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An electric vehicle faces a number of challenges during the winter. For example, its high efficiency – a big advantage – results in no waste heat being available to heat the interior. So the Ampera has “clean” electric interior heating. … Continue reading
Tagged Battery, Independent car heater, Lithium-ion battery, Recuperation
Posted in Development, Engineering
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News concerning the Ampera modifications. Here’s the latest press release: “Opel today announced enhancements to the Ampera that are designed to further reduce the potential of a battery fire days or weeks after a severe accident. The enhancements address concerns … Continue reading
Just like during my test drive in California the Ampera is attracting a lot of attention in The Hague. In general the Dutch are open and very involved in electric mobility. The government wants to have one million electric vehicles … Continue reading
The media presentation in The Hague is a real highlight of our years-long development work. I am so happy to be able to show and explain our car to automotive, technology and lifestyle journalists. It is noteworthy that especially ecologically-oriented … Continue reading
The battery is one of the most interesting components of the Ampera – and here in our blog as well. We want to explain it in detail. Horst Mettlach, Technical Integration Engineer Rechargeable Energy Storage Systems, helped us do that. … Continue reading
The Ampera’s control technology automatically finds the optimal setting of the drive unit for every driving situation. The driver does not need to actively switch between the operating modes. Assume I want to drive to France on holiday in a … Continue reading
As I already mentioned in my first blog post, I find the Ampera’s silent electric propulsion extremely appealing. The heart of the propulsion system is the electric motor with 111 kW/150 hp and maximum torque of 370 Nm. Also on … Continue reading
Tagged Battery, Electric Motor, Generator, Operating modes, Planetary gearbox
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We enjoy the connecting stage from the test drives in the Aichelberg across the Fern Pass to Brenner in purring cars in magnificent weather. Even on the climb to the Brenner Pass on the South Tyrol side, the generator power … Continue reading
Tagged Battery, Generator, Mountain mode, Normal mode, Prototype, Range Extender, Sport mode
Posted in Development, Test
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Long inclines at high speeds on generator electricity – we wanted to test this driving condition on the road. The USA, where the Ampera team already checked off a lot of testing points, is out of the question for this. … Continue reading
Tagged Battery, Driving modes, Generator, Mountain mode, Prototype, Range Extender, Recuperation, Sport mode
Posted in Development, Test
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Travelling pioneers – that’s exactly what we felt like during our “100 percent drive” with the Opel Ampera through the “Golden State” of California. Participants from management and from the driving dynamics, acoustics, drivetrain, air conditioning and control systems teams … Continue reading
Tagged 100 percent drive, Battery, Chevrolet Volt, Driving modes, Mountain mode
Posted in Development, Test
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