2017 Opel Ampera-e Test Drive – Video

We already knew that at some point, the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car would get a European-market twin, to be called the 2017 Opel Ampera-e.

The Ampera-e project was announced by GM CEO Mary Barra back in February. Now, Opel has confirmed that it will make its public debut at the 2016 Paris Motor Show in late September.

The car is essentially a Bolt EV re-branded as an Opel for the European market, an example of what’s known as “badge engineering” in the industry.

The name is recycled from the previous generation of Opel Ampera (minus the “-e”), a badge-engineered version of the first-generation Chevy Volt.

 

 

Like the Bolt EV, the Ampera-e is powered by a 150-kilowatt (200-horsepower) electric motor, which also produces 266 pound-feet of torque.

GM previously quoted a 0 to 60 mph time of “under 7.0 seconds” for the Bolt EV, and it’s likely the Ampera-e will offer similar performance.