Opel Twin

The Opel Twin is a 1992 site presented in Geneva a prototype of an electric car from Opel, wherein the drive unit, the battery and the electric motor for long distances can be replaced with a drive module with a conventional 3- cylinder internal combustion engine. The replacement module includes next to the engine and the necessary energy storage and the rear axle and the rear wheels.

In the electric variant of the four-seater (1 3 ) of two -wheel motor of 10 kW (ie 20 kW) driven, allowing the car a top speed of 120 km / hr. On the used battery with a charging capacity of 29 kWh, the range is 200 km. In the internal combustion engine unit is a gasoline engine of 800 cubic centimeters made ​​25 kW (34 hp) and with the 20 -gallon tank with 3.5 liters fuel consumption per 100 km, a range of over 500 km.

Opel left it not only at the launch of this prototype, but made ​​an attempt to bring the customer's opinion about this concept in experience: The customer magazine start readers were called by a stapled postcard to (multiple choice), what they think of this would hold concept. Were awarded vouchers from DM 500 to DM 1500 There were eight questions to answer, such as: " How great would be the range? ", Or "How fast the drive would have to be? "