Vauxhall Ampera
Ampera, the Chevy Volt's Euro sibling, wins Monte Carlo's alt-fuel rally
The Chevrolet Volt's European sibling took home a checkered flag that might as well have been green instead of black and white.
Vauxhall Ampera amps up for police duty at Scotland Yard
Americans have our own ideas about what a police cruiser should be: big, fast, menacing. The kind of vehicle that you can't mistake pulling up behind you on the freeway, and with enough muscle to chase you down should your foot get a little heavier than it should. But overseas, police vehicles are a little more...timid. In Europe, law enforcement typically use smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles. So why not a plug-in hybrid?
Vauxhall Ampera snags 2011 Green Car of the Year title from What Car?
The Vauxhall Ampera, a vehicle that General Motors describes as Europe's only "zero range anxiety" electric, has been named the Green Car of the Year 2011 by What Car?, one of the UK's leading consumer-focused motoring magazine.
Chevrolet Volt will not have direct engine drive, electric only
Opel Ampera – Click above for high-res image gallery
Vauxhall executives to drive Ampera 170 miles from Luton to Ellesmere Port, UK *UPDATE
Vauxhall Ampera prototype – Click above for high-res image gallery
First pre-production Opel Ampera rolls off GM's assembly line in Michigan
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GM talking to potential Ampera customers in UK, interest in vehicle builds
Vauxhall / Opel Ampera – Click above for high-res image gallery
Opel's extended business plan includes multiple electric vehicles
Opel Chief Executive Officer Nick Reilly has unloaded a sweeping new business plan that includes plenty of interesting little tidbits for green car aficionados. Of course we already know about the 2011 Opel/Vauxhall Ampera, the European version of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, but Reilly says that there will be another extended-range electric vehicle in addition to the Ampera.
Rendered Speculation: Vauxhall Ampera goes "Outback" for CUV
When new Opel/Vauxhall CEO Nick Reilly visited the company's Ellesmere Port factory in the UK last week, he dropped a hint that there would be more than one version of the upcoming Opel/Vauxhall Ampera. That's not really any great surprise as GM has already said that there would be other vehicles beyond the Volt/Ampera that use the Voltec powertrain.
REPORT: Vauxhall unsure whether Ampera will be built in UK
Vauxhall Ampera - Click above for high-res image gallery
REPORT: Vauxhall Ampera production gets snubbed in the UK
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Contrary to reports, second generation Chevy Volt is already under development
Chevrolet Volt Integration prototype - click above for high res image gallery
Vauxhall employees to miss out on building Ampera ER-EV
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The real world of EV operation may double Vauxhall Ampera emissions
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