The Tata Nano was let out of the wraps today.. A 10 foot long, 5 feet wide 4 seater car at 2500$ that goes 65 mph, and gives 50 miles to the gallon. They expect it to go into production this fall season. If anything, this ought to scare the auto majors making inroads into the developing world and the chinese who may face some serious competition in the cheap car business.
Nano beats the 35 mpg goal set by the US congress for 2020. Maybe, this car is what the world badly needs in this era of $3 per gallon fuel prices.
The car may fail to meet the quality standards at many parts of the world, but it would surely get better as Tata gets to work more on it. If this car were to be a big hit, it sadly means more traffic to india's already clogged up roads, and more carbon emissions.
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