The first version is still yet to go on sale, but engineers at General Motors are already hard at work developing the second and third generations of the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid.

With the first Volt still over twelve months away, GM has decided to start work on successive generations of the car in an attempt [...]

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Whether these images are ‘as official’ as the first official image we showed you yesterday is tough to say – and something about the centre of the rear diffuser does look a little dodgy.

Nonetheless, these images look great. If this is the final styling of Opel’s version of the Chevy Volt, the German marque may [...]

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Opel first offered the world a glimpse of its version of the Chevrolet Volt back in late January, and now the first official image of the Opel Ampera is online.

Going by this one image, it looks as though the main difference between the two cars will be the unique Opel face.

Two deep, vertical gouges streak [...]

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GM’s upcoming Voltec drivetrain, as featured in the Chevrolet Volt, Opel Ampera and Cadillac Converj, will bring with it some exciting new possibilities when it debuts in 2010. Chief among these will be the ability to alter vehicle dynamics with nothing more than a simple software update.

Instead of waiting for a traditional mid-cycle-enhancement or model [...]

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Opel has released the first teaser image of its Extended Range Electric Vehicle, the Ampera, due to debut at the Geneva Motor show in March. Because General Motors can’t seem to help themselves when it comes to re-badging cars across the different GM brands, the Ampera utilizes the basics of the Chevrolet Volt with which [...]

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