Comments on: Opel Unveils New Ampera – And it Looks Really Good http://gas2.org/2009/03/04/opel-unveil-new-ampera-and-it-looks-really-good/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:57:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gman http://gas2.org/2009/03/04/opel-unveil-new-ampera-and-it-looks-really-good/#comment-8557 Gman Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:20:20 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1867#comment-8557 GM - how about giving your U.S. customers the "choice" of either the Volt or Ampera front-end styling? My guess is the Ampera would sell in larger quantities as it immediately and unmistakeably indicates to the public this is a new and different automobile (even at a glance)as the Volt and Ampera both are. I like the Volt, but it will likely be mistaken by many at first glance as being a Malibu (a lovely car in its own right), but its styling will not present the new "high-tech image" the Volt needs to present to the public. The Ampera front-end does! Can one "import" an Ampera and register it in the U.S.? GM – how about giving your U.S. customers the “choice” of either the Volt or Ampera front-end styling? My guess is the Ampera would sell in larger quantities as it immediately and unmistakeably indicates to the public this is a new and different automobile (even at a glance)as the Volt and Ampera both are. I like the Volt, but it will likely be mistaken by many at first glance as being a Malibu (a lovely car in its own right), but its styling will not present the new “high-tech image” the Volt needs to present to the public. The Ampera front-end does!

Can one “import” an Ampera and register it in the U.S.?

]]> By: Gman http://gas2.org/2009/03/04/opel-unveil-new-ampera-and-it-looks-really-good/#comment-31201 Gman Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:20:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1867#comment-31201 GM - how about giving your U.S. customers the "choice" of either the Volt or Ampera front-end styling? My guess is the Ampera would sell in larger quantities as it immediately and unmistakeably indicates to the public this is a new and different automobile (even at a glance)as the Volt and Ampera both are. I like the Volt, but it will likely be mistaken by many at first glance as being a Malibu (a lovely car in its own right), but its styling will not present the new "high-tech image" the Volt needs to present to the public. The Ampera front-end does! Can one "import" an Ampera and register it in the U.S.? GM – how about giving your U.S. customers the “choice” of either the Volt or Ampera front-end styling? My guess is the Ampera would sell in larger quantities as it immediately and unmistakeably indicates to the public this is a new and different automobile (even at a glance)as the Volt and Ampera both are. I like the Volt, but it will likely be mistaken by many at first glance as being a Malibu (a lovely car in its own right), but its styling will not present the new “high-tech image” the Volt needs to present to the public. The Ampera front-end does!

Can one “import” an Ampera and register it in the U.S.?

]]> By: Kilgore Trout http://gas2.org/2009/03/04/opel-unveil-new-ampera-and-it-looks-really-good/#comment-8556 Kilgore Trout Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:25:41 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1867#comment-8556 It will be to expensive and a showoff toy for the rich corporate scammers. It will be to expensive and a showoff toy for the rich corporate scammers.

]]> By: Kilgore Trout http://gas2.org/2009/03/04/opel-unveil-new-ampera-and-it-looks-really-good/#comment-31200 Kilgore Trout Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:25:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1867#comment-31200 It will be to expensive and a showoff toy for the rich corporate scammers. It will be to expensive and a showoff toy for the rich corporate scammers.

]]> By: richmond http://gas2.org/2009/03/04/opel-unveil-new-ampera-and-it-looks-really-good/#comment-8555 richmond Sat, 04 Apr 2009 07:07:49 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1867#comment-8555 [QUOTE] Hybrid sceptic Ok, the hybrid drivetrain developped by Opel is efficient. But can you give some numbers about this gain when you use the IC motor to drive longer? If you calculate, you can loose all the gain of this small IC motor-done-to-charge-the-battery if you have too many losses when you charge batteries(80, 90% efficiency?) and use an electric motors (90% efficiency). I just want to be convinced [/quote] the idea of the volt / ampera is that the car is used in PURE electric mode to / from work and the ICE only for trips etc so the efficiancy comes in the form of having a PLUG in electric car with range extending power [QUOTE] Hybrid sceptic Ok, the hybrid drivetrain developped by Opel is efficient. But can you give some numbers about this gain when you use the IC motor to drive longer?

