I am in agreement with David. I am not aware of people's likes and dislikes in the west, but here in India, build and size is all that matters. A lot of people have seen Reva and everyone wants it to be a four seater, than 2 adults + 2 kids. Sports cars will not sell even in hundreds, at least not immediately. The market is dominated by Maruthi-Suzuki (JV). The company has set a 'standard' for small cars and anything below that will NOT sell. Sadly, for much lesser price than the Reva, people get a 4 seater (ICE driven), no holds bar car (Maruthi-Suzuki 800 - "people's car" in India).
Yes, government has a role to play. Import duties are huge, resulting in increased price of EVs here. Prasad http://www.geocities.com/aquariangenius http://home.talkcity.com/earthteam2000/aquariangenius _____________________________________________________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Roden (Akron OH USA)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 12:55 AM Subject: Re: No more Ford Th!nk EV > On 31 Aug 2002 at 15:17, Adam Kuehn wrote: > > > To be more precise, 7500 Citicars/ComutaCars were sold in a seven > > year span. ... > > And the company did not succeed. > > I don't want to minimize the challenges of marketing an EV. However, I > think that one could make a persuasive argument that the C-car failed not > because it was an EV, but because it was a poorly designed and implemented > product. > > > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > Want to unsubscribe, stop the EV list mail while you're on vacation, or > switch to digest mode? See http://www.evdl.org/help/ > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA > 1991 Solectria Force 144vac > 1991 Ford Escort Green/EV 128vdc > 1970 GE Elec-trak E15 36vdc > 1974 Avco New Idea rider 36vdc > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > Thou shalt not send me any thing which says unto thee, "send this to all > thou knowest." Neither shalt thou send me any spam, lest I smite thee. > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = >
