Vauxhall has released its Flextreme GT/E concept car at the Geneva Motor Show and it claims the motor can conserve energy while doing 125 mph.
Vauxhall has released its Flextreme GT/E concept car at the Geneva Motor Show and it claims the motor can conserve energy while doing 125 mph.
The fuel efficient car will adopt the manufacturer's e-mobility unlimited system, which includes extended-range electric vehicle (E-REV) technology, which is set to be applied across a variety of market segments.
With the release of the new car, the manufacturer is showing how medium-sized vehicles as well as smaller compact cars can be plugged into the E-REV technology.
"The Flextreme GT/E concept shows that size really doesn't matter when it comes to driving a car with zero CO2 emissions," the producer said.
The E-REV system – which also operates on the Vauxhall Ampera car – will allow the Flextreme to do 40 miles powered by the battery while emitting zero CO2 from the tailpipe.
And the car can do up to 300 miles just from being powered by the battery - according to the manufacturer - with an estimated car fuel economy of 175 mpg and CO2 emissions of less than 40 g/km.
But this is not a hybrid car. All of the motor's wheels are always powered by electricity, however a T-shaped lithium-ion battery pack powers the vehicle for journeys up to 40 miles.
There is a wing-shaped chrome bar on the motor, which can double up as a socket for people to charge the battery pack of the Felxtreme GT/E.
Door handles have been replaced by light sensors, which will open the door when a driver's or passenger's hand is placed over the sensor and small camera pods in the base of the A-pillars act as a replacement for the exterior front door mirrors.
The Vauxhall Corsa ecoFLEX is another green car expected to be revealed at the Geneva Motor Show, which also uses E-REV technology, supplemented with a small engine that generates current when power is low.
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