Reva Electric Car is the highest selling electric car in the world
March 8th, 2007 Leave a comment Visited 63 times, 1 so far today
Reva Electric Car is the highest selling electric car in the world
Not many people know but there is an automaker in India which manufactures a pure electric car named Reva. The company has just managed to create a record of sort.
There are around 700 Reva cars running on the streets of London and this is a record for the highest number of electric vehicles functioning in any city across the world.
The company is expected to deliver more cars to the city and this number would increase to around 1000 units in the next couple of months.
Overall, Reva manufacturers have sold 1800 cars in the markets out which around 1000 have been sold here in India itself.
The company does not get much support from the government which results in a higher price tag on the car but they still manage to sell its standard EV model with DC motor for £7000 in the UK. In India, the car is priced similarly to the Maruti 800/Alto car.
Chetan Kumaar Maini, deputy chairman, RECC spoke about their product: “Even Asian countries have started taking up the encouragement of EVs. For instance, the Japanese government has announced a $2,600 subsidy for the end user for buying a REVA. Similar initiatives are also being taken up by China.”
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June 4th, 2007 at 3:10 pm
The Reva/G-Wiz has all the safety integrity of a biscuit tin. I would no soon wish to see my loved ones driving one on the public highway, at risk of being wiped-out by a truck or fast moving car, than see them take-up free-climbing on Mount Everest. There is more to building and selling cars than just building and selling cars. Modern cars produced by the leading mainstream manufacturers are an evolution. New models conception and design is the culmination of, say in the case of Ford or Mercedes-Benz, 100 years plus experience. This cannot be replicated by manufacturers who obviously care so little about their customers personal survival expectation in a serious accident nor by manufacturers who care so little about their own commercial longevity in the market place – the vehicle is about to earn Reva a damming reputation in the UK (lucky they are hiding behind the pseudonym of G-Wiz in that market).