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Opel CEO talks new EV, will likely be fresh face for Chevy, too

After the eventual run-out of the current generation Ampera, we'll introduce a successor product in the electric vehicle segment. Our next electric vehicle will be part of our massive product offensive – with 27 new vehicles in the 2014-2018 time frame. We see eMobility as important part of the mobility of tomorrow and we will continue to drive down costs & deliver affordability.

Opel's extended business plan includes multiple electric vehicles

Opel Chief Executive Officer Nick Reilly has unloaded a sweeping new business plan that includes plenty of interesting little tidbits for green car aficionados. Of course we already know about the 2011 Opel/Vauxhall Ampera, the European version of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, but Reilly says that there will be another extended-range electric vehicle in addition to the Ampera.

New Opel line-up will include elecric cars, hybrids, small SUVs, and minicars

It's no secret that Opel's upcoming line-up will include the European version of the Chevy Volt (the Ampera), a pure electric vehicle and a minicar. The company's new CEO, Nick Reilly, told Sebastian Blanco

Hot rumor: Opel wll sell an all-electric car by the end of 2010

That zig-zag in the Opel logo just might be hiding the plans for an all-electric car. This rumor is surfacing in Forbes, which says their source is today's issue of Auto Motor Sport magazine. Details are so scant they're barely enough to fill a post, but here's the rumor: Opel will "bring out" a pure electric vehicle at the end of 2010. So says GM's European chief Carl-Peter Forster.