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FlexLoad® carries special cargo in tune with the Opel Flextreme’s electric propulsion: electrically-powered Segway® Personal Transporters (PTs)
IAA in Frankfurt, 2007

Anthony Lo, Advanced Design Director of GM Europe, takes us inside the Opel Flextreme for a revealing look at a host of features, including on-board cameras and a panoramic dashboard.

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In September 2007, General Motors presented the third variant of its electric vehicle architecture E-Flex, the Opel Flextreme at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany. Its energy source is a battery that powers the electric motor. Another energy source on board – such as a hydrogen fuel-cell or combustion engine – provides more power to increase operating range. In the case of the Flextreme, this is a 1.3-liter CDTI diesel engine. Electric propulsion and a combustion engine are used in a manner fundamentally different from that of conventional hybrid propulsion vehicles. Regardless of the Flextreme’s operating mode, it is always electrically powered. The diesel engine is onboard solely to power the generator and charge the battery, always running in optimum operating range.

Want to see other videos from the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show? Select any of the following Generations of GM Wiki stories:

Flextreme Hits the Floor
Opel’s Hybrid Concept
Saab in Frankfurt
Lean and Green: Saab Powers Up
A View of Aveo

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