Volt ndi Ampere "Car of the Year 2012"
Chevrolet Volt ndi Opel Ampera adatchedwa "Cars of the Year 2012". Mphotho yapamwambayi, yoperekedwa ndi oweruza a atolankhani agalimoto 59 ochokera kumayiko 23 aku Europe, imatsimikizira kudzipereka kwanthawi yayitali kwa General Motors pakupanga matekinoloje atsopano. Opel Ampera ndi Chevrolet Volt adapambana bwino ndi mapointi 330. Malo otsatirawa adatengedwa ndi: VW Up (281 points) ndi Ford Focus (256 points).
Mphotho zoyambirira za COTY, kusankha komaliza kwa wopambana 
idapangidwa ku Geneva Motor Show. Karl-Friedrich Stracke, Managing Director wa Opel/Vauxhall, ndi Susan Docherty, Purezidenti ndi Managing Director wa Chevrolet Europe, onse adalandira mphotho kuchokera kwa Hakan Matson, Wapampando wa COTY Jury.
Mitundu ya Ampera ndi Volt inapambana nawo gawo lomaliza la mpikisano, pomwe osankhidwa asanu ndi awiri adapikisana nawo. Pazonse, 2012 zatsopano za msika wamagalimoto zidagwira nawo ntchito yolimbana ndi mutu wa "Car of the Year 35". Zosankha zomwe zimagwiritsidwa ntchito ndi oweruza zidakhazikitsidwa pazikhalidwe monga mapangidwe, chitonthozo, magwiridwe antchito, ukadaulo wamakono komanso magwiridwe antchito - mitundu ya Ampera ndi Volt m'magulu onsewa.
"Ndife onyadira ndi mphotho yapaderayi, yoperekedwa ndi oweruza odziwika bwino atolankhani aku Europe," atero a Susan Docherty, Purezidenti ndi Managing Director wa Chevrolet Europe. "Tatsimikizira kuti magalimoto amagetsi ndi osangalatsa kuyendetsa, odalirika komanso abwino pa moyo wa ogwiritsa ntchito amakono."
"Ndife okondwa kuti galimoto yathu yosinthira magetsi yapambana pa mpikisano wamphamvu ngati uwu. Timanyadira mphothoyi, "atero Karl-Friedrich Stracke, Managing Director wa Opel/Vauxhall. "Mphotoyi ikutilimbikitsa kuti tipitirize ntchito yathu yaupainiya pa kayendetsedwe ka magetsi."
The Volt ndi Ampera alandira mphoto zambiri zapadziko lonse lapansi, kuphatikiza 
2011 World Green Car of the Year ndi 2011 North American Car of the Year maudindo. Komano, ku Ulaya, magalimoto anasiyanitsidwa ndi mlingo mkulu wa chitetezo, amene anawapatsa, mwa zina, pazipita nyenyezi zisanu mlingo mayeso Euro NCAP.
Opel Ampera ndi Chevrolet Volt ndi magalimoto amagetsi oyamba okulirapo pamsika. Mphamvu yamagetsi ya 111 kW/150 hp yamagetsi yamagetsi. ndi batire ya lithiamu-ion yokhala ndi mphamvu ya 16 kWh. Kutengera momwe amayendetsedwera komanso momwe msewu ulili, magalimoto amatha kuyenda mtunda wapakati pa 40 ndi 80 ma kilomita mumayendedwe opanda mpweya. Mawilo amagalimoto nthawi zonse amayendetsedwa ndi magetsi. Mumayendedwe apamwamba, otsegulidwa pamene batire ifika pamlingo wocheperako, injini yoyaka mkati imayamba ndikuyendetsa jenereta yomwe imapatsa mphamvu pagalimoto yamagetsi. Munjira iyi, kuchuluka kwa magalimoto kumawonjezeka kufika makilomita 500.
