010 Opel Vivaro e Concept review. - Opel cars specifications

Opel Vivaro e Concept review:Opel is sending new impulses to electric mobility: At the IAA Commercial Vehicles Fair in Hannover (September 23 to 30, 2010) the brand debuts a research project on a Vivaro e-Concept, an electric van with up to 400 kilometers extended range. With this concept, Opel imagines that environmentally friendly e-mobility could likewise be challenging for commercial vehicle operators.

We would care to examine the adoption of our advanced propulsion technology by viewing the Vivaro e-Concept to the commercial vehicle specialists attending the show, says ChrisLacey, Executive Director, International Operations Opel/Vauxhall Commercial Vehicles. We are confident that we will get a tremendous reaction from the mass who use such vehicles on a daily basis: Electric mobility will let them to go in city areas which are now off-limits to gas and diesel-powered vehicles and the range-extender technology makes it possible to use an electric van for normal everyday business. The Vivaro e-Concept aims to show that operators do not take to have great concessions to practicality when they choose intelligent propulsion. The e-Concept is conceived to get 5.0 cubic meter storage capacity able to carry 750 kilograms of load, making it an excellent measure for urban delivery drivers. The e-Concept is envisioned to be capable of merging the typical daily needs of inner city delivery transport fully electrically and so completely emission-free. The vehicle would be extremely calm and cleanwith respect to the surroundings and reduced traffic zones in the interior city. The 111 kW electric motor in the Vivaro e-Concept propulsion system delivers 370Nm of torsion and would offer 100 kilometers pure electric driving range. On longer, regional hauls or shuttle services, range-extender switches on, extending the total driving range to more than 400 kilometers. Thanks to Opels extended range propulsion concept, engineers foresee the Vivaro e-Concept as subject of driving permanently with engine and electric motor propulsion, enabling drivers to reach distant destinations with the confidence and peacefulness of judgement that a low battery will not string them.

Intelligently stowed energy Opel engineers have mounted the batteries, which can be re-charged on a standard household 230-volt outlet under the base of the Vivaro e-Concept. There, the lithium ion battery modules are protected from the weather. At the same time the modules offer a low center of sobriety for good handling characteristics, protecting especially from crosswind influence. End of Opel Vivaro e Concept review.