Euro Ampera Drivers Might Switch to Gas-Power to Save Battery
8 Dec 2010, 16:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / GM might let European drivers switch the Opel Ampera to petrol power only under specific circumstances. According to a HeadlineAuto report, General Motors' European division is actually conside...
Volt's Petrol Engine Will NOT Drive Wheels at Highway Speeds
30 Jun 2010, 13:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Earlier this week, a media report coming from British publication The Telegraph had hinted that the upcoming Chevrolet Volt/Vauxhall Ampera might be subject to a last-minute change in terms of drive...
Chevrolet Volt's Petrol Engine to Power Wheels in Europe?
28 Jun 2010, 20:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / For those of you who were expecting a Chevrolet Volt/Vauxhall Ampera whose hybrid driveline would be operated fully electric, your wait might have been for nothing. According to a report from Britis...
First Pre-production Opel Ampera Rolls Off the Line
26 Apr 2010, 14:18 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / A new child was born in the hybrid vehicles world, as the first pre-production Model Year 2012 Opel Ampera rolled off the production line at General Motor's Warren, Michigan assembly plant. ...
GM Chevy Volt Battery Executive Leaves Company
25 Feb 2010, 15:09 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Denise Gray, the head of the General Motors Chevy Volt battery development team, is resigning and will join an unidentified start-up battery company based in California. The executive will leave...
Opel Ampera Might Be Built in Vauxhall Plant
19 Nov 2009, 10:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors might build the Ampera in the United Kingdom at Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port, GM Europe interim chief Nick Reilly said in a statement. The first models, however, will be built in th...
Opel Ampera to Be Priced at 28,000 Euros
9 Sep 2009, 13:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Opel Ampera, the German brand's plug-in hybrid which is expected to hit the market in 2012, might be offered with a price tag of 24,500 pounds (approximately 28,000 euros). The news was reveale...
Opel Ampera at Frankfurt Auto Show
25 Aug 2009, 06:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Frankfurt Auto Show, scheduled to open its doors in September, will also witness the first public appearance of the new Opel Astra and Ampera, two models that feature several improvements in ter...
Magna Could Move Ampera Production Outside the UK
9 Jun 2009, 10:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Bad news for the United Kingdom: Magna International, the new Opel/Vauxhall owner, might move the Ampera production, initially projected to take place at the Ellesmere Port factory in Cheshire, outs...
Opel Ampera Official Photo
2 Mar 2009, 09:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Opel already announced two weeks ago or so that its "revolutionary" electrically-propelled Ampera model is going to be showcased at the Geneva Motor Show this month, but all we got was a t...