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Official Opel Announces Comeback In Japan In 2021

Opel Announces Comeback In Japan In 2021

Electrified variants will be available from day one. Will the subcompact Opel Corsa-e become competitive with Japanese BEVs?
By Mark Kane 20 February 2020
Pricing Opel Lowers Ampera-e Prices As Electric Car Nears Retirement

Opel Lowers Ampera-e Prices As Electric Car Nears Retirement

When it's gone, it's gone forever.
By Mark Kane 11 February 2020
Manufacturing / Production PSA Group And Saft Announce Two EV Battery Gigafactories

PSA Group And Saft Announce Two EV Battery Gigafactories

Two plants - first in France and the second one in Germany - with a total of 48 GWh of installed manufacturing capacity.
By Mark Kane 02 February 2020
Sales Opel Grandland X Hybrid4 Reaches Dealerships In Germany

Opel Grandland X Hybrid4 Reaches Dealerships In Germany

The all-electric range (WLTP) is officially up to 59 km (36.7 miles).
By Mark Kane 28 January 2020
Official Opel Grandland X Hybrid To Be Available In Front-Wheel Drive Too

Opel Grandland X Hybrid To Be Available In Front-Wheel Drive Too

The entry-level front-wheel-drive Opel (and Vauxhall) Grandland X Hybrid has been announced.
By Mark Kane 02 January 2020
Charging PSA Partners With Pod Point And Provides Free EVSE In The UK

PSA Partners With Pod Point And Provides Free EVSE In The UK

PSA Group is going electric in the UK with Pod Point, as a preferred charging infrastructure provider.
By Mark Kane 19 December 2019
Charging Opel Installed 350 Charging Points In “Electric City”

Opel Installed 350 Charging Points In “Electric City”

Opel CEO Michael Lohscheller: “Opel goes electric is not an empty promise.”
By Mark Kane 17 December 2019
Races and Chases Opel Tests Corsa-e Rally At Dudenhofen Test Center: Video

Opel Tests Corsa-e Rally At Dudenhofen Test Center: Video

Opel to electrify rally racing next year. The development program "is proceeding at full speed."
By Mark Kane 14 December 2019
General Next-Generation Vauxhall/Opel Corsa-e To Be Electric Only?

Next-Generation Vauxhall/Opel Corsa-e To Be Electric Only?

The current, fifth-generation Corsa might be the last with an internal combustion engine
By Mark Kane 01 December 2019
Commercial Vehicles Opel/Vauxhall Light Commercial EVs To Mirror Peugeot/Citroën

Opel/Vauxhall Light Commercial EVs To Mirror Peugeot/Citroën

Two BEV models - Vivaro and Combo - in cargo and passenger versions to be introduced within two years.
By Mark Kane 06 November 2019
Official Opel/Vauxhall Announce 8 Upcoming Plug-In EV Models

Opel/Vauxhall Announce 8 Upcoming Plug-In EV Models

Opel (together with Vauxhall) since the acquisition by PSA Group, is undergoing big electrification moves.
By Mark Kane 27 October 2019
Humor Opel Advertises Grandland X Hybrid4 As A No Compromise Choice: Video

Opel Advertises Grandland X Hybrid4 As A No Compromise Choice: Video

If you can't decide whether an EV or ICE car is the right choice...
By Mark Kane 20 October 2019
Commercial Vehicles PSA Group Announces BEV Versions Of Compact Vans From 2020

PSA Group Announces BEV Versions Of Compact Vans From 2020

Electric Peugeot Expert, Citroën Dispatch, Vauxhall Vivaro and Opel Vivaro coming next year.
By Mark Kane 18 October 2019
Official Vitesco To Supply PSA And Hyundai With Integrated Electric Drives

Vitesco To Supply PSA And Hyundai With Integrated Electric Drives

Two Hyundai BEVs in China, and at least some PSA BEVs will be powered by Vitesco.
By Mark Kane 14 October 2019
Manufacturing / Production Opel Starts Production Of New Corsa, Corsa-e To Follow Soon

Opel Starts Production Of New Corsa, Corsa-e To Follow Soon

The all-electric Corsa-e will be launched in a few months as the first all-electric Opel that's made in Europe.
By Mark Kane 12 October 2019
Official Vauxhall Corsa-e Featured In Fully Charged: Video

Vauxhall Corsa-e Featured In Fully Charged: Video

Vauxhall Corsa-e, the little city car that will challenge the Renault ZOE.
By Mark Kane 31 August 2019
Official Opel Announces ADAC Opel e-Rally Cup With Electric Corsa-e

Opel Announces ADAC Opel e-Rally Cup With Electric Corsa-e

The Opel Corsa-e will get a racing version called Opel Corsa-e Rally for world’s first EV rally cup.
By Mark Kane 22 August 2019
Design Opel Corsa-e Exterior And Interior Walkthrough By Autogefühl: Video

Opel Corsa-e Exterior And Interior Walkthrough By Autogefühl: Video

Interested in the Opel Corsa-e (Vauxhall Corsa-e in UK)? This static review might be helpful.
By Mark Kane 13 August 2019
Manufacturing / Production Next Generation Opel Astra Coming In 2021, Electrified Version Too

Next Generation Opel Astra Coming In 2021, Electrified Version Too

A plug-in hybrid Astra might be produced in Russelsheim from 2021 on.
By Mark Kane 28 June 2019
Manufacturing / Production PSA Group Showcases Production Of Drive Units In France: Video

PSA Group Showcases Production Of Drive Units In France: Video

The 100 kW electric motor will be used in DS 3 Crossback E-Tense, Peugeot e-208 and Opel Corsa-e/Vauxhall Corsa-e
By Mark Kane 18 June 2019
Interview Bjørn Nyland Interviews A Kia e-Niro (Niro EV) Taxi Driver

Bjørn Nyland Interviews A Kia e-Niro (Niro EV) Taxi Driver

This taxi driver has made the switch from a Toyota Prius to an Opel Ampera-e and Kia e-Niro.
By Wade Malone 10 June 2019
Pricing Opel Grandland X Hybrid4 Priced From €49,940 In Germany

Opel Grandland X Hybrid4 Priced From €49,940 In Germany

Deliveries of the plug-in hybrid Opel Grandland X Hybrid4 will start in Spring 2020, with all-electric range of 52 km (32 miles) WLTP.
By Mark Kane 06 June 2019
Pricing Opel Corsa-e/Vauxhall Corsa-e Prices Announced

Opel Corsa-e/Vauxhall Corsa-e Prices Announced

The all-new all-electric Opel Corsa-e to start in Germany from €29,900 before incentives.
By Mark Kane 06 June 2019
General Opel Corsa-e/Vauxhall Corsa-e: Everything We Know

Opel Corsa-e/Vauxhall Corsa-e: Everything We Know

The Corsa-e together with the Peugeot e-208 will be a three-prong assault on the Renault ZOE's leading position in the subcompact EV market
By Mark Kane 31 May 2019
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