Reva

With fuel prices surging up, the future may be all about hybrids and electric vehicles. Already electric scooters are making a foray into the Indian market and starting to make their presence felt on the roads. When it comes to cars, we don’t have much action there however, we do have one indigenous car company Reva making all electric vehicles. Recently, the company was bought over by the SUV leader of the Indian market, Mahindra & Mahindra hinting at the company’s interest to enter into the potential future of transportation. Recently, the new Reva NXR was spied in Mysore undergoing some tests and judging by the spy pictures, it looked the car was in its final stages of testing. [click to continue…]

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The Reva maybe a green vehicle but its not all that practical thanks to its low range and slow acceleration. The company sells the Reva as the G-Wiz in UK through its exclusive importer GoinGreen. However with cars like the Nissan Leaf, Citroen C-Zero, Peugeot iOn and Mitsubishi i-MiEV coming up soon in the UK, the G-Wiz is completely out of place. Thus GoinGreen is planning to discontinue the all battery powered G-Wiz in the UK. The Indian Reva will continue to sell in its current avatar as we are yet to get other electric vehicles which could compete with the Reva at similar price points.

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Mahindra Reva has launched the Revai priced at Rs 3.10 lakh (ex-showroom, Pune). The Mahindra Revai sprints from standstill to 40kmph in 7 seconds (that is the same time a normal man takes to walk 50kms) and onto a top speed of 80 kmph. The Revai has a range of 80 kms on full charge and features Energy Management System and regenerative braking system. Mated to an automatic transmission, the Revai can be yours for a refundable deposit of Rs. 1 lakh (through Mahindra finance) and 36 monthly EMI’s of Rs. 7,999/- Once the EMI period ends, you can refund the car and take your deposit back or forget the deposit and keep the car. [click to continue…]

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Mahindra is working on technologies to fit into Mahindra vehicles, including the Bolero, Scorpio and light trucks. Mahindra has already tested the prototype of Gio Electric and already sells Bijlee (three-wheeler) and Maxximo (mini truck) powered by electric powertrain. [click to continue…]

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Mahindra Reva is testing the upcoming lithium-ion battery powered NXR at Bangalore. The car was spotted by Adoksh Shastry near the KIADB Industrial Area. Mr. Shastry also spotted the car doing the rounds near the Mahindra plant nearby Jigani. The NXR is a 3-door model which can carry 4 passengers and is scheduled to go into production soon. The NXR has a top speed of 104 kmph and covers 160 kilometres on a single charge. The NXR features keyless operation, dual charge port, digital display and SMS alerts. It can travel up to 120 km per day using 90 minutes fast charges and a fast charge of 15 minutes will provide a 40 km range. The Reva NXR is expected to Rs. 10 lakh. [click to continue…]

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Mahindra REVA has announced that its REVAi vehicle will be available at select Mahindra dealerships in Hyderabad. This is the first major initiative announced by the company post its acquisition by the US $ 7.1 billion Mahindra Group in May 2010. The company has also tied-up with Mahindra finance which will enable them to offer customers a unique financing plan. REVAi buyers can now pay an interest free, refundable deposit of Rs. 1,00,000/-, followed by monthly installments of Rs. 8999/- for a period of 36 months (3 years) and drive home a REVAi. At the end of 3 years, the customer can either continue using the car by making a final payment of Rs. 50,000/- or return the car and claim the refundable deposit of Rs. 1,00,000/-. [click to continue…]

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Mahindra plans to enter China by launching products from the worlds largest electric vehicle manufacturer Reva. The demand for electric vehicles is on a rise since the world has started to become more environment conscious and the government has started to implement stricter emission norms. China is one of the largest auto market and given the huge demand for eco-friendly vehicles it could generate in future, Reva would take its cars there. China would see a demand of 5 million electric cars by 2020. Reva currently ships cars to the UK and Norway.

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