GM´s Opel Ampera is now considered the "Environmentally Friendly" vehicle that will spearhead the offensive during these hard economic times.

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According to "www.gmeurope.info" with the March 3, 2009 article "Opel Ampera to head GM’s environmentally friendly vehicle offensive":

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With the premiere of the Opel Ampera, General Motors Europe presented today at the Geneva Motor Show its line-up of products poised to move the company forward in these tough economic times.

“The Ampera is a new category of car that closes the gap between hybrids and battery electric vehicles,” said Carl-Peter Forster, President of GM Europe at the GM press conference. “Its ground-breaking Voltec electric propulsion system is the kind of game-changing technology the automotive industry needs to respond to energy and environmental challenges.”

For journeys up to 60 km, the five-door, four-seat hatchback runs on electricity stored in a 16-kWh lithium-ion battery and emits zero CO2. When the battery’s energy is depleted, electricity from an on-board engine-generator extends the Ampera’s range to more than 500 kilometers. When it arrives in dealerships in 2011, the Ampera will be the first extended-range electric car in Europe.
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From the actual production cars GM only placed 3 vehicles among the Top Environmentally Friendly Cars according to J.D. Power study.
http://editorial.autos.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=435625

These are:

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Chevrolet Aveo

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Chevrolet Cobalt

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Saturn Ion
Source(s):
http://www.gmeurope.info/social_media_newsroom/archives/672-Opel-Ampera-to-...

http://editorial.autos.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=435625

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