Vauxhall Ampera

You’ve all read the stories, seen the Top Gear perspective, heard the eco-warriors mantra; now Vauxhall claims it has come up with a different approach to electric cars, which will represent a giant leap for electric-car kind.

The Ampera, which reaches UK showrooms next year, is, says Vauxhall, ‘the very first electric car with extended range abilities for everyday use.’

Conventional thinking has it that fully electric cars are of little practical use to anyone except for on short-trip city drives when there is a recharging point at each end; the ranges are too small and the recharge times too long.

But what about Vauxhall’s new offering?
   
A fully electric car with a 1.4 litre ‘range extender’ that kicks in as a sort-of emergency back-up and with a full recharge time of a mere four hours, compared to an EVs more typical eight hours, the Ampera packs a large amount of ground breaking technology into a car that feels remarkably ordinary to drive.
You’ve all read the stories, seen the Top Gear perspective, heard the eco-warriors mantra; now Vauxhall claims it has come up with a different approach to electric cars, which will represent a giant leap for electric-car kind.

The Ampera, which reaches UK showrooms next year, is, says Vauxhall, ‘the very first electric car with extended range abilities for everyday use.’

Conventional thinking has it that fully electric cars are of little practical use to anyone except for on short-trip city drives when there is a recharging point at each end; the ranges are too small and the recharge times too long.

But what about Vauxhall’s new offering?

A fully electric car with a 1.4 litre ‘range extender’ that kicks in as a sort-of emergency back-up and with a full recharge time of a mere four hours, compared to an EVs more typical eight hours, the Ampera packs a large amount of ground breaking technology into a car that feels remarkably ordinary to drive.

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Vauxhall Ampera