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REPORT: Vauxhall unsure whether Ampera will be built in UK
Just the other day, reports from the British motoring press indicated that the Vauxhall Ampera wouldn't be built in the UK as initially planned. Instead, the extended-range electric vehicle would reportedly be shipped over from America where the Ampera would presumably be built alongside the Chevy Volt at the Detroit-Hamtramck plant in Michigan. Further, those same reports suggested that GM's European arm would wait until 2015 or so to begin UK production when the second-gen model was ready. Not so fast, reports Autocar. According to an ... Read more →
REPORT: Vauxhall Ampera production gets snubbed in the UK Sebastian Blanco
Where, exactly, the Vauxhall Ampera – the British version of the Chevy Volt – will be built is up in the air now that Magna, Vauxhall's new owner, has decided that the plug-in hybrid ...
Elektromotive and GM team up to lobby UK MPs to support EVs Sam Abuelsamid
In order for companies getting into the electric vehicle business to have a chance to be financially viable, they are going to need help from governments. That means incentives to help offset the ...
Contrary to reports, second generation Chevy Volt is already under development Sam Abuelsamid
When automakers are getting a new vehicle ready for production, the main specifications are generally locked down about 18-24 months before production starts. After that point, validation testing ...
Vauxhall employees to miss out on building Ampera ER-EV Sam Abuelsamid
When General Motors unveiled the Opel Ampera at the Geneva Motor Show last March, employees at Vauxhall got their hopes raised that they would eventually get to build the sibling of the Chevy ...
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The real world of EV operation may double Vauxhall Ampera emissions 7 months ago on Autoblog Green
The big problem with hybrid vehicles with plug-in capability is that the real world mileage and emissions are highly dependent both on duty cycle and the ability to actually plug in. The Vauxhall Ampera (aka the European Chevy Volt) is expected to be rated at approximately 40 g/km of CO2 ...
Geneva 2009: Ampera comes branded with Opel and Vauxhaull badges 8 months ago on Autoblog Green
Holden. Chevy. Opel. Vauxhall. These are the brands that we so far know will get a version of the plug-in Volt. Granted, the Europeans will call it the Ampera, but under all those models will be the Voltec technology that gives the sedan a 60-km (37-mile) electric-only range and a 500-km (310 ...
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