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Vauxhall to reveal new electric bicycle and mini SUV
Vauxhall has released details of what it will be revealing at next month’s Geneva Motor Show. Among the highlights for lovers of all things green will be the new Mokka, a small, B-segment SUV design to meet the needs of a growing market. It will offer a choice of front and four wheel drive for [...]
Opel to expand its LPG range
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is no longer a fuel for the future – it’s very much a fuel for now, according to General Motors’ European brand Opel. It has decided to expand its LPG offerings with the Astra Sports Tourer, Meriva and Astra five-door hatchback all to be made available with a new 1.4litre LPG [...]
Vauxhall cleared after challenge to fuel economy claim
Vauxhall has been cleared of misleading advertising after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) dismissed a complaint relating an internet advert for the new range-extended Ampera. An automotive blogger challenged whether Vauxhall could substantiate the claims that about the car’s mpg and CO2 emissions (in case, you are wondering the blogger in question wasn’t me). The [...]
Vauxhall opens Ampera order books in the UK
The range-extended Vauxhall Ampera is now available to order as Vauxhall confirms that the first cars will arrive in UK showrooms from May. The highly-anticipated model, based on the Chevrolet Volt, is to arrive at 23 specialist retailers around the country over the coming months. Featuring parent firm, GM’s unique range-extended technology, the Ampera, sold [...]
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles come to Berlin
Berlin Airport will take centre stage in the latest market trial of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles by General Motors’ European brand, Opel. Its HydroGen4 vehicle will head to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, which Opel Vice President of Government Relations, Volker Hoff, has dubbed an “ideal partner” as it possesses the world’s first carbon dioxide neutral gas [...]
Opel to introduce natural gas version of Zafira
It made its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show back in September, but now Opel is ready to unleash its natural gas ecoFLEX version of the Zafira Tourer on the world. The vehicle, which offers a range of up to 329miles, delivers 110kW with 210Nm of torque and has a top speed of 124mph. It [...]
No decision on Ampera production in the UK just yet, says Vauxhall boss
The future of Vauxhall Ampera production and whether it will come to the UK is unlikely to be decided before 2015, according to news agency Headlineauto.co.uk. It has been rumoured in the past that the range-extended Ampera-a UK version of the Chevrolet Volt-could be produced at the firm’s Ellesmere Port plant, where the Astra is [...]
Half of all Vauxhall sales now EcoFLEX brand models
Half of all Vauxhall and Opel sales are now EcoFLEX models, the car maker reveals at the Frankfurt Motor Show, as the second of two press days gets under way. The EcoFLEX sub-brand is designed to denote Vauxhall’s and its European sister, Opel’s lowest emission models. EcoFLEX models use greener technology including revised gearing, low [...]
Opel targets £9,000 max price for electric vehicle concept
Opel (known as Vauxhall in the UK) is aiming to have a full production model of its two-seat electric car concept on the road within the next five years. What’s more the car maker is aiming to get the price to around £8,000 and £9,000, Headlineauto.com reports at the opening day of the Frankfurt Motor [...]
Ampera picks up another green award
The Vauxhall Ampera isn’t available to drive yet but that hasn’t stopped it from being named Green Car of the Year at last night’s What Car? Green Awards ceremony. What Car? editor-in-chief Chas Hallett said: “The Vauxhall Ampera represents a massive step for alternative-fuel cars. It offers all the benefits of owning an electric vehicle [...]
