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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 →

Euro-bound Volt clones will be built in U.S. Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Opel Flextreme The internal debate over whether the upcoming Volt will be badged as a Chevrolet or an Opel across the pond has been decided. The first ...

Opel not planning any new small cars, focuses on Flextreme instead Jeremy Korzeniewski

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Opel Flextreme A while back, there were rumblings from Opel that the European brand from GM was considering entering the micro car segment currently occupied ...

GM already working on second E-Flex vehicle for Opel (and Saturn?) Sam Abuelsamid

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 ...

Frankfurt 2007: Opel Flextreme live shots, unloading the Segways Sam Abuelsamid

Click the photo for a high-res gallery of the Opel Flextreme concept The inclusion of a pair on-board Segway scooters may have been a questionable design decision for the Opel Flextreme concept, but ...

VIDEO: A background look at the designers behind the Opel Flextreme 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click the Opel Flextreme for a high-res gallery GM 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 ...

Chevy Volt goes to Europe: Opel Flextreme Concept has ultra-low emissions of 40g/km of CO2 (!) and two on-board Segways 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

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 ...

Engadget asks: How would you improve the Segway? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

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 ...

Frankfurt Preview: Opel Flextreme pics leaked! E-Flex goes diesel! 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

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 ...


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