First Drive – Opel Ampera

What is it?   Opel’s eagerly awaited zero-emission Ampera is due in Ireland next month and promises to be the world’s first usable electric car. It has both an electric motor and a petrol engine. You simply plug it in at night to a standard powerpoint in your house, leave it charge overnight or 6 hours. The next day you can drive it to work/drop off the kids, within a range of about 40 -80kms, using the electric motor and this is...