The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

We're going back to the '70s today -- this 1972 Opel GT appears to be in car-show shape. There's no rust, a re-done interior, new wiring, new exhaust, new clutch and clutch plate, new radiator, new tires, and a cleaned and coated fuel tank. Despite this, the owner says the car is not perfect.

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Electric Cars Report

AUGUST 9, 2023

Opel is showing how it will be approaching the future with its stunning new Opel Experimental concept. With an ultra-modern exterior design, the Opel Experimental gives a clear vision of where the Opel brand will be heading in the coming years.

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Electric Cars Report

MAY 7, 2023

Opel has reaffirmed its commitment to the world’s first electric one-make rally cup, previously known as the ADAC Opel e-Rally Cup, which has been renamed and will be called ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup “powered by GSe” Like Opel’s future, the brand’s motorsport activities are electric.

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Electric Cars Report

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Opel/Vauxhall Mokka-e is becoming the Mokka Electric with the “Winner of the Golden Steering Wheel 2021” now getting even more powerful, efficient, and attractive. With the new 54kWh battery, Mokka Electric drivers can cover up to 406 km or 252 miles (WLTP) – an improvement of 20% over the outgoing 50kWh unit.

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Electric Cars Report

MARCH 24, 2023

The Opel Vivaro-e and the Opel Vivaro-e HYDROGEN were recently added to the fleet of the NOWEDA pharmacy cooperative in Essen, Germany.

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Electric Cars Report

JULY 17, 2023

After revealing the name of its upcoming concept car as the Opel Experimental just last week, the German brand has now offered a tantalising preview of the design study by releasing first images of the vehicle.

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Electric Cars Report

JUNE 29, 2023

Opel has revealed a new interpretation of its iconic emblem, the ‘Blitz’, which will feature on production vehicles as early as 2024.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2016

Belgium-based VRT News has charged that Opel dealers have been modifying the software in the Zafira Tourer 1.6 In a statement, Opel noted that: As highlighted many times in recent months, we reaffirm that we do not deploy any software that recognizes if the car is undergoing an exhaust emissions test.

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Electric Cars Report

MAY 24, 2023

The new Opel Corsa is coming – and it’s coming this year still. Even bolder, even more emotional, even more intuitive to operate and with completely new electric and hybrid drives, the newcomer will take Opel’s traditional strong offer in the small car segment to the next level.

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Electric Cars Report

JUNE 25, 2023

In the next step, Opel took the claim of the challenge – “You design it, we build it” – […] The post Opel Rocks e-XTREME Is One-Off Electric Quadricycle Designed By Student appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 28, 2023

Opel has redesigned its lightning bolt emblem for the electrical date. The emblem assists in keeping the habitual lightning bolt because the central part, however the image has been given a sharpened design that Opel says offers it a enthusiastic and trendy glance.

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Electric Cars Report

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Opel and its sister company Vauxhall are taking next steps in their electric journey with the reveal of the fully electric All-New Astra Electric and Astra Sports Tourer Electric, arriving in the European market in 2023.

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Electric Cars Report

MARCH 23, 2023

Automotive giant Stellantis announced it will invest over €130 million in the Eisenach Assembly Plant in Germany, producer of the Opel Grandland compact SUV, to add production of the BEV successor vehicle that will be built on the all-new STLA Medium platform.

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Electric Cars Report

JULY 11, 2022

The wide range of body variants for the bestselling Opel Vivaro-e battery-electric light commercial vehicle (LCV) continues to grow with a new offer joining the line-up.

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Baua Electric

JULY 5, 2023

Manufacturing of the Citroen and Opel variants totaled about 20,000 gadgets in 2022, with the addition of the Topolino anticipated to extend output to 35,000 to 40,000 gadgets this life, providers assets have informed Automobile Information Europe.

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Electrek

JANUARY 10, 2022

Just days after revealing the new Chrysler Airflow Concept electric crossover at CES and promising to go 100% electric by 2028, Stellantis began to take steps toward meeting that goal by reducing the engine options for its European Citroën Berlingo, Opel Combo Life, and Peugeot Rifter models down to one. And it’s electric!

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EV Central

AUGUST 24, 2022

An array of electric camper vans will be released in coming years, with Renault and Opel the latest to showcase sustainable lifestyle offerings. 2023 Opel Zafira-e Life Crosscamp Flex. 2023 Opel Zafira-e Life Crosscamp Flex. The post Renault and Opel join the electric camper van party appeared first on EV Central.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2012

Opel has so far received some 7,000 orders for the Ampera electric vehicle, the Chevrolet Volt’s European cousin. Opel said that the numbers surpassed its most optimistic expectations for this point in time. GM is also suspending production of the Ampera, according to the report in the Detroit News.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Opel has priced the 2011 Ampera, the Chevy Volt’s European cousin ( earlier post ), starting at €42,900 (US$58,786), including national VAT. Opel has begun taking reservations for the extended-range electric vehicle. Opel says it is also researching customer preferences regarding financing and leasing schemes for the Ampera.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 4, 2022

The EV news hose keeps flowing. Below are some hot EV news stories — and a few opinion pieces — from the past few days. Electric Cars, Vans, and Aircraft VinFast and Pininfarina detail VF 8 and VF 9 designs VinFast signs memorandum of understanding with LeasePlan for customer leasing options in Europe Opel […].

