Geneva Preview: Tata to bring the euro-spec Nano back for more?
Click to see the complete gallery of the Tata Nano Sales of the Tata Nano haven’t started yet in its native land, India, but speculation about exporting the vehicle to Europe and America is already in the news. Now, Ratan Tata has announced that his company will be bringing the Nano to the Old Continent in the coming months, as well as for the Geneva Motor Show (the car was a hit in Geneva in 2008 ). Mr. Tata mentioned that the car would pass the EuroNCAP crash tests, as well as the Euro V anti-pollution legislation – two must-meet conditions for the car to be sold in Europe. There was no mention of the plant that would produce this model, just that prices will start at €5,000. By way of comparison, you can find a Dacia Sandero 1.2 for roughly €8,000. Oh, and an American Nano is also in the works. Gallery: Tata Nano: The People’s Car [Source: Le Blog Auto ] Auto Blog: Geneva Motor Show , Tata Geneva Preview: Tata to bring the euro-spec Nano back for more? originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green
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Leave a commentTata to launch Nano on March 23, begin taking orders April first week in April
Click on the image above for a gallery of the Tata Nano The Tata Nano has endured more than its fair share of delays , having originally carried a planned sale date of October, 2008. Needless to say, that time frame came and went with zero Nanos rolling down the assembly line, due to a wide range of issues, not the least of which was a great deal of civil unrest at the first site where production was planned in West Bengal. The Nano’s assembly plant was relocated to Gurajat. All that bad news seems to be over today as Tata has announced that its little city car will finally be launched on March 23 and the Indian automaker will begin accepting orders just a few short weeks later. The price being thrown around is 100,000 rupees, which translates to just under $2,000 in U.S. dollars at current exchange rates. That would make the Nano, which comes equipped with a 625cc twin cylinder gasoline engine, the world’s cheapest automobile. Gallery: Tata Nano: The People’s Car [Source: Tata Motors] Continue reading Tata to launch Nano on March 23, begin taking orders April first week in April Auto Blog: Manufacturing/Plants , India , Tata Tata to launch Nano on March 23, begin taking orders April first week in April originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green
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Auto Blog: Etc. , EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Jeep , Toyota , Lightweight Click above and scroll down to watch the video A couple of days ago, a Norwegian, know to us only as geisha44 , uploaded to YouTube a nice little video meant to promote and provoke discussion. Consisting of wintry scenes from a bustling town in Norway, we are confronted by a sight unknown to many of the relatively balmy locales in the U.S. No, not the sled, though that would definitely qualify as rare, but rather the people walking on the sidewalks. We also see some traffic and specifically observe three different choices that individuals made to reach a store. One took a Jeep , one took a Prius and the third arrives in a Kewet Buddy . Obviously, a four-wheel-drive Jeep may be handy to get about in a place that receives a lot of snow. On the other hand, the Prius hybrid is not home hiding in the garage until winter ends and has a smaller carbon footprint than the Jeep. With the arrival of the all-electric Kewet Buddy, whose lead-acid batteries haven’t kept it garaged either, we are treated to a demonstration of another advantage of a truly small footprint. Want to see what it is? Hit the jump for a little thought provocation in action! [Source: YouTube ] Continue reading VIDEO: How big is your footprint? VIDEO: How big is your footprint? originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green
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Auto Blog: Diesel , India , Tata Click above for a gallery of the Tata Nano We’ve been expecting Tata to officially announce a diesel engine option for its diminutive little Nano microcar for quite some time now, and things appear to be moving in that direction once again . Tensions have been high over the last few months as violent protesters forced the Indian automaker to move the Nano’s production site from West Bengal to an interim facility in Pantnagar , where Tata believes it can produce some 80,000 Nanos by March of 2010. After production ramps up and a second plant in Sanand is up and running, Tata hopes to produce 150,000 of its microcars in that first full year of production. And, after that ball’s started rolling, a diesel engine option is expected that will offer a more expensive and more frugal alternative to the twin-cylinder 625cc petrol-powered unit that will be standard. Luxury options like air conditioning and an automatic transmission will also be available. Thanks for the tip, Shrawan ! Gallery: Tata Nano: The People’s Car [Source: Indian Autos Blog ] Tata: Nano to get diesel by end of 2011 originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green|Car Blog Green
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