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Bob Lutz: 30K E-Flex cars in Europe in first year, 1M worldwide by 2020

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 in America and shipping them overseas, with the Ellesmere Port plant now being considered for Opel and Vauxhall EVs. Just how many electric cars could GM sell in Europe? According to Bob Lutz, plenty. In fact, GM believes it could move as many as ... Read more →

General Motors cuts energy use at Ellesmere Port assembly plant in half Sam Abuelsamid

Bob Lutz: 30K E-Flex cars in Europe in first year, 1M worldwide by 2020 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

General Motors cuts energy use at Ellesmere Port assembly plant in half 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The General Motors assembly plant in Ellesmere Port in England has been on a major energy efficiency kick for the last four years. The plant that assembles Astras has cut the amount of energy they use to build cars by fifty percent. Even with the increase in production capacity in that time, the ...

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