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Green Car Reports

MAY 28, 2019

Opel announces its first independent electric car. GM is planning an electric-car charging network. Chinese self-driving electric-car startup reveals more details about its upcoming models. And our latest Twitter poll asks readers what's most important to them in fast-charging their electric cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 5, 2022

Sneaking out a news release just going into the holidays, Vauxhall informed us that it was giving its Mokka-e and Corsa-e boosts in their driving range on a full charge. (Of Of course, that also means the Opel Mokka-e and Opel Corsa-e got range boosts.) The Mokka-e’s range went from 201 miles to 209 miles in […].

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Green Car Reports

JULY 22, 2014

European buyers may soon have one fewer plug-in vehicle to choose from, with news that the Opel Ampera--European cousin to the Chevrolet Volt--could be dropped due to slow sales. The Ampera arrived to much critical acclaim, just as the Volt did in the U.S.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Tesla Model Y is set to break a 37-year sales record in Denmark, set in 1986 by the Opel Kadett for most cars sold in a calendar year. The Opel Kadett sold 16,686 vehicles 37 years ago, and the Model Y is just ten vehicles away from breaking the record, a report from FDM , a Danish publication, said. I’d love to hear from you!

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 25, 2016

Today, we preview two new cars debuting at the 2016 Paris Motor Show: the 2017 Opel Ampera-e and Kia Rio. The 2017 Opel Ampera-e is a re-badged version of the Chevrolet Bolt EV that will. We also look at a vote to increase availability of carpool-lane "green stickers" for California plug-in hybrid buyers.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 6, 2017

Today, we review the 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid, look at how General Motors' sale of Opel to PSA Peugeot Citroën may affect the automaker's electric-car plans, and examine a report of executive turnover at Tesla. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Today, Samsung aims to become a big player in electric-car batteries, a new ad for the Opel Ampera-e emphasizes the electric car's "fun to drive" factor, and BMW introduces a plug-in hybrid version of the X1 crossover, but only for China. A new ad for the Opel Ampera-e debuting at the 2016 Paris Motor Show.

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Electric Cars Report

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Stellantis is introducing Pro One as the enhanced strategic offensive of the Company’s Commercial Vehicles Business to achieve global leadership, encompassing the professional offerings of six iconic brands of Stellantis – Citroën, FIAT Professional, Opel, Peugeot, Ram and Vauxhall.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 8, 2024

I nearly picked a 1969 Opel Kadett that needed a lot of work -- and I still could for tomorrow if y'all want -- but instead I am bringing you a 1998 Volkswagen GTI VR6 that also needs work, if not quite as much. The forums I pick the UCOTDs from are littered with project cars on this January Monday. There's a manual transmission.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 16, 2024

I don't care if you're an amateur racer who has taken these corners at high speed or if you were on vacation in German and rented a battered Opel and tooled around the Nürburgring at speeds well below triple digits. Or if your experience was something in between. Sound off below.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In an apparent attempt to give you all used-car whiplash, we're going from a 1972 Opel GT that's show-worthy to a 1965 Plymouth Barracuda that is clearly a project car that needs restoration. The seller has started the process and has all the parts except for the front window. Click here to check it out.

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Electric Cars Report

OCTOBER 23, 2023

With a focus on unparalleled capability, safety and versatility for business and professional customers, Stellantis today unveiled a full range of renewed and electrified compact, mid-size and large commercial vans – 12 vehicles in all – for the Citroën, FIAT Professional, Opel, Peugeot, Ram and Vauxhall brands as part of the Pro One strategic offensive (..)

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Electric Cars Report

JULY 25, 2022

Stellantis is introducing “Electric As You Go”: a competitive long-term rental service devoted to the full electric models of the Stellantis Group, designed by the e-Mobility Business Unit, PSA Bank and Opel Bank to provide an affordable driving experience to all customers who choose to drive Stellantis’ BEVs.

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Electric Cars Report

APRIL 4, 2023

Starting in early 2025, Mangualde Production Center in Portugal will assemble the Citroën ë-Berlingo, Peugeot e-Partner, Opel Combo-e and Fiat e-Doblò models, both in light commercial and passenger versions. Automotive giant Stellantis announced plans to build battery electric light commercial vehicles (LCV) in Portugal.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 11, 2017

The news that VW Group engineers had deliberately cheated on eight years of emission tests for the "clean diesels" sold by Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche sent shockwaves around the world. Almost two years ago, the Volkswagen diesel emission scandal burst into public view, and nothing has been quite the same since then.

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All Cars Electric

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

If you're familiar with the 2011 Chevrolet Volt range-extended EV, then you're already familar with the Opel Ampera, since it's essentially the same car. The Ampera will be sold under General Motors' other brands, the Germany-based Opel and in the U.K. as the Vauxhall Ampera.

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Electric Cars Report

OCTOBER 28, 2022

During his visit to the Hordain site in the northern Hauts-de-France region, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares announced the mass production of Peugeot, Citroen and Opel light commercial vehicles in a hydrogen-powered version equipped with a fuel cell.

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