The German government passed a €1 billion incentive package today that should result in subsidies of €4,000 for pure EVs in Germany. Their goal is to deliver one million EVs on German roads by 2020.
As you may know, GM will be selling a version of the Bolt in Germany as the Opel Ampera-e. This news should mean that many more Ampera-e units will be sold, which might lead to some more German members joining us!
This is a step in the right direction and on top of the incentive, buyers will be exempt from paying vehicle tax for ten years. Out of that €1 billion, €300 million will be used to further expand the Germany's charging network.
I need to re-badge my Bolt as an Ampera, but I can't find any badges for sale online. Maybe one of our European members could find them at an Opel dealer for me? I badged my Honda Fit as a Jazz, and it got a number of raised eyebrows at the Honda dealers I took it to :)
Yesterday, GM agreed to sell Opal and Vauxhall to the PSA group for 2.3 Billion. Hard to believe no more GM there, but they have struggled for nearly two decades. I read elsewhere that Opal hasn't made a yearly profit for GM since 1999!
I don't know why they couldn't turn that business around...
I think it will nice to maintain a thread listing the features difference between the Opel Ampera E and the Chevy Bolt EV. Maybe there are some feature we can retrofit in our Bolts and vice-versa.
I'm thinking things like folding mirrors, which seem to be a must have for smaller parking space in...
Prices for the Netherlands were announced last Friday: 44.000 EURO for pretty much a Premier model. Almost 48.000 USD. That's quite a bit. And if you order one now, you can expect delivery mid 2018 :crying:
Hi guys,
I'm about to buy one of the rare few showroom vehicle here in Germany. Obviously I do have some issues that made me think more than twice if this is a good idea at all, given the fact that PSA bought Opel and the recently presented plans how to bring Opel back to positive margin. There...
