The crisis of the entire scheme is dragging down the industrial creation that has perhaps most characterize the twentieth century and we need to share latest ideas and latest perspectives for the revival of an “object” which, irreplaceable friend, is becoming a Little by little in a “burden” to be managed with more caution. Too various problems connected to self in traditional sense, the extra pollution quota, which pushes toward less conservative engines.

Opel, based on plans of parent GM and in particular based on the body Volta developed for GM Volt, opens the dances of the new millennium with Ampera automobile, electric car first real wide range of travel that will be presented in Geneva and will arrive on the market in 2010. The system is designed to work as possible to zero emissions and then using the batteries. The engine has its own logic of goodwill that puts it in motion not only to secure an operating range of several hundred kilometers, but also to manage supply of power and battery life. Starting with the car load, including the 60 km that is totally electric, gas consumption is 1.6 liters per 100 km, ie 62.5 kilometers per liter, with CO2 emissions of 40 g / km.

Key to the whole development is the development of a latest lithium battery specifically designed for the automotive and produced directly from GM. This is a battery pack in the shape of T housed under the rear seats and the center, which contains 220 cells for a basic working voltage of 360 V. Via