Price drop announced for Vauxhall’s Ampera

The entry price of Vauxhall’s range-extending hybrid – the Ampera – has been reduced by £3500 to £28,750 OTR.

That includes the Government’s Plug-In Car Grant of £5000 and puts the Ampera in close proximity to Nissan’s pure-electric Leaf. It can be bought outright for £25,500, but can’t hope to compete with the Vauxhall’s range of around 325 miles.

Duncan Aldred, Vauxhall’s chairman and MD, said: “Ampera’s new price position brings the cost of electric motoring much nearer to that of a conventional vehicle.”