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Monday, July 21, 2008
The NICE a well known car manufacturer had produced NICE MyCar, a two-seater “coupe” with a 65km/h top speed, 65km range and a 6 to 8 hour charge time for its maintenance-free lead acid battery.
The NICE MyCar is priced at £8,995 and is exempted from London’s congestion charge, road tax, and in certain locations even parking. It is built on a steel tubular spaceframe chassis with independent suspension for both the front and rear axle. It will go on sale in Autumn 2008.
Standard equipment includes electric windows and mirrors, a radio CD MP3 player, 14” alloys, remote central locking, and storage areas under the bonnet, in the boot and in the glove compartment. Optional is a glass roof or a removable fiberglass targa top.
Monday, July 14, 2008
The new cars will be based on GM’s E-Flex hybrid system, which will first appear in the U.S. market Chevrolet Volt in late 2010. GM could add the Volt to its European Chevrolet lineup prior to the launch of the Opel models.
Eventually, GM will start production of the Opel E-Flex models in Germany. The cars will ride on the same Delta II platform that will underpin the Chevrolet Volt as well as the next-generation Opel Astra and new Chevrolet Cruze compact car.
