AMPERA TAKES TOP PRIZE AT “WHAT CAR” GREEN AWARDS

• Europe’s first ‘zero range-anxiety’ electric car declared a ‘massive step’ forward

Luton – What Car?, the UK’s leading consumer focused motoring magazine, has named the Opel Ampera as its 'Green Car of the Year 2011'. The Opel Ampera was also its top alternative-fuel car.

What Car? editor-in-chief, Chas Hallett said: “The Opel Ampera represents a massive step for alternative-fuel cars. It offers all the benefits of owning an electric vehicle with virtually none of the drawbacks. It gives motorists the ability to dramatically reduce their emissions without changing their lifestyle, which is exactly what green cars need to do.”

This isn’t the first time the Ampera has found favour with What Car?’s judges. In 2009, when Opel first revealed details of the car’s clever Voltec system, the Ampera was given the magazine’s prestigious Green Technology Award.