German automotive giant Opel continues to keep its electrification strategy in focus. Having successfully completed 2021, the brand will start offering Combo Life, Vivaro Combi and Zafira Life models as electric only from 2022. In addition, every Opel model will have an electric version from 2024. By 2028, it will only sell electric cars in Europe.
Opel consistently continues its move to switch to electricity in the new year. 11 Opel models, including the entire light commercial vehicle range, will be electrified by mid-2022. On the way to emission-free products, Opel will offer some of its models only with electric versions. For example, Opel enthusiasts will buy the Combo Life, Vivaro Combi and Zafira Life models only electric.
Opel to switch to electric by 2028
Commenting on the electrification strategy, Opel CEO Uwe Hochgeschutz said, “There is no alternative to electricity. Opel will attract even more attention with its environmentally friendly innovations in the future. We are in a rapid change, and the fact that from 2024 we will offer the electric version of every Opel model without exception is one of the indicators of this change.” said.
Saying that it will only offer electric models to the European market from 2028, Opel said that they plan to pass an important corner in the transition to electrification with the new generation of Astra, which will be sold in the coming months.
The German manufacturer’s zero-emissions car range already extends from the small Opel Rocks-e to the large-volume commercial Opel Movano-e. Opel Combo-e Life and Opel Zafira-e Life stand out as the most successful electric models in their segments. In addition, at the public DC fast charging station, the battery can be charged from 0 percent to 80 percent in just 30 minutes.
Opel is not progressing to a CO2-free future with only its models and engine options. Opel and Stellantis took an important step this year with plans to set up a giga factory for battery cell production in Germany. With the project in Rüsselsheim, Opel’s headquarters will be a green campus for Stellantis in the future.
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