GM Holden is planning to assemble 126 electric Holdens at its Adelaide plant in Australia as a trial run that could lead to mass production and the export of local technology.
The 120 e-Commodores and six left-hand-drive e-Caprices are part of a A$70m ($73m) program, which is currently in the final stages of negotiation between the car maker, the government of Australia and the EV Engineering consortium lead by former Mitsubishi chief Rob McEniry.
The plan also includes development of an e-Cruze small car that is expected to be manufactured by GM globally.
According to the Australian Financial Review, it is expected that the federal government will be asked to contribute A$15m to the e-Holden expansion plan.
Under the plan, the second batch of e-Commodores would be given to Australian fleet customers while the six Caprices are expected to be used as taxis and road tested in San Francisco, US.
