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Opel Ampera, new Euro Volt |
Opel is set to reveal the Ampera Electric car at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, effectively unveiling the European design for the Chevrolet Volt.
The five-door, four-seat Opel Ampera uses an identical platform to the Volt, utilising GM’s Voltec electric propulsion technology.
Like its North American sibling, the Ampera is capable of short trips up to 60km on batter power alone charged via a standard household power outlet.
“With the Ampera, Opel will be the first European automobile manufacturer to provide customers several hundred kilometres of non-stop electric driving,” said Alain Visser, GM Europe Chief Marketing Officer."
Beyond this distance, an onboard small combustion engine generates electricity which in turn drives the motor and charges the battery.
The Ampera is well-suited to the daily driving schedule of most European customers with around 80 per cent of German drivers travelling less than 50km daily.
Article key : Car News, GM, Opel, electric, 2009
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