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MotoCzysz + Bajaj = dream?

When last we had word of MotoCzysz, the company had just finished a marathon struggle to design, build and race an electric motorcycle at the TTXGP. The epic E1pc was built and shipped to the Isle of Man where it participated in the practice runs but tragically suffered a motor failure at the beginning of the actual race. Fast-forward a few months and things seem to be looking up for the American innovator as word comes of a new relationship with Bajaj, the Indian maker of motorcycles and all things tuk tuk. Sounds like it could be a good ... Read more →

REPORT: Tata Nano passes European crash testing Michael Harley

The Tata Nano, the diminutive Indian four-door econobox rumored to eventually arrive in U.S. showrooms, has reportedly passed current European impact testing. According to Autocar, the offset ...

LPG-fueled Chevy Spark launched in India Sam Abuelsamid

Chevrolet has just launched a factory LPG conversion of the little Spark in the Indian market. The Spark is re-badged version of the Daewoo Matiz sold in most of Asia. While there are a number of ...

REPORT: Tata may add diesel engine and three-door version to the Nano Xavier Navarro

After 203,000 firm orders, Indian automaker Tata found out that most buyers had opted for the more expensive variants of the Nano: only 20 percent of orders have been placed for the base model. ...

Tata receives 203,000 bookings for Nano, twice what they can initially fulfill Sebastian Blanco

About a month ago, Tata Motors began accepting pre-orders (through a lottery/booking slip form) for the World's Cheapest Car, the Nano. In the first week, Tata announced it had sold over 81,000 ...

Indian electric vehicle companies request Federal Government help 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

The sorry state of the global economy is hurting industries all over the world, including in India where electric vehicle makers are experiencing slow sales of both two- and four-wheeled machines. Compounding the problem are low fuel prices that make EVs a tough financial sell. For these reasons, ...

Suzuki announces hybrids and CNG vehicles for India 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Maruti Suzuki in India has announced ambitious plans for alternative powertrains for three or four models in the Indian market. Although the company aims for an all-electric model in the long run, the short term will see bi-fuel natural gas/gasoline powertrains available to take advantage of ...

REVA opens new green factory in Bangalore 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

REVA, the Indian electric car company that produces mostly NEVs, has announced that is building a new manufacturing facility near Bangalore, India. The new 18,212 m2 plant, which is expected to produce 30,000 units per year, will build both the current REVAi model (known as the G-Wiz in the UK) as ...

Chevrolet Mini (aka Spark) to launch production in India this year 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

The tiny subcompact that GM first showed as the 2007 Beat concept could start production by the end of this year in India. A report in Indian Autos Blog indicates that for the Indian market the car will be called the Mini - rather than the Spark moniker it will have when it comes to the U.S. in two ...

Prius put on hold in India; too expensive? 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

India's not getting Toyota's super-popular hybrid hatchback after all. Apparently, because the car is assembled outside of India's borders, it's subject to a huge 114 percent import duty tax, which makes it pretty difficult to offer the hybrid at an attractive price. Apparently, Honda managed to do ...

Protests stopped at Tata Nano plant, future still uncertain 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Questions about the future of the Tata Nano - questions that flared up when the plant that was to build the world's cheapest car was put under siege recently - are starting to be answered, but only just. The protest at the plant has now ended, the BBC reports, and the fallout is now beginning. ...

Piaggio builds the Pope a rickshaw 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Photo: Times of India Over the years, the Pope has been driven around in quite a few different vehicles, which most people refer to as the 'Popemobile.' The last time the Pope visited the United States, for instance, his ride was a modified Mercedes-Benz M Class SUV which had been specially ...

The Indian-made REVAi now available in India 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Reva Electric Car Company has officially made the REVAi (A.K.A. the G-Wiz i) available for sale in its native India. It has high expectations for sales of the improved award winner in its homeland, saying they would be very happy to sell 3,000 vehicles in Delhi this year. No doubt, since it has ...

Honda launches Civic hybrid in India 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

While non-GM hybrids are selling as fast as companies can build them here in the U.S., buyers in India have yet to be able to sample the dual drive vehicles. That's all about to change as Honda's Indian venture, Honda Siel Cars India, is about to become the first company to offer a hybrid car in ...

India increases fuel prices by 10 percent 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

India has announced that fuel prices are going to be raised by 10 percent. The state-owned oil companies had no other option but adapt pump prices in response to the increase of crude oil prices in international markets. According to an article in Autoplus, gas stations in New Dehli were selling ...

High gas prices spur demand for camels in India 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Elevated gas prices resonate in strange ways. Sure, while the average commuter might now consider alternatives like public transit or carpooling to ease the sting at the pump, the repercussions of high fuel costs are felt globally -- and not just by the average cubicle-dwelling workerbee. Take ...

India drops excise duty on electric bikes 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

India, the seventh largest but second most populous country in the world, has good reason to encourage electric vehicle sales, considering that its automobile market is growing very rapidly. Pollution could become a much larger problem than it already is if steps are not taken to manage it now. ...

Indian bike makers working on natural gas options in response to Tata Nano 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Motorcycle, scooter and moped manufacturers in India are worried. Since Tata announced their ultra-cheap Nano, the two-wheeled industry is abuzz with worry that the populace will quickly abandon their old single-track vehicles for the safety and convenience of a four-wheeler if the price points get ...

