A report at IHT on the perky little electric car called Reva that you may have seen in Bangalore.
"We were looking at making a car for the crowded new cities in India and China, not a green vehicle for the Californian market," he said.
Amen. And, they sell it in Europe. My next car may as well be this. The secondhand VolksWagen I bought in desperation when I arrived in the UK is bleeding my wallet. Look! I already found a nifty blog on this by a Londoner!
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Suppose you're running a small organization with five motor vehicles used by your staff and you want to replace them with more fuel-efficient versions, both to save money and reduce your organization's carbon footprint. Each vehicle travels 10,000 miles a year.
Back at the start of the summer, I asked a question about automotive thermodynamics: On a hot day, is it better to open your car windows a crack when making a short stop, or leave them closed?
First, I think we should all be using smaller lighter cars. They get better gas mileage, they are better for the environment and maybe even reduce traffic? (ok, not sure about that last one - but it is possible).
While browser over at programming.reddit.com, I came across something simultaneously hideous and amazing.
Neat stuff, and a good article, although I take exception to the claim that electric cars are facing extinction worldwide. With the rise of the Hybrid electric and the new Tesla roadster, I'd say it's an idea wose time has finally come, especially as more sources of renewable electric power comes on-line. :)
Kinda cute, in a cartoonish way, but I hope it comes in other colors.
Does it come in colors other than purple?
It comes in many different colors, I saw a promo in France.