caravan. The car uses an all-new 1-liter 3-cylinder turbocharged engine that manages to produce 97hp and 160 Nm of ...

Opel/Vauxhall adds ecoFlex Zafira MPV with 44.4 mpg (U.S.), 139 g/km CO2 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

GM Europe has added a low emissions ecoFlex model to its compact Zafira MPV lineup that will allow buyers in many countries, including the UK, to pay lower registration fees. The new Zafira ecoFlex is powered by a new 1.7-liter turbodiesel engine that was recently introduced in the Astra ecoFlex. ...

Fiat keeps the low-CO2 crown for second year in a row 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Last year, Jato Consulting found that Fiat lineup of cars was the lowest CO2-producing line in Europe. Fiat bosses must be smiling, because the same has been found for this model year. Fiat's cars produce an average of 137.3 g/km. This places Fiat ahead of all these guys Peugeot (138.1 g/km) ...

Geneva 2009: Opel goes Voltec, Ampera coming in late 2011 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

concept General Motors Europe boss Carl-Peter Forster began this morning's press conference in Geneva with an acknowledgment of the dire financial straights that the entire industry is experiencing right now. Forster also candidly admitted that GM is currently investigating all options when it ...

Geneva 2009: Ampera comes branded with Opel and Vauxhaull badges 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Holden. Chevy. Opel. Vauxhall. These are the brands that we so far know will get a version of the plug-in Volt. Granted, the Europeans will call it the Ampera, but under all those models will be the Voltec technology that gives the sedan a 60-km (37-mile) electric-only range and a 500-km (310 ...

Opel Ampera caught undisguised in Germany 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Sources suggest that General Motors is readying the Opel Ampera for an expected debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month. The Ampera will be the first production vehicle in Europe using the Voltec powertrain that should make its first appearance in the Chevy Volt in 2010. We got an early sneak peek ...

Leaked sketches reveal entire Opel Ampera look thanks to OAMI 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

We got our first teaser look at the production version of the European Chevy Volt, aka the Opel Ampera, in late January. Now, thanks to the regulatory database run by the Office for Harmonization of the Internal Market (OHIM), the official European Union agency responsible for registering ...

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