Tata Motors unveiled the Nano EV, the concept electric sibling of the Nano, the world’s cheapest car, at the 80th Geneva Motor Show.
The Nano EV has been built in cooperation with the Norwegian electric car specialist firm Miljoebil Grenland, in which Tata Motors acquired a majority stake in 2008. The Nano EV is a four-seater electric car with a range of about 80 miles. Officials say the car can accelerate from zero to about 35 miles per hour in 10 seconds.
The car is powered by super-polymer lithium-ion batteries, which provides superior energy retention.
Tata Motors’ plans to launch the Nano EV in Europe in 2012 and in United Kingdom and Scandinavian markets.
With the Nano electric version, the company would be adding the car to the existing kitty occupied by the the Tata Indica Vista EV that debuted at the Geneva Auto Show in 2009.
Earlier, Rajiv Dube, president - passenger car division, Tata Motors had said that there are no plans to get the Nano electric to India. "We do not have enough electricity at homes, where will you get the car charged," he had quipped.
