05/07/2003     
DOW PLANS TO USE GM FUEL CELLS IN WORLD'S LARGEST FUEL CELL TRANSACTION
Washington D.C.   more...

12/19/2002     
Opel Zafira 1.6 CNG Wins "Fleet Award 2002"
Rüsselsheim. More then 6,000 fleet managers and readers of the industry magazine "Autoflotte" have made their decision: the Opel Zafira 1.6 CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) is the best car of the year 2002 in the category "Alternative Propulsion".   more...

12/10/2002     
Prince Albert of Monaco takes HydroGen3 around his principality
Monaco. - Even for worldly-wise and race-proven Prince Albert of Monaco, this was a whole new experience: Without producing any noise at all, he drove around the Formula 1 Grand Prix course in his principality. Without ever changing a gear, he sped up to the "Hotel de Paris", and none of the visitors down at the old harbor were even bothered by the smell of racing oil.   more...

09/10/2002     
Vast Array of Products from Natural Gas Station Wagon to Luxury Bus
Rüsselsheim/Hanover. Opel is appearing at the 59th International Motor Show Commercial Vehicles in Hanover on September 12-19, 2002 with three world premieres, numerous new products and a comprehensive range of commercial vehicles up to 3.5 tons.   more...

08/28/2002     
Opel Astra Caravan 1.6 CNG: Natural Gas-Powered Station Wagon
Rüsselsheim. The economical and environmentally friendly Opel Astra Caravan 1.6 CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) will be celebrating its debut at the 59th International Motor Show Commercial Vehicles 2002 in Hanover on September 12-19, 2002.   more...

05/21/2002     
Fuel cell cars offer solution to curtail greenhouse gas emissions
Rüsselsheim/Brussels. Opel and GM's Fuel Cell Activities Center presented initial results from a comprehensive study assessing the greenhouse gas emission characteristics of a wide range of potential fuel and propulsion systems for the car of the future at the "Hart World Fuels Conference" today in Brussels.   more...

05/15/2002     
AUTOnomy: "Engine of the Year"
Stuttgart. High praise for AUTOnomy, the fuel cell concept car developed by General Motors' and Opel's joint Global Alternative Propulsion Center (GAPC): An international jury of 41 motor journalists from around the world distinguished this car with the "Engine of the Year" award in its "Best Concept" category today.   more...

05/07/2002     
New Vectra GTS - Fastest Opel of All Time
Rüsselsheim. The coupé-style Vectra GTS - the second model in Opel's new Vectra range - takes to the road in September. The GTS appeals especially to customers who value sporty looks paired with dynamic handling and performance.   more...

04/25/2002     
Opel Concept Car Joins California Fuel Cell Partnership
Rüsselsheim.. Opel and GM's jointly developed fuel cell concept vehicle, "HydroGen1", has been shipped to California to take part in a government-industry partnership based there.   more...

04/17/2002     
Opel Corsa Eco Sets New Standards in Fuel Consumption
Rüsselsheim. Opel has added a new model to its low-consumption "Eco" line-up, introducing the most economical gasoline engine car in its class anywhere in the world. The new Corsa Eco consumes only 4.9 liters of gasoline per 100 kilometers (MVEG combined cycle) and it sets new standards for low CO2 emissions, at only 118 grams per kilometer.   more...

04/15/2002     
Opel, GM Fuel Cell Prototypes:
Designed to Meet the Electricity and Mobility Needs of the Future
Hanover.   more...

01/23/2002     
Opel "Concept M": Sporty Van with Natural Gas Turbo Engine
Rüsselsheim. A sporty and environment-friendly monocab design study called "Concept M" will celebrate its world premiere on the Opel stand at the Geneva Motor Show (March 7-17, 2002). With its height of 1.62 meters, the dynamically styled, monocab van has stacks of space for four passengers.   more...

