Ampera

Will Chevy Volt Sales Hit 40,000 This Year (Ampera Included)?

After being flayed for not achieving its 2011 sales goal for the Chevy Volt, you might think General Motors would shy away from further volume predictions for its innovative range-extended electric car. Not so. CEO Dan Akerson said in late June that the company thought it would sell 35,000 to...

August 20, 2012 by John Voelcker 17

Your Chevrolet Volt Needs A Charge Sustaining Mode: Here’s Why

April 6, 2012 22

Could Opel Ampera Outsell Its Sibling The 2012 Chevrolet Volt?

March 22, 2012 9

Europe Gets Chevy Volts In 2012, Most In Drag As Opel Amperas

August 9, 2011 1

2012 Opel Ampera, first pre-production vehicle, April 2010

Report Threatens Badge-Engineered Buick Model Of Chevy Volt

General Motors and its brand strategies have been through a lot of turmoil in recent years. Now, GM is down to just four brands in North America--Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and... March 31, 2011 by John Voelcker 1

Chevrolet Sail Electric Concept Vehicle, Developed In China

Whilst the U.S. and Europe get the 2011 Chevrolet Volt and 2012 Opel and Vauxhall Ampera, it seems all the full battery-electric vehicles are going to the Far East, and... December 23, 2010 by Antony Ingram

2011 Chevrolet Volt MPV5 concept, Unveiled at 2010 Beijing Motor Show

Volt-Based 'Amp' Due In Detroit: Wise Move By Chevrolet?

The Voltec powetrain used in the 2011 Chevrolet Volt has never been meant for just the one vehicle. Restricting a new technology developed at great expense to a single niche... December 17, 2010 by Antony Ingram 7

2011 Coda Sedan electric car, 'All Electric' badge, 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show

Naming Electric Cars And Companies: Is Anything Good Left?

Naming new car models is always tough. The latest head-scratcher is GM's decision to rebrand the replacement for its Aveo subcompact as the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic, a name... December 10, 2010 by John Voelcker 9

Do GM's Ampera Plans Forecast the Next Generation of Volts?

We don't hear much about the 2011 Chevrolet Volt's half-brother, the Opel/Vauxhall Ampera, here in the States. But in the U.K., the president of GM Europe laid out that... December 7, 2010 by John Voelcker 3

2011 Chevrolet Volt To Be Sold In China, But As A Buick

General Motors may be trying to spread Chevrolet through Europe and Asia, but it won't put the Chevy bowtie on its Volt extended-range electric vehicle when that car goes on... May 29, 2010 by John Voelcker 8

Opel Ampera, GM's Other Extended-Range EV, In Pre-Production

We write a lot about the 2011 Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle here. It's a radical new car, GM's first electric car since the late EV1, and it'll be in... April 27, 2010 by John Voelcker

First Pre-Production Opel Amperas Roll Off The Line

The 2011 Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle isn’t due to hit showrooms until the end of the year but the first pre-production examples are already rolling off... April 26, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 1