Mahindra planning 4-seat electric car
Above: Mahindra's Appalachian pickup truck
Right now, the Reva G-Wiz has the Indian electric car market cornered. Rumors indicate that this may not be the case for long, though, as both Tata Motors and now Mahindra - India's two largest automakers - both have plans in place for zero-emission vehicles of their own. While we've heard about Tata's plans for both electrically-driven and air-propelled Nano microcars, this is the first we've heard of an EV from Mahindra, the company which has been making news with its plans to introduce new diesel and hybrid trucks and SUVs into the American market.
Mahindra's new EV would come with four seats, making it eminently more practical than the Reva. According to reports, the automaker would first launch the vehicle in its home market of India, which would act as a test-bed for the technology, before exporting to other countries. Would the U.S. be one of them? Time will tell, and consumer opinion over Mahindra's upcoming trucks and 'utes will likely play a big role in finding an answer.
[Source: CarTradeIndia.com]
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ecolotrader 5:54PM (8/22/2008)
Hi !
It's important because Mandriva works with Renault/Nissan who develop electric car in Europe (Israel, Danemark and France =
http://www.ecolo-trader.fr/Renault-va-deployer-ses-voitures-electriques-(Bett-vtptc-66.php
and
http://www.ecolo-trader.fr/Renault-Scenic-ZEV-H2-sur-pile-a-combustible-hydro-vtptc-67.php
The first concurent is TATA Motors with the AIR CAR just with pumping air !
http://www.ecolo-trader.fr/La-voiture-a-air-comprime-francaise-sortie-commerc-vtptc-19.php
who it'll be send in Inde and FRANCE the next year 2009 !!!
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Frank 8:26PM (8/23/2008)
The Mahindra Scorpio is an awesome SUV, it seats 8 passengers, it's a four cylinder (turbo) very economical with a diesel engine. I have seen it in Cental America and it looks hot and the price is outstanding. The price seen much less in Central America than what they are trying to sell it in the U.S. It has plenty of gadgets inside and outside features reminds me of a nice cross over of Toyota Prado (Land Cruiser in C.A) and the back of a Volvo XC-90. Hopefully, the dealers will keep the price affortable in the U.S. this will help with the economy.
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