01/21/2002     
Zafira Now with Most Powerful Diesel in its Class
Rüsselsheim. Opel is now offering a version of its seven-seat Zafira compact van with a 2.2-liter, direct-injection turbocharged diesel engine. This ultra-modern ECOTEC power unit develops 92 kW (125 hp) and has an impressive maximum torque of 280 Nm. With this engine the Zafira 2.2 DTI is the most powerful diesel in its class, with a top speed of 187 km/h.   more...

01/07/2002     
GM "AUTOnomy" is World's First Car built around the Fuel Cell
Rüsselsheim / Detroit. At the Detroit Motor Show this week General Motors unveiled the AUTOnomy, the world's first concept vehicle built around a fuel cell drive system and free from the confines of traditional automotive architecture. Up to now, fuel cell systems have been integrated into production vehicles.   more...

11/27/2001     
2001: Opel Makes Major Advances in Fuel Cell Development
Rüsselsheim. On the path to volume production of fuel cell vehicles, the development team at Opel and General Motors' Global Alternative Propulsion Center (GAPC) made a number of major advances in 2001.   more...

11/01/2001     
HydroGen1 Dominates Environmental Competition
Rüsselsheim. At last weekend's Michelin Challenge Bibendum, a competition for environmentally friendly vehicles, Opel's fuel cell concept car, HydroGen1, and its successful production model, Astra Eco 4, gave an impressive demonstration of their outstanding abilities.   more...

10/23/2001     
Opel Quartet in Michelin Challenge Bibendum
Rüsselsheim. With no fewer than four models, Opel is taking part in the 2001 Michelin Challenge Bibendum for environmentally compatible road vehicles, which takes place from October 26 to 28 in California.   more...

09/13/2001     
General Motors Introduces World's Most Powerful Fuel Cell Stack
London.   more...

08/08/2001     
Opel Corsa Eco: Extreme Economy, No Compromises
Rüsselsheim. The refined aerodynamics and the innovative Easytronic transmission are the two key factors that make the new Corsa Eco the most economical gasoline engine in Opel's history. It is also the first car of its class with a gasoline power unit to break the five-liter barrier, consuming only 4.99 liters per 100 km (MVEG combined cycle).   more...

08/08/2001     
"HydroGen3" Fuel Cell Study Moves Closer to Volume Production
Rüsselsheim. The new "HydroGen3" prototype from Opel and GM marks another milestone along the way to fitting passenger cars with an environmentally compatible, resource-sparing fuel cell propulsion system. Compared with its predecessors the drive train of the new fuel cell Zafira has been improved to allow optimum packaging of the individual components in the vehicle.   more...

08/07/2001     
GM Unveils First Prototype with On-Board Gasoline Processor
Rüsselsheim/Detroit. The development team at GAPC (GM and Opel's joint Global Alternative Propulsion Center) has achieved a further success on the way to producing a marketable fuel cell vehicle.   more...

06/29/2001     
Opel Zafira CNG in the "City of Tomorrow"
Rüsselsheim/Malmö. With its natural gas-fueled Zafira 1.6 CNG (Compressed Natural Gas), Opel is presenting a particularly environmentally friendly and economical vehicle at the "Bo01 City of Tomorrow" project that opened on May 17, 2001, in the Swedish city of Malmö.   more...

05/18/2001     
Swedish Royal Couple Arrives in an Opel Zafira Fueled by Natural Gas
Malmö/Rüsselsheim. An Opel Zafira 1.6 CNG fueled by natural gas drove the Swedish royal couple to the official opening of the "Bo01 - City of Tomorrow" project in Malmö, Sweden yesterday. The environmentally friendly Zafira CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) is the official car for this living European project representing the model city of the future.   more...

05/08/2001     
International Records for Opel's "HydroGen1" Fuel Cell Concept Car
Rüsselsheim/Mesa. Amid temperatures reaching 43 degrees Celsius in the Arizona desert, Opel and GM set a series of new records with the "HydroGen1" fuel cell concept car. "HydroGen1" set a total of 15 international records during four weeks of endurance testing at the GM Desert Proving Ground near Mesa, on the outskirts of Phoenix.   more...