India running low on oil, looks to Turkey (and beyond) for help 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

With India's emergence in recent years as a booming automotive market, the country needs a booming supply of oil to power all the new vehicles. Unfortunately for Indians, they don't have nearly enough domestically-produced oil, so they are forced to import their supplies from other countries. In an ...

Making energy from all kinds of crap 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Creating methane gas from waste products in anything but a new concept, with the gas being pumped and burned off from landfills the world over. What is a newer idea, though, is taking care of the problem right from the point of its creation... your own toilet or garbage pile. In emerging countries ...

Geneva '08 Preview: 78 MPG Nano hits Europe within four years 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We got our first official look at Tata's Nano in January (and a very good unofficial look in December). Tata's Nano will make its international debut at this year's Geneva Motor Show but when will it go on sale in Europe? According to reports, Europe may have to wait up to four years for the cars ...

Move over, Tata Nano; Tara's electric Tiny is now the world's cheapest car 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We told you all about Tata's 1 lakh car (1 lakh=100,000 rupees), the world's cheapest car a month ago, it made a big splash on the world stage. Now, there's news of a car that claims to be cheaper and greener: the Tara Tiny! India's Tara International says it will release a four-seat electric car ...

Reva will make a new electric car every year 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Reva Electric Car Company (RECC) says it will launch a new electric car by the end of the year and a new electric car (or variant) every year after that. Reva also says they have built a plant with a 33,000-unit capacity, five times their current capacity. The cars will be exported all over the ...

India gets its first hydrogen filling station 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Only a year and a half after it was scheduled to open, the first hydrogen-dispensing station in India should be up and running this fall. The hydrogen will be supplied by Eden Energy Ltd, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Hythane Company LLC. The station will be located in "the heart of Delhi at ...

Tata Motors: MDI's Air Car "requires nearly two years of work" 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Recently, I told you the BBC and the Age reported the Air Car would be released this year. After reading an article in the Mumbai Mirror, I am little concerned about Tata Motors making that release date. In the Mumbai Mirror article, Debasis Ray, head of corporate communications for Tata Motors ...

Videos: Ratan Tata responds to ctiticisms of the Nano's safety, emissions 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

In the video above, Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata Motors, responds to critics who say the Nano is not safe and pollutes. Here's what he said yesterday: Let me assure you and also assure our critics that the car we have designed and that we will be presenting to you today will indeed meet all the ...

Fiat introduces its first diesel in India today 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Fiat has been selling the 1.3-liter FIRE diesel in Europe for a while, but the car was introduced in India today. It is Fiat's first diesel in India and it made its debut at the New Delhi auto show. According to Automotive News, within a year "the diesel will become part of regular powertrain ...

Watch out Tata: Bajaj to double small car fuel efficiency, Ford invests in Indian small car plant 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It's just two days before the debut of Tata's $2,500 car and a major U.S. car maker blinked. Ford said Tuesday it will invest $500m in a vehicle plant in India. Ford also says a significant part of that investment will go toward making a small, inexpensive car. Ford is not alone in trying to grab ...

Public transportation around the world: India's Blueline buses dubbed "killer buses" 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

India's Blueline buses have killed over 100 people so far this year, giving rise to a newspaper nickname: "killer buses." Traffic accident rates in India are the second worse in the world (China is #1 with 600 deaths a day) but Indian buses are getting attention because they are on top of the ...

Volkswagen could build the up! in India 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Volkswagen has made it clear that they intend to build a future small car based on the New Small Family concept cars they've displayed this fall. Given that the up! is targeted a low $7,500 price point, manufacturing it in Germany would likely be a non-starter, especially given the strength of the ...

Tata to unveil India's first fuel cell car in 2008 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Tata Motors is teaming up with the Indian Space Research Organization to produce the country's first fuel cell car early in 2008. With an estimated ten percent of Indians already suffering from respiratory diseases like asthma, air pollution desperately needs to be addressed. With Tata still ...

Tata claims $2,500 car will be the cleanest in India 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

India's Tata Motors wants to build the Model T for the 21st century with a $2,500 "peoples" car (or, we could call it the Volks Car, or something). The problem is that even with a nascent private auto market, Indian cities already have major traffic and increasing pollution problems. In spite of ...

India to get one million hydrogen driven vehicles by 2020 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

As yet another country clamoring for the lofty goal of being the alternative/renewable fuel leader, India is making some advances. And the goal seems achievable: one million plus hydrogen-powered vehicles on their roads in the next thirteen years. The hardest part is obviously getting a hydrogen ...

ABG reader writes a rebuttal to our Indian car growth post 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

AutoblogGreen reader Manu Sharma dropped us a line to let us know about a rebuttal he's written to my post the other day on the potential problems related to the growth of the car population in India. Manu makes some excellent points about some areas that I neglected to mention. First of all, most ...

Low cost Indian cars could be environmental disaster 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

With a population now at over 1.1 billion people and a fast growing economy, India has the potential to be a huge growth market for car-makers from traditional markets where growth has been stagnant in recent years. Indian company Tata Motors has announced plans to build a $2,500 car to appeal to ...

India (likely) to have hydrogen vehicles by 2020 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Indian government, via the National Hydrogen Energy Board (NHEB), has announced plans for the introduction of hydrogen-fueled vehicles in the country and also suggest steps to develop hydrogen energy infrastructure in the country. The measure was announced by Vilas Muttemwar, Minister of ...

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