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The highlight of the Opel stand in Geneva this week is clearly the new Flextreme GT/E concept. This second Flextreme-badged concept is the first mid-sized car to be powered by General Motors' Voltec powertrain (as used in ...

Now that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has pledged some £90 million for the development of clean vehicles in the U.K., General Motors is seeing plenty to like about the European market for its E-Flex vehicles. The automaker has already reversed its stance on building the electric cars ...

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Opel FlextremeThe internal debate over whether the upcoming Volt will be badged as a Chevrolet or an Opel across the pond has been decided. The first Euro-bound EV's from the General will be Opels, though we are not sure how much in common the vehicle will ...

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Opel FlextremeA while back, there were rumblings from Opel that the European brand from GM was considering entering the micro car segment currently occupied by vehicles like the smart fortwo and the upcoming Toyota iQ. That rumored vehicle was to be powered ...

Following his speech to the Commonwealth Club a few days ago, GM CEO Rick Wagoner apparently told reporters that a second E-Flex platform vehicle was also under development at the company's Warren MI technical center alongside the Chevy Volt. This second ER-EV is destined for the Opel (and ...

Click the photo for a high-res gallery of the Opel Flextreme conceptThe inclusion of a pair on-board Segway scooters may have been a questionable design decision for the Opel Flextreme concept, but the packaging was certainly well integrated. The back end of Flextreme has a compartment behind the ...

Click the Opel Flextreme for a high-res galleryGM has released some videos that provide some background on the designers who created the Opel Flextreme. The Flextreme is the third variation of GM's E-Flex platform that uses a diesel range extender in place of the previous Flex-Fuel engine. You can ...

Click the Flextreme for a high-res gallery digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/Chevy_Volt_goes_to_Europe_full_details_and_PICs_of_the_Opel_Flextreme'; We all got an early look at the Opel Flextreme after the images leaked onto the web the other night. In case you missed it, the Flextreme is ...

Our gadget-obsessed pals over at Engadget want to know what you think of the Segway, or rather, how you would improve it. GM thinks it's a good idea to store them in the Opel Flextreme. I have been saying that the biggest problem about the Segway is the price. Would you agree? I think that if you ...

Click the photo of the Opel Flextreme for a high res gallery var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/Check_out_the_Chevy_Volt_s_European_diesel_cousin_the_Opel_Flextreme'; One of the most eagerly anticipated debuts of the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show made an early debut this weekend thanks to ...