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
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:
http://specials.rediff.com/money/2008/mar/17tara1.htm
http://www.evfuture.com/products/view/?product_id=80
Collected a few photos of it:
http://picasaweb.google.com/amipoal/TaraSElectricCars
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...from my college days I can say this much - nothing gets hotter than a real good downpour (if u know what i mean ;-))
+1 at dis :D
Lol at Tara Titu :p
hahaha...name is so indigenous
Tara Titu:
http://www.autoindiaforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/tara-titu.jpg
'Marketplace Report': World's Cheapest Car : NPR::
Jun 4, 2007 India is hoping to make a mark on the low-cost automobile market. Tata Motors, the India-based car manufacturer, will soon unveil a
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10699289HOME |
Tara Shuttle:
http://www.autoindiaforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/tara-shuttle.jpg
^^whats a bike for then ?
^^ we'll see more 2-seaters getting common as each day passes.. :)
Well, if its electric, its got my eyes on it. I HATE old fashioned petroleum based vehicles. They are soo inefficient compared to electric vehicles.
The fact that its 2-seater is indeed upsetting. I was hoping for a cheap 4-seater electric. We already have Reva here, which can be made cheaper by some larger scale production and cuts in taxes since it has NO emissions.
What I now want is some nice cheap Electric Bike which does a decent speed of atleast 50-60. Current ones do only 25, and electric scooters do only 40-50.
Good for theme parks, not for daily use. Also, for tourist cities like Agra, Jaipur etc. Think about the batteries that would be installed in these vehicles. They gonna last at the most, say 1 year. Then you need to replace them which would cost you the same as much you spend in a year for petrol (alto/nano). Also, the body does not even look like it is made of strong fibre, its looks like as it is made of cheap plastic.
True...
good for poor people...
Your definition of poor is much different from the UN standards. :lol:
This is one thing I did not understand. How come the price is the same for both two seater and four seater??
The same way by which Macbook Air is more expensive than Dell XPS 1330 :p
Good for theme parks, not for daily use. Also, for tourist cities like Agra, Jaipur etc. Think about the batteries that would be installed in these vehicles. They gonna last at the most, say 1 year. Then you need to replace them which would cost you the same as much you spend in a year for petrol (alto/nano). Also, the body does not even look like it is made of strong fibre, its looks like as it is made of cheap plastic.
Cool one. Better buy than TATA Nano apart from the reliability factor. No emissions; cheap, just a bit more than a good bike. The future. The Tata Nano: World's Cheapest (Electric) Car? | EcoGeek - Clean ::
Jul 30, 2008 So it looks like the world's cheapest car (the Tata Nano) could soon be the world's cheapest electric car as well.
http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1943/HOME |
Dandelife.com : Story : "Tata unveils the Nano, world's cheapest ::
Feb 27, 2008 NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Tata Motors Ltd unveiled the world's cheapest new car on Thursday, bringing car ownership closer for millions
http://dandelife.com/story/46043HOME |
unbelievable!!!
What?? The hot part?
^^You echoed my thoughts
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:
http://specials.rediff.com/money/2008/mar/17tara1.htm
http://www.evfuture.com/products/view/?product_id=80
Collected a few photos of it:
http://picasaweb.google.com/amipoal/TaraSElectricCars
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/5402/extrightcx7.th.jpg (http://img142.imageshack.us/my.php?image=extrightcx7.jpg)http://img142.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif (http://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php)
good for poor people...
4 Tara Shuttle have been bought by Vandalur zoo in chennai, I think... It was announced sometime back in papers but the "private company" was not named. I recognize it from the photograph tho :)
Can always charge these with solar power, if your company/place of work provides the facility. Come to think of it it's a good idea.
nice...
@OP: The article in rediff is dated more than six months back. What prompted you to start a thread today ?
^^Then my question gets repeated - why 2 seater car when bike exists ? :p
Have a look at the Oreva Super (http://theadda.com/hotnow/india/oreva-super-electric-car/).
Oreva Super, India’s smallest electric car in the pipeline, is poised to give serious competition to the Tata Nano. Oreva Super e-car, that is manufactured by electric bike maker Ajanta Group, will be priced between Rs 85,000 - Rs 1 lakh making it the cheapest small car in India.
An Oreva Super demo-model is already on display at a Rajkot showroom. The demo car was manufactured at the company’s Samakhiyali unit in Kutch district.
Rajkot dealer Yogesh Tank, Oreva Automobiles, Rajkot, has said, “This is the first model out on display. I can’t share any more details about it as we have been asked to be tight-lipped for sometime. It is just a fabulous car and very economic in these days of rocketing fuel prices.”
He was also quoted as saying “Our e-car is in direct competition with Tata’s Nano, but nothing is final on its launch. We might launch it before Nano or maybe later. People were amazed to see the e-car when it was put on display at the company’s showroom. People came to inquire about the car and also about the booking, but we had to tell them that nothing has been finalised.”
The Oreva Super is likely to be launched in Jan - Feb 2009, neck-to-neck with the Tata Nano launch.
