Rüsselsheim: The electric car manufacturer seems to be the mainstay of the world. It is no exception of General Motors. Through its subsidiary Opel-Vauxhall, Opel will introduce the manufacturer Ampera, electric-powered hatcback at the Geneva Motor Show next March 2010.
Interestingly, prior to display at the mat, the Opel will perform tests directly on the streets. So this car is brought to Geneva from Rüsselsheim Germany where the car was produced to be directly driven.
"We would travel for miles with the first prototype of Opel Ampera on public streets during the test," said by Gherardo Corsini, Director of Electric Vehicles Opel / Vauxhall autoevolution quoted as saying.
Concept car will be driven solely by Corsini. "With a torque of 370 Newtonmeter, I think it would be a very interesting driving experience to Geneva," he said.
The power source comes from ion battery Ampera lihtium 16 kilowatt hours (Kwh). It is mentioned when the battery is fully charged car capable of carrying up to 500 kilometers. The drive system uses technology Ampera Voltec. This technology is a further development of the E-Flex hybrid.
But until now, it is no matter about the price of information leakage. To make sure about it, GM said that the car began for production at the end of 2011 it will be devoted to the European market. Marketing will be done by Opel and Vauxhall.
