Opel Ampera is the first electric car from Opel that will be revealed at Geneva Motor Show this year. Opel Ampera will be a five-door, four-seat vehicle that featuring new Voltec technology from GM.
With the help of the lithium-ion batteries, Opel Ampera will run up to 60 km when on short trips using the new electric technology. While for the longer trips, Opel Ampera will be powered by electricity generated by a small combustion engine.
More information about Opel Ampera will be released soon by Opel on March 3rd.
Press Release
Opel has announced Ampera as the name of its revolutionary extended-range electric car. The five-door, four-seat Opel Ampera will be revealed at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show (March 5-15).
“With the Ampera, Opel will be the first European automobile manufacturer to provide customers several hundred kilometers of non-stop electric driving,” said Alain Visser, GM Europe Chief Marketing Officer.
GM’s ground-breaking electric propulsion technology, called Voltec, operates differently from other advanced propulsion systems. For short trips up to 60 km, the Ampera will run only on lithium-ion battery power charged via a standard 230v outlet. For longer distances, the car will continue to drive on electricity that is generated by a small internal combustion engine.
The Ampera will be well-suited to the daily driving schedule of most European customers. For example, approximately 80 percent of German drivers travel less than 50 km daily.
Additional information on the Opel Ampera will be released March 3 at the Geneva Motor Show.
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