Reva upping battery-powered car production to 30,000 units
If you know about the Indian car maker Reva, it's probably becasue of the G-Wiz, that tiny icon of the EV scene (if you're not familiar with the G-Wiz, this is the place to start). In October, Reva's chief technology officer, Chetan Maini, told Business Green that the company hopes to ramp up production capacity to 30,000 vehicles a year. This is a tall order, as the Hindu Businessline says that Reva expects to sell just 750 cars this year. So, what's so bright on Reva's horizon that has the CTO so confident? One new model a year for the next thee or four years (and these will be larger vehicles - how could they be smaller?), the possibility of moving to a battery leasing scheme, and modular concepts that will allow Reva to build the new models without the seven year-long R&D period that the G-Wiz had.
Gallery: Reva G-Wiz
[Source: Business Green via Green Car Congress]
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Stan Wellaway 6:09AM (11/15/2008)
It's easy to see why people might grin and shake their heads when they look at the Reva and its performance specification. And marketing it with a name like G-Wiz doesn't help. But there's now about a thousand of them in and around London. Several of them driven by celebrities and business people or used in pizza delivery fleets.
Better electric cars are on the way but Reva should be credited with helping the concept gain acceptability. And their owners have successfully driven demand for the establishment of recharging points across the city.
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Phil L. 6:49PM (11/16/2008)
Be aware that the reason so many of these are around London is that they get a pass on the congestion charge.
It'd be interesting to see how many of their owners would stick with them - if they had to pay the same fees other motorists pay to use London city roads.
gorr 8:15PM (11/16/2008)
Genepax from japan invented a water-electrical-generator for this model.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db1o48QyRJM
I don't understand fart like tesla, fisker karma, zenn, gm-volt that continue with lithium battery while something 10x better stand in front of their eyes.
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