07-16-2009, 02:39 PM
Specializing in designing and manufacturing electric cars – REVA Electric Car Company (RECC) has announced that it is planning to build the world’s largest electric vehicle factory, capable of producing 30,000 units of small plug-in cheap electric cars annually.
The Bangalore, Karnataka based RECC has declared that it is building its new Rs 300 million ($6.1 million) manufacturing facility, near company headquarters in Bangalore, which will start production in the first quarter of 2010.
Currently, RECC produces two variants of its REVA, with 2+2 seat configuration. The 2+2 REVA, an urban electric micro-car capable of seating two adults and two kids, is a small hatchback powered by eight six-volt batteries. The two variants include “REVA i” and “REVA L-ion”.
‘REVA i’ is equipped with lead-acid batteries; it has a nominal range of 80 km (50 mi) per charge and a top speed of 80 km/h (50 mph). ‘REVA L-ion’ is equipped with Lithium-ion batteries; it has faster acceleration and a nominal range of 120 km (75 mi) per charge. In 2005, RECC built the REVA-NXG, a two-seater roadster concept car with a nominal range of 200 km (124 mi) per charge and a top speed of 120 km/h (75 mph). RECC is planning to roll out a roomier four-seater model by the end of 2009. RECC also makes a Golf cart called FERI.
REVA Electric Car Company (RECC) is a joint venture between Maini Group of India and AEV LLC of California; the venture backed by lead US investors Global Environment Fund and Draper Fischer Jurvetson. RECC markets its electric cars for a mega-competitive Rs 350,000 in India and £7,500 ($12,200) in the United Kingdom. The Reva Cars are marketed under the G-Wiz brand in the United Kingdom. The Reva Cars are also marketed in Italy, Malta, Cyprus, Norway, Spain, Ireland, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Japan, Australia, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.
The Bangalore, Karnataka based RECC has declared that it is building its new Rs 300 million ($6.1 million) manufacturing facility, near company headquarters in Bangalore, which will start production in the first quarter of 2010.
Currently, RECC produces two variants of its REVA, with 2+2 seat configuration. The 2+2 REVA, an urban electric micro-car capable of seating two adults and two kids, is a small hatchback powered by eight six-volt batteries. The two variants include “REVA i” and “REVA L-ion”.
‘REVA i’ is equipped with lead-acid batteries; it has a nominal range of 80 km (50 mi) per charge and a top speed of 80 km/h (50 mph). ‘REVA L-ion’ is equipped with Lithium-ion batteries; it has faster acceleration and a nominal range of 120 km (75 mi) per charge. In 2005, RECC built the REVA-NXG, a two-seater roadster concept car with a nominal range of 200 km (124 mi) per charge and a top speed of 120 km/h (75 mph). RECC is planning to roll out a roomier four-seater model by the end of 2009. RECC also makes a Golf cart called FERI.
REVA Electric Car Company (RECC) is a joint venture between Maini Group of India and AEV LLC of California; the venture backed by lead US investors Global Environment Fund and Draper Fischer Jurvetson. RECC markets its electric cars for a mega-competitive Rs 350,000 in India and £7,500 ($12,200) in the United Kingdom. The Reva Cars are marketed under the G-Wiz brand in the United Kingdom. The Reva Cars are also marketed in Italy, Malta, Cyprus, Norway, Spain, Ireland, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Japan, Australia, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.
