Reva Electric Car Company Ltd. (RECC, Bangalore, India) announced the launch of India's first electric car, the Reva, in Monaco, located off the Mediterranean coast. The next-generation electric vehicle (EV) is a two-seat roadster with a range of 200 km per charge and a speed of 120 kmh. The car is fitted with a "wireless tablet," an embedded appliance that integrates into a high-resolution single touch-screen display system with dashboard functions such as speed, state-of-charge, range and critical sensor inputs.
"The new concept car has been developed to showcase Reva and India's expertise in developing future EV technologies as a long-term solution to global pollution and transportation problems," stated RECC Deputy Chairman Chetan Maini.
RECC is a joint venture between the Maini Group and AEV LLC (United States). Reva cars are available in India and marketed in Britain as G-Wiz. It is also being test-marketed in the United States, Malta, Japan, Sri Lanka, Cyprus, Norway and other European countries.
