While GM, Toyota, Nissan and Mitsubishi are readying their electric vehicles, a new contender has emerged and is aiming to beat them all to the punch. Tata motors, in conjunction with Norway’s THINK!, plans to launch an electric car themselves. Reuters reports that the car will be based on the Tata Indica and be launched in Norway within one year. S. Ravishankar, senior general manager at Tata Motors’ engineering research centre, says that the car can run for 175 km (110 miles) to 200 km when fully charged with a “two-pack” battery, but mileage could vary according to the battery used. (Ya think?) There’s little doubt that, if successful, Tata will use the Jaguar/Land Rover global dealer network to sell these cars. “Could I interest sir in a Jaguar XJ? A Supercharged Range Rover sport? A Tata Nano? or an Electric Tata Indica?” Uh, maybe not.
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Hey, at least the Nano will stay true to Jaguar’s RWD heritage (unlike certain platform sharing cars made by certain previous owners).
Good for Tata. I believe they’ll soon be a big player in global car market.
Is the headline a Gary Numan reference? Either way, I now have the song running through my head.
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Yes it is! I was wondering if anyone would get it!
And what was Gary Numan’s other hit?
“Cars”!
Wahoo Tata. Daring to go where GM won’t.
Sounds tempting, but I think I’ll wait for the Tata Sativa.