Car blogs

General Motors and India's Reva Electric Car announced today that they will jointly produce a battery-powered vehicle for South Asia based on the Detroit carmaker's best-selling mini-car, the Chevrolet Spark (pictured).


Under the alliance, GM will provide the vehicle platform and manufacturing facilities for the zero-emissions car, which will begin production next year, while Reva will supply the technology for the battery, electric drivetrain and power management systems.


They did not provide forecasts for production, but GM has the capacity to produce 225,000 vehicles of all types at its two plants in India and has plans to scale up its factory in Maharashtra state by an additional 160,000 vehicles.


GM, which is also due to launch its plug-in Chevrolet Volt in the U.S. next year, joins a growing list of the world's major carmakers that are due to launch electric cars over the next three years as part of their carbon-cutting strategy.


Some, including Japan's Mitsubishi Motors, have already launched them.


Last week at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Renault announced that it was launching four electric vehicles in 2011-12. Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz showed planned battery-powered luxury models.
Continue reading...

Tags: Audi, Auto Shows, BMW, Batteries, Chevrolet, Emissions, General Motors, India, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Plug-ins and Electric, Renault, Reva, Audi, BMW, Chevrolet Spark, Electric Vehicle, Frankfurt Motor Show, General Motors, Mitsubishi I-MiEV, Plug-in Electric Vehicle, Plu

---

General Motors, Reva to Collaborate on Electric Car for India Based on Chevy Spark was originally published by Green Car Advisor. Read the full story by clicking here.