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Posted on: Feb 22, '08

Tara Tiny to be cheaper than Nano

Move over Nano. A cheaper car will soon hit the Indian roads.

Priced at Rs 99,999, the four-seater Tara Tiny will be a battery-powered vehicle, said a recent report in the Economic Times.

Kolkata-based Tara International has teamed up with China's Aucma, a leading player in the electrical vehicles and appliances segment, to manufacture this car.

The company plans to launch Tara Tiny by June this year.

Any photographs of the Tara Tiny prototype have not yet been made available.

Besides Tara Tiny, three more cars -- Tara Titu, Tara Micro and Tara Mini -- are also in the pipeline, said the ET report. The ex-showroom prices of these Tara cars will be between Rs 99,999 and Rs 500,000.

The vehicles can be recharged daily at 220 volts through a 15 amp socket. The electrical vehicles business is seen to generate a turnover of Rs 15 crore (Rs 150 million) in 2008-09 and about Rs 50 crore (Rs 500 million) in the second year.

According to Tara Shankar Ganguly, the group chairman, the company also has plans to introduce buses and electrically power two- and three-wheelers.

While the two-wheelers will be in the range of Rs 9,999 to Rs 30,000, the three-wheelers are likely to be priced between Rs 85,000 and Rs 180,000.

Tags: tata, tiny, tara, nano

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Poeticsoul said:
Thanks for the information friend.I am not that good where cars and finance are concerned!

February 26, '08

gtmbht said:
Better than at least a TATA. (Who was apparently innocent in the world of business until conglomerated with the nexus at West Bengal's recent political controversy. Who else is going to risk his/their money whenever there may be always a chance of political showouts? Ater TATA became a potential cause to distabilize West Bengal's apparent social & political equilibrium, I lost all faith & trust on him as well his NANO. After all, so far we know he is in no way a biological heir of Respected Jamshed Jee).
So, an electric car is welcome to the world of eco-friendly environment. All we have to do is a search whether we can utilize the naturally available resources converting into electrical energy such as sunlight, wind power etc.

February 24, '08

sazzyme said:
hey gautam..thanks for sharing..i would have never known otherwise..
thanks man!

February 23, '08

alamara2000 said:
Any thing said and done i think the Nano will always be better, after all it carries the Tata's logo.

February 22, '08

Ledzep said:
going by the figures you have quoted for 2 and 3 wheelers i assume the 'concept'(don't tell me they didn't even feel the need for a sketch by an artist!) doesn't roll on wheels ...rather than... oh, never mind!

February 22, '08

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