If you calculate, you can loose all the gain of this small IC motor-done-to-charge-the-battery if you have too many losses when you charge batteries(80, 90% efficiency?) and use an electric motors (90% efficiency). I just want to be convinced [/quote]

the idea of the volt / ampera

is that the car is used in PURE electric mode to / from work and the ICE only for trips etc so the efficiancy comes in the form of having a PLUG in electric car with range extending power

]]> By: richmond http://gas2.org/2009/03/04/opel-unveil-new-ampera-and-it-looks-really-good/#comment-31199 richmond Sat, 04 Apr 2009 07:07:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1867#comment-31199 [QUOTE] Hybrid sceptic Ok, the hybrid drivetrain developped by Opel is efficient. But can you give some numbers about this gain when you use the IC motor to drive longer? If you calculate, you can loose all the gain of this small IC motor-done-to-charge-the-battery if you have too many losses when you charge batteries(80, 90% efficiency?) and use an electric motors (90% efficiency). I just want to be convinced [/quote] the idea of the volt / ampera is that the car is used in PURE electric mode to / from work and the ICE only for trips etc so the efficiancy comes in the form of having a PLUG in electric car with range extending power [QUOTE] Hybrid sceptic Ok, the hybrid drivetrain developped by Opel is efficient. But can you give some numbers about this gain when you use the IC motor to drive longer?

If you calculate, you can loose all the gain of this small IC motor-done-to-charge-the-battery if you have too many losses when you charge batteries(80, 90% efficiency?) and use an electric motors (90% efficiency). I just want to be convinced [/quote]

the idea of the volt / ampera

is that the car is used in PURE electric mode to / from work and the ICE only for trips etc so the efficiancy comes in the form of having a PLUG in electric car with range extending power

]]> By: Will Tata Indica EV be Europe’s First Serious Electric Car? : Gas 2.0 http://gas2.org/2009/03/04/opel-unveil-new-ampera-and-it-looks-really-good/#comment-8554 Will Tata Indica EV be Europe’s First Serious Electric Car? : Gas 2.0 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:38:42 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1867#comment-8554 [...] move is likely to ruffle a few feathers amongst GM executives, who had grand plans that the Opel Ampera (the Chevy Volt’s European cousin) would become the first major player in the region, [...] [...] move is likely to ruffle a few feathers amongst GM executives, who had grand plans that the Opel Ampera (the Chevy Volt’s European cousin) would become the first major player in the region, [...]

]]> By: Albert Amorino http://gas2.org/2009/03/04/opel-unveil-new-ampera-and-it-looks-really-good/#comment-8553 Albert Amorino Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:04:02 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1867#comment-8553 Am I to understand there is no REGEN Braking and the ICE powers the BAT? Once full, does the BAT regain priority on cycle repeat? Does it have plug in capabilities/reversible to Generate Home Power? When a car co. does that, then I'll Be Impressed!:) Am I to understand there is no REGEN Braking and the ICE powers the BAT? Once full, does the BAT regain priority on cycle repeat? Does it have plug in capabilities/reversible to Generate Home Power?

When a car co. does that, then I’ll Be Impressed!:)

]]> By: Albert Amorino http://gas2.org/2009/03/04/opel-unveil-new-ampera-and-it-looks-really-good/#comment-31198 Albert Amorino Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:04:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1867#comment-31198 Am I to understand there is no REGEN Braking and the ICE powers the BAT? Once full, does the BAT regain priority on cycle repeat? Does it have plug in capabilities/reversible to Generate Home Power? When a car co. does that, then I'll Be Impressed!:) Am I to understand there is no REGEN Braking and the ICE powers the BAT? Once full, does the BAT regain priority on cycle repeat? Does it have plug in capabilities/reversible to Generate Home Power?

When a car co. does that, then I’ll Be Impressed!:)

]]> By: Bob http://gas2.org/2009/03/04/opel-unveil-new-ampera-and-it-looks-really-good/#comment-8552 Bob Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:09:01 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1867#comment-8552 I don't understand why you'd say you weren't expecting to be impressed? Have you not been following the development of the Volt? Or is it the typical bias we see so often against American automobiles. Granted they've earned some of that over the years, but when the engineers & designers are allowed to they've shown time-and-again they can produce first-class product. I don’t understand why you’d say you weren’t expecting to be impressed? Have you not been following the development of the Volt? Or is it the typical bias we see so often against American automobiles. Granted they’ve earned some of that over the years, but when the engineers & designers are allowed to they’ve shown time-and-again they can produce first-class product.

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