General Motors Europe plans to start selling an Opel all-electric compact car no later than by 2017 to help meet EU emission targets, reports said.
German publication Automobilwoche said the new model, dubbed internally as battery electric vehicle (BEV), would be much smaller and cheaper than the EUR38,300 (US$52,400) Ampera hybrid electric car, GME’s version of the Chevrolet Volt.
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Opel did not return calls seeking comment.
Opel’s new electric model would be launched as part of a small-car offensive that in 2015 may also bring to the market the City vehicle, due to cost less than EUR10,000 and rival Volkswagen’s Up subcompact, Automobilwoche said, according to Reuters.
