Hybrids
Opel Flextreme
The Opel Flextreme is a Opel’s first electric car that will be based on the Chevy Volt will be manufactured in the U.S. The European customers should expect to pay a substantial surcharge of $15,800 or more over a comparable Opel model with a conventional diesel or gasoline powertrain. The Opel Flextreme was previewed in [...]
Homogenous Charge Compression Ignition
Homogenous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) is a technology, that combines an oil-burner’s fuel economy with the smooth, free-revving character of a petrol engine, courtesy of some clever engineering.
Standard diesels don’t use spark plugs. Instead, they compress the fuel and air mixture until it’s hot enough to burn by itself. Engines fed on unleaded, however, need [...]
Opel Planning Electric Cars
Opel is planning to launch a series of electric-powered cars under Chevrolet Volt program. The recently announced $1 billion investment will include the development of various electric-powered vehicles based on the E-Flex architecture.
First up will be the production version of last year’s Flextreme Concept that is expected to arrive in the European market one [...]