Tata Indica Vista

[domenick]

I just realized there wasn't yet a thread for this car. Yet, it could arguably be one of the most promising vehicles out there in terms of cost and performance. The electric drivetrain from TM4 is also interesting and worth a look.

 

[Joseph]

Tata Motors Indica 1.4 GLX First Drive.*

Edmunds reviewed the bifuel version. They were not kind, to say the least.

"The 2008 Tata Indica is simply not a nice car to drive...About the best that can be said of the Indica is that it's cheap. Then again, so is a bicycle."

If one of these Chinese or Indian cars make it to market, it'll end up like another commuta car.

 

[dpeilow]

Tata to release UK's first 'serious' electric car | Register Hardware

Though lacking the glamour of some of the other electric cars shown at the Geneva Motor Show Tata Motors' Indica Vista EV may be the first that you will actually be able to drive because, if the mutterings around the Tata stand are to be believed, the car will be launched in Norway in September and be available to buy in major European markets - including the UK - before the end of the year.

Much of the development work on the Indica EV was carried out in Norway by the electric vehicle technology company Miljø Grenland/Innovasjon in which Tata Motors' European Technical Centre is the majority shareholder.

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Batteries for the Indica EV will be supplied by Canadian company Electrovaya and use its proprietary lithium-ion 'SuperPolymer' battery technology. The batteries will be placed in slim packs under the floor to maximise passenger space in the cabin. The electric motor – power output to be confirmed – will sit under the bonnet and drive the front wheels as per the petrol-powered Indica.

According to Tata, the Indica will have a range of 200km (125miles) on a full charge and get from 0-60kph (0-38mph) in under ten seconds. Top speed is said to be 130kph or just a shade over 80mph.

I'm always suspicious when a manufacturer doesn't quote 0-60, but still sounds promising.

 

[Kevin Harney]

That is just because it WON'T get to 60 mph ..... :biggrin: