India's Tata Motors to rev up electric cars in Norway
India's Tata Motors on Wednesday announced plans to test an electric model of its Indica ev hatchback in Norway before rolling out the nearly zero-emissions car in India.
Tata follows the lead of automakers Nissan, Mitsubishi, General Motors and Toyota who are all testing electric prototypes.
"Right now we want to test it out in Norway with the Norwegian party," managing director Ravi Kant said Wednesday at an industry conference, according to Reuters.
"Because, you know, [a] lot of infrastructure is required for electric vehicles and ... in Norway, they are making arrangements for electric cars."
GM in July announced it was partnering with more than 30 utility companies to assess the power demands electric cars make on the electricity generation system. The company's Chevy Volt is expected to be released in 2010.
The Indica ev will travel as far as 200 kilometres on a fully charged battery, according to the company.
Meanwhile, production on Tata's Nano — touted as the cheapest car in the world — was halted Friday at the company's West Bengal factory. Farmers in the region have launched violent protests, claiming they weren't fairly paid for land that was eventually used to build the Nano factory.
With files from the Associated Press
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