MotorBeam – Indian Car Bike News & Reviews

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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. Reva Tech To Power Mahindra SUVs

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Mahindra strengthened its position in the Electric Vehicles domain with the acquisition of a majority stake in REVA Electric Car Co Ltd. Bangalore. The new company will now be called Mahindra REVA Electric Vehicle Co Ltd. Mahindra will own 55.2% equity in Mahindra REVA by a combination of equity purchase from the promoters and a [...]

Reva is looking for partners in North America and Europe for setting up contract manufacturing facilities for its electric vehicles after having secured a deal for manufacturing electric cars in Iceland. The company which has presence in 24 countries across the world plans to double its overseas operations by 2012. Reva Plans Contract Manufacturing Plants

Northern Lights Energy (NLE), the initiator of the 2012 project and provider of infrastructure and services for Electric Vehicles (EV) based in Iceland has signed an agreement with REVA to jointly develop the electric vehicle market in Iceland. NLE will have exclusive distribution rights for the NXR, and consequent follow-up models, such as the sports [...]