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Opel Launches Broad LPG ecoFLEX Range; GM Having Detailed Final Talks with Magna and RHJI on Offers for Opel

Green Car Congress

The powertrain is specifically designed for operation with LPG, and special valves and valve-seat inserts are among the elements that ensure durability. In Europe, there are more than 25,500 filling stations that sell LPG, with more than 5,000 of those in Germany. Tags: Europe LPG Vehicle Manufacturers. LPG ecoFLEX.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. Supporters of the car say that’s shortsighted. It’s called aerodynamics.

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