Commodore EV was almost ready before Holden collapsed

Commodore EV was almost ready before Holden collapsed

Noah Joseph

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When you look at a Holden Commodore, you're not likely to see a "green" car staring back at you. (That is, assuming you're in Australia where the Commodore is sold. Or in the UK where you can get a Vauxhall VXR8. Or here in the US where it's rebadged as a Chevy SS or before that as a Pontiac G8 or GTO.) It is, in many cases after all, a big, rear-drive V8 muscle sedan. Not, in other words, known for its frugal sipping of fuel. But that didn't have to be the case.

According to our VB-guzzling compatriots from Down Under, a joint venture was on the verge of bringing an electric version of the Commodore to market. That joint venture was called EV Engineering, and it was the same outfit that built the (unofficial) record-setting Commodore that drove on electric power alone for a full 24 hours, covering 1,172 miles in the process. With development all but complete, EV Engineering was all ready to bring its electric Commodore to market, until all its constituents started dropping out.

First Futuris dropped out, then Better Place went under, GE Finance pulled its backing and GM turned Holden into an importer. After that Bosch and Air International dropped out, leaving just one constituent to the joint venture. The sole remaining partner, Axiflux is on the lookout for potential partners for the electric vehicle technology on which it collaborated, but given the state of the Australian automobile industry these days, it could be facing an uphill battle – up Ayers Rock, no less – to capitalize on the technology it's got.News Source: Go AutoHoldenAustraliaSedanElectricaxifluxev engineeringholdenholden commodoreholden commodore evI'm reporting this comment as:Rude or offensiveNot constructive / off-topicSexual contentSpam or misleadingOtherReported comments and users are reviewed by Autoblog staff 24 hours a day, seven days a week to determine whether they violate Community Guideline. Accounts are penalized for Community Guidelines violations and serious or repeated violations can lead to account termination.

@ Brodz It's sad that GM-H, Ford and Toyota, have finally decided to cease producing a locally manufactured model in Australia. It's especially sad for those who work in that industry.But, no one can turn back the clock to the 1950' and 60's, back to the golden days of isolationist protectionism. In reality, the Australian car industry only existed, due to increasingly large taxpayer subsidies. In a nation of only 23 million people, with high labour costs, and low production runs, complex capital intensive manufacturing simply can't compete. The Australian car industry was at the best marginal, and its fate was not helped by six years of chaotic and profligate economic mismanagement by the previous Labour-green government. Like you, I'm sad to see the end of an era, but before getting too sentimental about the Australian car workers, perhaps you should consider that on the day Ford announced it would close its Broadmeadows manufacturing facility, less than 5% vehicles in the employee car park were Ford Falcons ! In contrast, 9O% of the BMW workers car-park in Bavaria, is BMW !

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