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Opel Ampera: First Customers Take Delivery

2012-02-21

Rüsselsheim. Deliveries of the Opel Ampera electric vehicle have begun and are going to plan. The first Opel Ampera electric cars with revolutionary range-extending capability have been given to customers ...

Two Opel World Premieres at the 2012 Geneva Show

2012-02-08

Rüsselsheim. Opel is looking forward to two world premieres at this year’s Geneva Motor Show (March 6-18, 2012): the all-new Mokka sub-compact SUV and the new Astra OPC ...

NHTSA Investigation closed

2012-01-23

Rüsselsheim. On Friday the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the United States decided to close its investigation into the safety of the Chevrolet Volt which is similar to the Opel Ampera ...

Opel/Vauxhall Supports UK Hydrogen Initiative

2012-01-20

Rüsselsheim/London. Opel/Vauxhall has joined forces with the UK H2 Mobility initiative to promote the manufacturing and use of hydrogen vehicles in Britain ...

Opel Ampera nominated for Car of the Year 2012

2012-01-09

Rüsselsheim. For a fourth year in a row, Opel has reached the final of Europe’s top automotive award. This time the Opel Ampera is in the running for the Car of the Year 2012 award ...

Opel Ampera modifications

2012-01-05

Rüsselsheim. Opel today announced enhancements to the Ampera that are designed to further reduce the potential of a battery fire days or weeks after a severe accident ...

Santa 2.0 goes electric: Opel RAK e instead of reindeer

2011-12-09

Rüsselsheim. Santa Claus has always travelled in a carbon neutral fashion. However, this year the new Santa is giving his reindeer a well-deserved break ...

Opel Ampera wins “Auto Trophy” two years in a row

2011-11-23

Rüsselsheim/Düsseldorf. For the second time in a row, the Opel Ampera has won the annual German “Auto Trophy” award. In the electric car category the vehicle scored a clear victory against 17 competitors ...

Opel Ampera Available Through LeasePlan

2011-10-13

Rüsselsheim/Rotkreuz. Starting in November this year, the revolutionary electric Opel Ampera will be available to lease following a Europe-wide agreement between Opel and LeasePlan, one of Europe’s leading international leasing companies ...

Opel Ampera wins top international ECOBEST award

2011-09-29

Rüsselsheim. There has been yet another award for the Opel Ampera. This time, Europe’s first electric car with ‘go anywhere at any time’ mobility has been awarded the “ECOBEST 2011” prize ...

Opel Ampera Electric Car Excels in Real-world Driving Range Test

2011-09-02

Rüsselsheim. At the Opel Ampera’s international media presentation in The Hague, Netherlands, last month, more than one thousand journalists had an opportunity to assess the vehicle prior to its launch at the end of the year. One of the tests in the event’s “Eco Drive Contest” ...

Five Euro NCAP Stars for the Opel Ampera

2011-08-25

Rüsselsheim. The Opel Ampera has been awarded five stars by the independent consumer organization Euro NCAP (European New Car Assessment Programme). With this, the first electric vehicle from a European manufacturer suitable for everyday use achieved the maximum safety level...

Opel at the IAA: Quartette of World Premieres

2011-08-16

Rüsselsheim. Four world premieres are in the Opel spotlight at the 64th International Motor Show in Frankfurt am Main (September 15 – 25). ...

Opel and Europcar Launch Major Electric Vehicle Cooperation

2011-07-11

Rüsselsheim/St. Quentin en Yvelines. Opel, one of Europe’s largest car makers, and Europcar, the leading car rental company in Europe, have announced an agreement to introduce the Opel Ampera as a rental car throughout Europe ...

First Electric Vehicle to Go Anywhere Anytime

2011-06-29

Rüsselsheim. Opel moves mobility forward and makes good on its promise: the revolutionary, sleek and practical Opel Ampera is Europe’s first electric vehicle to enable ‘go anywhere at any time’ mobility. First deliveries of the series production car will be made before the end of this year ...

GM and Opel Boost Hydrogen Vehicle Deployment Activities

2010-12-15

Honolulu/Rüsselsheim. GM and Opel are to expand their global and European hydrogen fuel cell market testing in Hawaii and Germany ...

Debut: Vivaro e-Concept Study Adds New Impulses

2010-09-21

Opel is sending new impulses to electric mobility: At the IAA Commercial Vehicles Fair in Hannover (September 23 to 30, 2010) the brand debuts ...

Zero-Emissions in Berlin: IKEA and ENERTRAG drive HydroGen4

2010-05-12

Opel has added two new prominent partners, IKEA and ENERTRAG, to the real-world testing of its fuel-cell vehicles. Both companies picked up their HydroGen4 car at a press conference held by the fuel cell project Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) at the Opel Brand Center in the capital city ...

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