This Concept Car Could Have Been a Treasure for GM, But the Production Model Came Too Late
24 Nov 2021, 12:23 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Sorry, GM, your car was far too advanced for its time when it was unveiled as a concept, and came too late on the market to save your European branch
Nissan Leaf vs. BMW i3 vs. Volt/Ampera: What's the Best Used EV?
23 Nov 2019, 20:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / So you want to join the revolution on a shoestring budget? One of these three will do you nicely. But the battery going wrong can cost more than the whole car
Opel Shows How the 520-Kilometer Ampera-e Is Made
13 Feb 2017, 17:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The news? Only that Opel's EV is has entered production. 60 kWh of battery squeezed into a 4.2-meter city-sized hatchback
The 2017 Opel Ampera-e Has Arrived In Paris, Its Maximum Range Exceeds 500 Km
29 Sep 2016, 08:17 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The Paris Motor Show has opened its gates to the press, and we provide you with live photos from the event. In this story, here's a look at the Opel Ampera-e
2017 Opel Ampera-e Is the European Cousin of the Chevrolet Bolt EV
11 Feb 2016, 10:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt now has a brother in Europe. Cue the 2017 Opel Ampera-e electric hatchback and its quirky exterior design
2016 Chevrolet Volt Color Palette Comprises of Seven Finishes
22 May 2015, 10:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The 2016 Chevrolet Volt is available in seven exterior finishes. On the inside, customers can opt for two cloth and three leather options
2016 Chevrolet Volt Hailed as the Next Generation of Electric Hybrid Cars
28 Jan 2015, 10:41 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The 2016 Chevrolet Volt may be the most heavily-anticipated PHEV model to debut this year, but we have the feeling Chevrolet is too generous in describing it.
2016 Opel Ampera Rendered: High Street Hybrid
19 Jan 2015, 13:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The all-new Chevrolet Volt was perhaps the biggest mass-market debut of the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. In many ways, it show how the American automaker is taking its first steps into the future of tran...
Second-Generation Opel Ampera Confirmed by Opel CEO
24 Jul 2014, 09:42 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A recent report published by a publication specialized in auto-related topics claimed that two GM insiders have revealed that the Opel Ampera will be phased out in 2015, but that's not the case...
Opel Ampera to Be Discontinued, Chevrolet Volt Lives On For Another Generation
21 Jul 2014, 19:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / There's a bit of bad news for European eco-friendly motorists. Two insiders familiar with Opel's future plans have revealed that the Ampera, which is basically the Euro-spec Chevy Volt, wi...
Opel Ampera vs Baltic Sea’s Freezing Temperatures
15 Mar 2013, 16:54 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / There is a widespread idea that electric stuff and low temperatures don’t mix so well. The Opel Ampera is busting this misconception, as it was tested on the Baltic Sea’s frozen water. ...
Bob Lutz Changes Opinion on Small Cars With EV Tech
16 Jan 2013, 11:39 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Bob Lutz was really against the concept of a commercial electric car, especially one made by GM, yet his views changed, and he was instrumental in bringing about the idea for the creation of the Vol...
Opel Ampera a Firm Favourite With European Fleets
10 Dec 2012, 13:29 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Opel Ampera range-extender hybrid is a unique offering on the European market, today, and apparently it’s not only private buyers who are appreciating it, but fleets as well. Opel’s ...
Some Dutch Drivers Do Not Charge Their Plug-In Hybrids - Only Run Them on Gasoline!
13 Nov 2012, 16:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We were shocked when we first read about this rather unusual piece of news, coming from the Netherlands, whom we assumed were the greenest of all Europeans, as sales of EVs, hybrids and extended-ran...
Vauxhall Ampera Successfully Driven Through Channel Tunnel
17 Oct 2012, 13:04 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Vauxhall/Opel Ampera, European sister car of the popular Chevrolet Volt, is one of GM’s most talented offerings, from their current lineup. However, the Top Gear Editor-in-Chief, Charlie T...
Misleading Opel Ampera Ad Banned in the UK
23 Aug 2012, 14:10 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While the Chevrolet Volt-based Opel/Vauxhall Ampera is a very capable car and one of the most interesting cars on sale in Europe at the moment, the advertising behind it is all pure GM. Regardless o...
Chevy Volt Awarded Best Eco Car in UK
10 May 2012, 10:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Chevrolet Volt is already an appreciated eco-car around the world. With its range extender petrol engine and electric motor driving the wheels, it’s currently the best available compromise...
2012 Car of the Year in Europe: Opel Ampera / Chevy Volt
5 Mar 2012, 17:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Opel Ampera and the car it’s actually based on, the Chevrolet Volt have won the 2012 European Car of the Year Award, defeating competition from the VW Up! citycar and Ford Focus, which cam...
Opel Named Official Carmaker for Disneyland Paris
8 Nov 2011, 16:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ever wonder what Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck drive? We figured it was something like a Fiat 500 or VW Beetle, but according to a recent GM statement, it’ actually an Opel, if you’re talk...
Opel Ampera Named 2012 Car of the Year in Denmark
18 Oct 2011, 10:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Opel’s new Ampera managed to change the way people in general and the automotive journalist in particular look at cars in Denmark, as they have named it he 2012 Car of the Year. The revolution...