Tata Indica Vista EV Emerges as Show Stopper at EV Show

Tata Motors is readying its new electric vehicle Tata Indica Vista EV for the international market, starting with the UK. The car was recently showcased at London Future Car Challenge and won two of the prestigious awards including the Most Economic Small Passenger EV and the Most Economical & Environment Friendly Small Passenger EV. The company is now working on finalising the prototype and gearing up for an official launch soon next year.

Tata Indica Vista will compete in the international market with models like Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf which look like the most promising new models amongst electric vehicles. Indica Vista EV is also looking upon competing with the hybrid vehicles like Toyota Prius and Honda Civic which are extremely popular hybrid models in their segment.

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Everything you ever wanted to know about the Chevy Volt

The Chevrolet Volt starts arriving in buyers' driveways in limited markets outside of Michigan this month, but some confusion remains about everything from how the Volt works to why General Motors is building it.

That's not good for a vehicle that must prove it's not a gimmick to fulfill its mission: be an icon and transform the image of GM.

Today, the Free Press answers your Volt questions:

QUESTION: Can people come and take a tour of the plant and watch the Volt being built? Is there an education center about the Volt? -- reader John C. Tyrrell

ANSWER: The Detroit-Hamtramck plant where workers assemble the Volt will have interactive, educational displays in its lobby next year. GM is also planning a reservation-based tour program for the public that will start next year.

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Utilities thrilled and worried about electric cars

New York • The first mass-market electric cars go on sale next month, and the nation’s electric utilities couldn’t be more thrilled — or worried.

Plugged into a socket, an electric car can draw as much power as a small house. The surge in demand could knock out power to a home, or even a neighborhood. That has utilities in parts of California, Texas and North Carolina scrambling to upgrade transformers and other equipment in neighborhoods where the Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt are expected to be in high demand.

Not since air conditioning spread across the country in the 1950s and 1960s has the power industry faced such a growth opportunity. Last year, Americans spent $325 billion on gasoline, and utilities would love even a small piece of that market.

The main obstacles to wide-scale use of electric cars are high cost and limited range, at least until a network of charging stations is built. But utility executives fret that difficulties keeping the lights on for the first crop of buyers—and their neighbors—could slow the growth of this new niche.

"You never get a second chance to make a first impression," says Mike Rowand, who is in charge of electric vehicle planning at Duke Energy.

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Automakers to Roll-Out EVs in the US Market

American carmakers have laid out big plans to launch electric vehicles or EVs in the US market by next month.
The world's second largest automaker General Motors announced it will launch sales of its first EV vehicle, the Chevrolet Volt in December.
Volt won the title of "2011 Green Car of the Year" at the LA Auto Show.
The vehicle is capable of running up to 64 kilometers on a single charge and once its battery power is depleted it would operate its internal combustion engine to supply electric power to travel up to 480 kilometers.

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Electric cars are charging into the marketplace

Stalled for nearly a century, electric cars are about to move into the fast lane when the first of a new generation of vehicles reaches dealer showrooms next month.

Every major automaker plans some sort of electric or plug-in hybrid offering over the next several years, a wave of competing technologies reminiscent of the beginning of the automobile age.

General Motors Co. this month will start shipping its Chevrolet Volt, which uses a gas engine to generate electricity when the batteries run out. It will be available for sale in December. By year's end, Nissan Motor Co. will launch its Leaf, which is powered only by batteries. Ford will come out with an all-electric version of its Focus compact car next year.

Many of the new generation electric vehicles will be on display at the Los Angeles Auto Show, which opens to the public Friday at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Other alternative-fuel vehicles, such as Honda's hydrogen-powered FCX Clarity, also will be showcased.

"Electric vehicles are finally real and not an R&D project," said Mark Sogomian, a partner at Ernst & Young.

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Arrival of Chevrolet Volt in China

First electric vehicles with extended-range capability with lithium ion batteries. Available in domestic market in 2011.

General Motors celebrated the arrival of the first drivable Chevrolet Volt in China today. China is one of the initial markets outside the United States to receive the Volt. GM’s landmark electric car with extended-range capability will go on sale locally next year.

“GM has made a long-term commitment to bringing our industry-leading technology to China,” said Kevin Wale, President and Managing Director of the GM China Group. “This is enabling us to provide the best mobility solutions for addressing the transportation challenges associated with the growth in demand for personal mobility. With GM taking the lead, the development of electric vehicles is opening up entirely new industries.”

During today’s celebration, GM delivered two Chevrolet Volts to the Shanghai Expo Bureau for use as part of its VIP transportation fleet at World Expo 2010 Shanghai. The Volt will shuttle special guests to and from Shanghai’s Expo Park and demonstrate GM’s pathway to its vision of sustainable urban transportation.

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Ontario to offer rebates on electric, hybrid cars

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty sits behind the wheel of a Chevrolet Volt during a press conference in Toronto on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 to announce support for Ontarians buying electric vehicles. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese)

Updated: Fri Jun. 18 2010 6:00:47 PM

The Canadian Press

TORONTO — The Ontario government will offer consumers a rebate of between $5,000 and $8,500 if they buy a new plug-in hybrid or fully electric vehicle after July 1.
But the rebates will only be offered to the first 10,000 applicants who qualify, the government said Friday.
Details of eligibility for the rebate were not immediately available, but the government said it would provide full criteria and application forms on the Ministry of Transportation's website beginning July 1.

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GM to launch Chevrolet Volt in 2011

GM, after the split with Reva electric in India, will delay its launch of electric vehicles. Earlier, the company planned to sell the electric vehicles from December 2010 onwards.

The American car maker informed that they will sell the Chevrolet Volt from December this year in U.S. and from 2011 in India.

Chevrolet Volt is an electric vehicle which uses an internal combustion engine to recharge the battery. GM expects to sell the electric vehicles at the rate of 4000-5000 units per annum.

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