Mar 21 2009
Tiny Car Could Lead to Big Changes
The tiny Tata car is admittedly cute and compact, and I wish I could have one myself — but only if it were electric. And why couldn’t it be — it’s small enough and looks lightweight enough to go pretty far on existing battery technology. Unfortunately, the new small car from the Indian automaker that’s on the market right now is futuristic looking but still runs on gasoline, getting about 54 mpg (very respectable for an old fossil-fuel burning engine) So, it’s a throwback to all the other combustion engines out there. Overall, I’d say Tata Motors is doing pretty good with emissions compared to other car makers though, especially American ones. And it’s not a bad car, as cars go. It’s actually got some room in it. Tata Motors is also doing well with sales already, as India’s largest automobile company with revenues of US $ 7.2 billion in 2006-2007.
