Opel Ampera - Electric

"The driving force behind" Ampera is electricity. During the short trips up to 60 km the car uses electricity stored in lithium-ion battery (capacity 16 kW), and is not allocated in the atmosphere of CO2.
Revolucionária Opel Ampera celebrated premiere at the 79 th Geneva Motor Show.
When the energy is spent, the electricity provided by generators, out of the internal combustion engine. As a result, the value of mileage Ampera increased to 500 km.

Ampera battery can be recharged from an ordinary wall outlet with a voltage of 230 V.
Customers in the UK will be offered the option Ampera with the right arrangement of the steering wheel.
Currently, GM Europe is examining the requirements for the infrastructure required for recharging electric vehicles, together with energy companies, in particular with the Spanish company Iberdrola.

World premiere of Opel Ampera

New electric car with an increased distance run - Opel Ampera - will be presented in March at the Geneva Motor Show. Experts predict that he vstryahnet world like electric discharge.

Pyatidverny Opel Ampera is equipped with four innovative electric power units, called Voltec. He works on a different principle than the modern electric motors.

When you travel the distance to 60 km Ampera moves only through the power lithium-ion battery, rechargeable from a standard 230-Volt power outlet. At the same long-distance movement of the car continues on the electrical energy generated by a compact internal combustion engines.

Opel Antara knows how to save

Opel, walking in step with the times and automotive fashion, decided to please fans Antara peredneprivodnoy version of crossover, and rejoice, indeed, is what.
The front drive has several advantages over full. For example, a car with front drive weighs slightly less than his fellow Full-power. But in the case of the Opel Antara is not important. The most attractive of a novelty - the price. The value of this version is cheaper crossover with a full drive to € 2 thousand, but the money of their "pet" will be equipped with other, no less useful functions.

As announced by representatives of Opel, 127-strong engine CDTI spends 100 km 7.3 liters of fuel, and acceleration before the first "hundreds" took 11.5 seconds. Petrol crossover "eat" 9.3 liters, and the first 100 km / h vehicle for gaining 11.6 seconds. The price of gasoline in the German version of Opel Antara FWD starts from € 25 970, a model with a diesel plant will cost € 27 880.

Conceived Opel Flextreme received design award Red Dot Award

At a ceremony in Singapore concept car Opel Flextreme was awarded the prestigious award Red Dot Award for outstanding design.

The prize is awarded by the industrial products international team of design based on their own criteria for the degree of novelty, functionality and the expected quality. Note that in 2007 the award was the concept Saab Aero X.

The concept car Opel Flextreme was established in a European design center and General Motors in 2007 at the international motor show in Frankfurt. This compact van is an innovative hybrid GM with the stock move, which not so long ago was shown on the model Chevrolet Volt. With an electric motor powered with lithium-ion batteries concept can overcome the distance to 55 km. Diesel engine with a turbocharged 1.3 liter volume serves as a means of increasing the stock of progress in the discharge batteries. It also aims to generate electricity to drive a car while driving on distant routes.

The company Opel has developed a "gas Zafiru" with the 150-strong turbomotorom

A expands at the beginning of December in Bologna Motor Company will introduce kompaktven Opel Zafira with turbirovannym engine running on natural gas.

This 1.6-liter engine is considered one of the most powerful in the class "gas" units - he develops the power of 150 horsepower and 210 Nm torque. Top speed of this "Zafir" of 200 kilometers per hour.
At one tank of natural gas or biometana kompaktven will be able to travel up to 370 kilometers. And if the gas is finished, you can use a stand-14-liter tank with gasoline, which last for another 150 kilometers - the engine Opel Zafira 1.6 CNG Turbo can work on a conventional fuels.
Sales "Zafiry gas in Europe will begin in January next year. Representatives of Opel hope that in times of crisis, this model will enjoy high demand. The fact is that in Germany, for example, every 100 kilometers of gas cost only 5.3 euros - is twice cheaper than gasoline. In just the first nine months of this year in five major European markets for cars using gas - Germany, Italy, Sweden, Austria and Switzerland - has sold 75 thousand such vehicles. Opel now ranks second in this segment.