Maruti to launch electric cars in India
Maruti today said that it will roll out electric cars in India in next four to five years."We are developing electric car technology for India. But it might take us up to the next five years or more to manufacture and sell electric cars in the domestic market," said Maruti Suzuki Managing Director Shinzo Nakanishi.
Nakanishi also said that Suzuki's R&D unit will put in large investments to develop electric cars with larger range (mileage per charge) and affordable price."Cars available in the domestic market can give, say, 120 km per charge.
What they are implying is 120 km for a single passenger - which means the power is sufficient for the driver of the car alone," said Nakanishi. "If another passenger joins, the travel range per charge drops to 60 km. If a third persons sits behind the range drops to 30 km. We are trying to address the longer range of driving in our R&D work," he explained.
On pricing, Nakanishi said, "You have Honda and Toyota, which have proven, commercially viable hybrid technology cars. But internationally, they sell in small volumes. Globally, Suzuki is known as a low-cost car manufacturer selling in large volumes. We would like to achieve that for electric cars in India."
[Via: Vicky]