Right after General Motors presented the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt in Detroit, Opel followed up with the Ampera-e. Even though it is technically similar to its American counterpart, the 2017 Opel Ampera-e is sharing most of its name with one of the biggest commercial disasters in Opel’s existence, the Ampera.

In its best year (2012), the first-gen Chevrolet Volt-based Opel and Vauxhall Ampera sold just 5,270 units across Europe. In 20…