No, it's not the Nano, that may be called the "world's cheapest car by a well-known manufacturer". But, here comes Tara Titu (and more variants) priced at Rs. 99,000. It runs on electricity, so even the running costs are low.
But, most of it's parts are manufactured in China. And Tara International, the Indian maker is probably the least known of all automobile companies.
There are both 2 and 4 seaters for 99k.
From rediff.com
Source:
*specials.rediff.com/money/2008/mar/17tara1.htm
*www.evfuture.com/products/view/?product_id=80
Collected a few photos of it:
*picasaweb.google.com/amipoal/TaraSElectricCars
*img142.imageshack.us/img142/5402/extrightcx7.th.jpg*img142.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif
But, most of it's parts are manufactured in China. And Tara International, the Indian maker is probably the least known of all automobile companies.
There are both 2 and 4 seaters for 99k.
From rediff.com
Tara Tiny @ Rs 99K is the world's cheapest car!
The Tata Nano is no longer the world's cheapest car! Jostling along with Tata Nano, this July, will be Tara Tiny and Tara Titu. These are zero emission, electric cars and cost only Rs 99,000! And they come from the Tara International stable.
Tara S Ganguly, the company's chairman and chief executive officer, had a big dream. And he set about realising it 'in a small way.' Tara International has teamed up with China's Aucma, a leading player in the electrical vehicles and appliances segment, to manufacture these cars.
At the moment, four variants of electric cars are ready at the Tara International factory at Palta, a few kilometers from Kolkata. These are Tara Tiny, Tara Titu (two-seater and four-seater, respectively), Tara Shuttle, and Tara Carrier. While Tara Tiny and Tara Titu are priced at Rs 99,000 (approximately), Tara Shuttle and Tara Carrier are priced at Rs 500,000 (approximately).
Apart from West Bengal, the company's other production centres are located in Pondicherry and Lucknow.
Source:
*specials.rediff.com/money/2008/mar/17tara1.htm
*www.evfuture.com/products/view/?product_id=80
Collected a few photos of it:
*picasaweb.google.com/amipoal/TaraSElectricCars
*img142.imageshack.us/img142/5402/extrightcx7.th.jpg*img142.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif
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