Europeans will see the Opel badged Volt before Americans

Posted on September 17th, 2008 by Robert Adams | Posted under: Electric cars, Future/Concept, Opel / Vauxhall

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Opel Flextreme Conept Yesterday GM announced all the details on Chevy Volt expect the price and exact dates when the car hits the dealerships. Production is scheduled to begin late 2010 for models in the United States. Earlier GM has confirmed that Volt will be badged as Opel and Vauxhall in Europe.

Now there are some good news for Europeans as GM wants the Opel/Vauxhall to be seen as a technologically advanced brand in Europe.

Rumor is that Opel/Vauxhall version of the Volt will be available in 2011 about six months earlier than the Volt in the states. European Volt will look more like an Opel according to Automotive News. It will share all the “goodies” with Volt, but not the looks.

Most likely Opel will use the E-Flex “Flextreme” concept as a basis for the European version of Volt.

The Opel Flextreme is a diesel plug-in hybrid concept car. It can travel 55 kilometres (34 miles) on its lithium-ion battery before a small diesel engine starts charging the battery. The Flextreme uses the same platform and technology as the Chevrolet Volt. There also is a Saturn Flextreme concept, so we wouldn’t be surprised if GM is going to have two versions of Volt in the states. One for the younger generation and one for the “older”.