Although the company has not revealed the price or any other details, the Oreva Super is expected to be priced competitively; the non-AC version is likely to be priced at Rs 85,000. The AC variant will be priced over Rs 1 lakh.
The Oreva Super electric car is likely to have an NiMH or lithium battery, rather than lead-acid. The other electric car in India, the Bangalore-based Reva was launched in India in 2001. The car is priced at Rs 400,000, four times the projected cost of the Oreva Super electric car.
EV world has said that the Oreva Super is remarkably similar to China’s Flybo, and it is very likely that Ajanta has borrowed heavily from Jinan Flybo Motor in terms of technology and design.
The Ajanta group, that also manufactures clocks and household gadgets, started the research and development of the Oreva Super e-car in 2007. The Oreva Super four-seater electric car is still in the prototype stage. So far, it does not have an air-conditioner by Yogesh Tank has been quoted as saying that the final Oreva Super will have an AC by the time it is launched. The company has yet to start production of the Oreva Super in its Morbi plant, where the Ajanta e-bikes are manufactured.
The Economic times has quoted Rakesh Nathwani, National Marketing Head of Oreva Group as saying that the Oreva Super would be able to run up to 200-250 kilometers in one time charge. “We don’t have any competition with ‘Nano’. This is our future product as we have seen electric bikes as out future products. We see electric cars also as future products for India and we are working on it. The research and development is going on. This car will go on battery and it will be a completely Indian made battery operated car,” Nathwani said.
Those who had a sneak peak at the Oreva Super, in Rajkot, showed interest in buying the car. Considering that the Tatas have yet to come out of the blues, given the latest problem with the Tata Nano production starting in Gujarat as well, the Oreva Super e-car just might steal Tata Nano’s thunder.
On October 12, 2008, the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) has demanded that the Gujarat government compensate the farmers for the 1,100 acre land of Anand Agricultural University (AAU) near Sanand that has been given to Tata Motors for its Nano project.
Source (http://theadda.com/hotnow/india/oreva-super-electric-car/)
So, we have lots of alternatives. :)
FOr those who prefer resting their back to a seat instead of a gf..
simple na??
You spoke my mind...the pic of Tara looks sweet...hmm
Bike:twisted:
FOr those who prefer resting their back to a seat instead of a gf..
simple na??
guy and GF "COSY"
But its a 2 seater against Nano's 4 seater!
Nice initiative. Yo bikes, now Yo car...
Did you people read the article fully? There are FOUR seaters too!
Tara Tiny - 2seater 99k
Tara Titu - 4 seater 99k (!!!!????)
The 2 seater too will have space for more passengers, but they have no proper seats.
And 2 more costlier models too are available.
@Pat
This was the first time I came to know that such a car and car-maker existed, and I searched all over the forums and found that no one mentioned anything about it. So made a new thread for it. I guess this is much better than starting a thread just for asking some very n00bish question? :)
^what'll you do in rain???http://www.getsmile.com/emoticons/smileys-91853/a0/tongue2.gif
...from my college days I can say this much - nothing gets hotter than a real good downpour (if u know what i mean ;-))
one thing's for sure, we NEED some RECYCLING Plants soon.
with all of these plastics, we'll fce new problem:p
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why dont we have recycling plant for old cars??
Okay for guy and girlfriend lolz:D:D
There are both 2 and 4 seaters for 99k.
This is one thing I did not understand. How come the price is the same for both two seater and four seater??
unbelievable!!!
This is one thing I did not understand. How come the price is the same for both two seater and four seater??
I too had the same doubt, but that is what was given in the article.
And have a look at the rear of the 2 seater, people can sit there if they place a few cushions!
Well, if its electric, its got my eyes on it. I HATE old fashioned petroleum based vehicles. They are soo inefficient compared to electric vehicles.http://www.getsmile.com/emoticons/smileys-91853/q/sadsmiley.gif
Captain Obvioushttp://www.getsmile.com/emoticons/smileys-91853/r/mdrbig.gif
What I now want is some nice cheap Electric Bike which does a decent speed of atleast 50-60. Current ones do only 25, and electric scooters do only 40-50.what are you? 15 year old or 51?
^^Then my question gets repeated - why 2 seater car when bike exists ? :p^what'll you do in rain???http://www.getsmile.com/emoticons/smileys-91853/a0/tongue2.gif
btw, there's been this shortage in "Electricity" (in chennai, dunno about other places), do you think Electric cars can compete against so called petroleum based cars in current scenario?
first go demand the govt. to give proper electricity at home, without irritating power cutshttp://www.getsmile.com/emoticons/smileys-91853/d/confuse.gif
then the car makers will give proper elec. car.
this new car again proves that, Indians (most) WILL BUY anything thats CHEAP:, they dont care about Quality.
^^Then my question gets repeated - why 2 seater car when bike exists ? :p
You see any electric bikes around?
^^you talking bout car or bike ?
 Nobody understands...any help please?
 50 points for someone willing to do this!!!!!!!!!!?
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The world's cheapest car!