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**NumsAmenniams** · 09-14-2012, 05:29 PM

I quite fancy one actually, I love all the technology. You can buy it as the Vauxhall Ampera here:

http://www.vauxhall.co.uk/microsite/ampera/#/home

I really like that design!

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I'm not debating that it isn't a nice car (inside) or that it can't get even much more mpg in urban driving.

But very high mpg cars have used here for a couple of decades and they're not slow either.

How does it do uphill ? Does the engine kick in ?

There is actually a "mountain mode" that adds more juice and creates more torque but diminishes battery life. One amazing thing is that that switching from battery to combustion engine is absolutely seamless. You feel zero difference in power when the switch is made.

09-14-2012, 05:29 PM	#20
NumsAmenniams Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 532 Senior Member	I quite fancy one actually, I love all the technology. You can buy it as the Vauxhall Ampera here: http://www.vauxhall.co.uk/microsite/ampera/#/home I really like that design! --- Post Update --- I'm not debating that it isn't a nice car (inside) or that it can't get even much more mpg in urban driving. But very high mpg cars have used here for a couple of decades and they're not slow either. How does it do uphill ? Does the engine kick in ? There is actually a "mountain mode" that adds more juice and creates more torque but diminishes battery life. One amazing thing is that that switching from battery to combustion engine is absolutely seamless. You feel zero difference in power when the switch is made.
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