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by olex 3455 days ago
Isn't it supposed to be available in all of (or most of) Europe as the Opel Ampera-E? Various German e-mobility sources have published more than a few previews and stuff, would be surprising if it doesn't arrive here.

edit Opel also has a German preview page up on their website: http://www.opel.de/fahrzeuge/neuheiten-uebersicht/opel-amper...
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ccozan 3455 days ago
Still low volume.

For now, the guvern program to subsidy the buy of an electric car in Germany is a big flop. Not because the money wasn't good, but we're used to jump in our Diesel Audi|BMW|Merz and drive 1000km until the next fill-up.

If all cars would be electric, the economy would stand still, while loading batteries. So, no.

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martin_bech 3454 days ago
As far as I know, Norway first, then Germany and some other european markets beginning in 2018. They lose money on every car, so it seems like they are limiting production and only delivering cars in California, where they get ZEV credits.
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