http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/tata-motors-secretly-tests-electric-version-of-nano-in-coimbatore/article9830422.ece Tata Motors secretly tests electric version of Nano in Coimbatore August 24, 2017 Rajesh Kurup
[image http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/multimedia/dynamic/03195/bl25_pg1_Tata_nano_3195403f.jpg ] Move may indicate plans for early launch of EV model At a time when Tata Motors’ cheapest car, the Nano, is in the eye of a storm, the company has discreetly conducted a road test of its electric version in Coimbatore. The test could be a sign of a faster entry of the electric Nano into the market. The test was conducted at a secret location in Coimbatore in the presence of Tata Sons’ Chairman Emeritus Ratan N Tata. The road tests of the vehicle were “successful”, sources close to the development said, but declined to provide information at this point. With the new Nano, Tata Motors is also joining the race for electric vehicles (EVs) with global players such as Elon Musk’s Tesla. In India, the electric Nano will compete with Mahindra & Mahindra’s all-new electric car e2oPlus. The Tata Nano EV will come fitted with an electric motor coupled with lithium batteries. The testing of the electric Nano in Coimbatore comes at a time when reports abound that the company is phasing out the ‘people’s car’, which was Ratan Tata’s brainchild, in the domestic market. When contacted, a Tata Motors’ spokesperson declined to comment. Huge potential There is a huge opportunity for EVs, with the government aiming to stop the sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2030. However, electric vehicle growth in India has been sluggish due to myriad issues such as higher prices compared with petrol and diesel vehicles, lack of charging stations and the limitation of speed, among others. At the Tata Motors AGM on Tuesday, shareholders had questioned the future of the company’s car business in general and Nano in particular. “We can’t just switch off one product and switch on another…. We need to take a holistic view,” N Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Sons, the holding company of Tata Group firms, said at the AGM. Ousted Chairman Cyrus Mistry’s office has alleged that the Tata Group’s practice of providing funding to projects without adequate risk assessment, particularly in the Nano and small commercial vehicle (SCV) segment, has resulted in non-performing assets of ₹4,000 crore. Responding to Mistry’s statement, sources close to the Tatas said the Nano constitutes a very small part of Tata Motors. Nano sales slipped more than 58 per cent to just 355 units in May from last year. Volumes have remained at a similar level for at least the last six months, and are only a fraction of any other competing model in the market. There were reports earlier that the Tata Nano may soon be phased out in the domestic market. The company, however, continues to produce the Nano for export markets. If the electric variant succeeds the Nano may just make a comeback in the domestic market as well. [© 2017 The Hindu Business Line] http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/tata-motors-to-reposition-nano-instead-of-phasing-it-out-117082600537_1.html Nano not to be phased out; Tata Motors to reposition it as electric vehicle August 26, 2017 The company recently tested an electric variant of the Nano and it passed the tests “We cannot phase out this car. Sentiments of the company, Ratan Tata and shareholders are attached to it. We are looking at how it can be repositioned,” Satish ... ... https://inc42.com/buzz/tata-motors-nano-ev-electric-vehicle/ Tata Motors Looks To Boost Sales By Revamping Nano As An Electric Vehicle August 25, 2017 The Mumbai Headquartered Automaker Recently Conducted A Secret Road Test Of Nano EV In Coimbatore ... At a time when the future of the world's cheapest car Nano hangs by a thread, Tata Motors has reportedly made a secret foray into the electric vehicle space ... https://inc42.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/tata-motors-nano-electric-vehicle.jpg ... http://www.newsnation.in/auto-news/cars/tata-motors-plans-to-transform-nano-into-electric-vehicle-article-180547.html Nano: Tata Motors plans to transform the tiny car into electric vehicle August 27, 2017 Tata Motors is working on an alternative plan to give a fresh lease of life to the small car. It is considering to transform Nano into an electric vehicle ... https://newsnation1.s3.amazonaws.com/images/2017/08/27/790806203-tatanano_6.jpg ... http://www.newindianexpress.com/business/2017/aug/27/tata-nano-eyes-new-lease-of-life-by-going-electric-1648576--1.html Tata Nano eyes new lease of life by going electric 27th August 2017 Tata Nano eyes new lease of life by going electric ... for India's budget-minded middle class might well be looking at another lease of life—as an electric vehicle ... A showroom attendant cleans a Tata Nano car at the company's flagship showroom in Mumbai. The last week saw several indications that the company is serious about transforming the car into an electric model ... http://images.newindianexpress.com/uploads/user/imagelibrary/2017/8/27/original/2016-11-05T071419Z_1_LYNXMPECA405G_RTROPTP_3_TATAMOTORS-EARNINGS.JPG ... http://appsforpcdaily.com/2017/08/tata-nano-to-be-re-launched-as-an-electric-vehicle/ Tata Nano to be re-launched as an electric vehicle 27 August, 2017 As Korean, Japanese, European and other players started flooding the Indian passenger vehicles (PV) market, Tata Motors' which once was the third largest in ... A Tata Motors Nano car is loaded onto a goods train for shipment at Sanand railway station in Gujarat in this file ... http://data1.ibtimes.co.in/cache-img-0-450/en/full/654333/1503751473_tata-nano.jpg ... https://www.newsbytesapp.com/timeline/Business/10197/55992/tata-nano-s-story-is-not-over-yet Tata Nano may stage a comeback, as an electric car 27 Aug 2017 Tata Nano, which was released among much fanfare, has lost its steam over the years. Not only have the sales dwindled to an abysmal low, several allegations ... Tata Nano's story is not over yet ... https://dbkj36wspenrm.cloudfront.net/images/121_16521503822031.webp?z=l ... http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/tata-motors-mulls-electric-variant-of-nano-cars-117082900715_1.html ... now with change at the helm, (N Chandrasekaran took charge as chairman, Tata Sons in February this year), insiders say that the Tatas are not looking at phasing out the brand anytime soon. The company is rather looking at repositioning the car as a small electric vehicle (EV), given the Centre's push for moving completely to EVs by 2030. Reports suggest that road tests for the Nano electric vehicle were conducted in Coimbatore last week ... http://bsmedia.business-standard.com/_media/bs/img/article/2017-08/27/full/1503772264-9304.jpg For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
