The Opel Ampera leads the registration statistics of the electric vehicles. In Germany, its market share is 28 percent - and the segment leader. (Photo: Opel)
The Opel Ampera is based on recent sales figures - January to October 2012 - remains at the forefront of the electric car in Europe. In Germany, it has a market share of 28 percent, the segment leader.
The market shares in the various European countries occupy the leading position in its segment: In the Netherlands, the market share increased to 66 percent. In Germany, the Ampera runs clear segment leader with 28 percent, as in Belgium (22 percent) and Switzerland (31 percent). The markets react very differently.
Example in Germany is just one of 1,000 vehicles an electric car, it is in neighboring Austria, three, five in France and the Netherlands, as many as eight out of 1,000. Number one in Europe is Norway, where 30 of 1,000 cars registered vehicles are electric cars.
Fleet was expanded
According to the Opel Ampera sales grew more than twice as much as the total European market for electric vehicles. In addition, the automaker has expanded the European Ampera fleet and business customer base: After 700 copies in March were in October has nearly 2,000 of the electric sedans in corporate use. "The Ampera is still the number one in the segment of electric cars in Europe," said Alfred E. Rieck, Opel executive sales, marketing and aftersales. "Considering that the demand for electric cars gets too much lower than analysts and auto manufacturers had originally thought, we are very proud to maintain our leadership in the market."
Technical data of the Opel Ampera
A lithium-ion battery with 16 kWh of capacity supplied in the "Car of the Year 2012," the 111 kW/150 hp electric motor with energy. Depending on driving style and conditions, on average, 40 to 80 kilometers solely on battery power to be covered emissions. When the battery level reaches a defined minimum, the power of the 1.4-liter gasoline engine with 63 kW/86 hp and automatically drives a generator to power the electric motor. This range extension a journey of more than 500 kilometers is possible without a long stop to recharge the battery would be needed.
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