opel Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 03 Aug 2017 12:05:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 GM and Opel Will Part Ways From Now On https://www.greenoptimistic.com/gm-opel-split-20170320/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/gm-opel-split-20170320/#respond Mon, 20 Mar 2017 20:58:37 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=63383 General Motors broke its ties with its European Operations; however, Opel’s CEO will stay in its job, and he is hopeful for the future of the company. Opel’s CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann stated that Opel will continue to design its own cars. Since 2013, Neumann kept his position in Opel and will keep it for the […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/gm-opel-split-20170320/feed/ 0 63383 Merkel Determined to Mainstream Electric Cars in Germany https://www.greenoptimistic.com/merkel-determined-to-mainstream-electric-cars-in-germany-20130527/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/merkel-determined-to-mainstream-electric-cars-in-germany-20130527/#respond Tue, 28 May 2013 01:01:22 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=37659 Despite lack of consumer interest, German Chancellor Angela Merkel continues to try to make good on her vow to bring one million cars to German roads by 2020. Merkel’s goal is lofty. The German automobile market exceeded $3 million but electric cars accounted for only 3,000 of that number. The electric car has seen waning […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/merkel-determined-to-mainstream-electric-cars-in-germany-20130527/feed/ 0 37659 General Motors’ Opel Diesel Hybrid Coming Soon to Europe https://www.greenoptimistic.com/general-motors-opel-diesel-hybrid-coming-soon-to-europe-20130417/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/general-motors-opel-diesel-hybrid-coming-soon-to-europe-20130417/#respond Wed, 17 Apr 2013 02:53:43 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=36343 It may come as a surprise that Opel’s current engine lineup is already ready to meet European automobile emissions standards for 2015, but for 2020? Unless they go diesel hybrid, not so much. According to the European Commission, by 2015, automobile manufacturers have to produce vehicles with average carbon dioxide emissions or 130g/km, which is […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/general-motors-opel-diesel-hybrid-coming-soon-to-europe-20130417/feed/ 0 36343 Opel Corsa CDTI Hybrid https://www.greenoptimistic.com/opel-corsa-cdti-hybrid-20080202/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/opel-corsa-cdti-hybrid-20080202/#respond Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:37:54 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/index.php/2008/02/02/opel-corsa-cdti-hybrid/ Opel is planning to present a new hybrid concept car at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show: the Opel Corsa Hybrid. The Opel Corsa Hybrid will be powered by a 1.3 CDTI ecoFLEX engine with 119 g CO2 per kilometer.Opel Press Release: Opel Presents Corsa Hybrid Concept – Near future: Corsa Hybrid concept car and Vectra […]

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