UK Dealership Tries to Pump Up Vauxhall Ampera Sales With Incentives, Free Charger and $2,600 in Free “Fuel”
It’s no secret that sales of the Vauxhall/Opel Ampera have been on the soft side and perhaps that’s why General Motors only produced 205 Amperas in the first three months ...
World’s Most Comprehensive 2012 Global Plug-In Vehicle Sales List
A couple weeks back, InsideEVs presented a “2012 Top Global Sales List” post. We openly admit it had a few holes, as we referenced a very comprehensive list of all vehicles ...
2012 Top 1,000 Global Sales List: Chevy Volt Ranks 432, Nissan LEAF 468, Renault Twizy 626, Mitsubishi i-MiEV 645, Tesla Model S 730
Wow…Simply wow!!!
Giving credit where it’s due, the staff at Best Selling Cars Blog, along with assistance from a gent by the name of Austin Rutherford, presented a comprehensive ...
GM Blames Europe For Poor Ampera Sales, Calls Demand “A Disappointment”
General Motors Vice Chairman Steve Girsky is not happy about the way the Opel/Vauxhall Ampera has been received in Europe, and he is going to let everyone know it.
In a report filed ...
GM Plans For 36,000 Volt Based Sales This Year After “Frustrating” 2012
Although executives at General Motors are not putting their names to any future Volt/plug-in sales forecasts, two sources familiar with GM’s internal targets (who did not wish ...
Vauxhall Ampera Whirs Into Ambulance Action
Yorkshire Ambulance Service could save lives and slash emissions simply by mashing the accelerator pedal in its ambulance-ready Vauxhall Ampera plug-in.
The vehicle will be piloted ...
Vauxhall Ampera Teams Up With UK Government To Provide Free Charging Stations
A few days ago we reported on a new program out of the UK that provided up to 75% of the cost of installing a home charging system (up to maximum of £1,000), which augments a program ...
General Motors Cancels Opel Adam Electric Vehicle
General Motors has decided to not produce the electric version of the Opel Adam according to reports from the Automotive News.
High costs have forced Opel to shut down plans for the ...
Reuters: GM Is Still Losing As Much As $49,000 On Each Volt It Builds (Update:GM Responds)
While reporting on the record August sales of the Chevrolet Volt (GM sold 2,831 cars), a trio of Reuters reporters came to the conclusion that GM is losing $49,000 on every copy that ...
You Can’t Advertise Like That Here: Vauxhall Ampera Ad Banned For Being Misleading (Video)
Advertising in Europe and the UK is nothing like advertising in the US. They have standards, just ask the cosmetic’s industry.
The ASA, or Advertising Standards Agency, ...
Toyota Starts a Plug-In War: Claims Better Whole Life Costs Over Ampera/Volt In UK
Toyota has just released the full spec sheet on their Prius PHV, now on sale in the UK, and in so doing have started a little dust up with their American rivals at General Motors, ...
UK Electric Vehicle Sales Scorecard This Year
There is a near obsession with facts in figures in the US when it comes to EVs. We keep religious watch over both the monthly sales, and the year to date sales, and then use this ...