05/02/2001     
Opel "HydroGen1" endures Arizona heat and sets "24 hours" record
Rüsselsheim/Mesa. "HydroGen1", the Opel and GM fuel cell concept car set yester-day, May 1, 2001, a total of 11 international records during an endurance test program carried out on GM's desert proving ground in Mesa, Arizona.   more...

05/01/2001     
High-tech Tanks for Liquefied and Low-temperature Transport
There are various ways to store hydrogen for use in motor vehicles, and they are all at different stages of development. The most promising methods include storing the hy-drogen in liquefied, frozen form, transporting it under high pressure as a gas and stor-ing the hydrogen atoms in metal hydrides.   more...

11/06/2000     
Great Potential for Opel's Fuel Cell Technology in China
Beijing/Rüsselsheim. The Opel HydroGen1 - a hydrogen-fueled engineering study - attracted great attention among Chinese government officials, journalists and scientists during a four-day symposium on fuel cell technology. The workshop held in the Chinese capital of Beijing attracted around 300 participants, mainly from China but also from Japan, Korea, Singapore and India.   more...

11/06/2000     
Astra Eco 4 Demonstrates Sensationally Low Fuel Consumption
Rüsselsheim. Starting from five different locations in Germany, 100 drivers in identical Astra Eco 4 hatchbacks covered a distance of up to 380 kilometers in a competition last week to find Germany's most light-footed "fuel-savers".   more...

10/18/2000     
Opel and GM to Bring Fuel Cell Expertise to California
Rüsselsheim. Opel´s parent company, General Motors, has announced that it has accepted an invitation from the California Fuel Cell Partnership to bring its expertise in fuel cell technology to California. GM notified Dr.   more...

10/18/2000     
Compact Van Fueled by Natural Gas
Rüsselsheim. Opel has developed an engineering study of the Zafira compact van which runs on compressed natural gas (CNG). The Zafira 1.6 16V CNG is equipped with a monovalent powertrain that has been optimized for natural gas, with a power output of 74 kW (100 hp) and maximum torque of 150 Newton meters at 3800 rpm.   more...

09/28/2000     
GM Precept: Full-Size Sedan with World-Beating Aerodynamics
Paris. The Precept, GM's highly efficient, extremely economical concept car, celebrates its European premiere at the 2000 Paris Motor Show (September 30 to October 15). The GM Precept features the lowest drag coefficient (C_d = 0.163) ever recorded for a five-passenger, four-door family sedan.   more...

09/07/2000     
Marathon Task for GM Fuel Cell Vehicle
Rüsselsheim. Holden (General Motors' Australian affiliate) will showcase a leading edge, zero-emission concept vehicle developed by Opel, during the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.   more...

06/05/2000     
"HydroGen1" Fuel-Cell Car in Tough Test Program
Rüsselsheim. At Opel and General Motors, the key to tomorrow's mobility is a combination of hydrogen and fuel cell technology. "HydroGen1", an advanced, road-going concept car, showcases the progress made so far. It is based on Opel's successful Zafira compact van, and is a full five-seater, propelled by a 55 kW/75 hp three-phase electric motor that takes it to a top speed of 140 km/h.   more...

02/17/2000     
Hydrogen-Powered, Road-Going, Fuel Cell Zafira
Rüsselsheim. Opel will exhibit a fuel cell concept car based on the Zafira for the first time to the general public at the Geneva International Motor Show (March 2 - 12). Apart from water vapor, it produces no emissions whatsoever. This compact van's 55 kW (75 hp) three-phase AC traction motor is supplied with electrical energy from a fuel cell unit operating on pure hydrogen.   more...

01/05/2000     
GM Precept: Concept Vehicle with Lowest Drag
DETROIT - Opel's parent company General Motors will unveil the Precept, a fully functional hybrid electric vehicle with the lowest drag coefficient (C_d = 0.163) ever recorded for a five-passenger, four-door family sedan, at this year's Detroit Motor Show (January 15 - 23).   more...