Reva – The Electric Car from India Sets Foot in Europe

October 14, 2008, 10:10 IST by Satish

Bangalore based Reva Electric Car Company rolled out the first electric cars in India. It is now planning to set up its distribution network in Europe for its Reva Electric Car. Keith Johnston, has been recently appointed as the new President for its European operations.

"We are serious about establishing Reva as a global electric car brand. With certain industry predictions forecasting that electric cars will constitute 20% to 25% of all new car sales by 2020, we hope to build on our early success as a technology innovator and succeed in this exciting new segment," says Johnston.

Reva Electric Car

Reva is currently available in Spain, Ireland, Belgium, Cyprus, Greece and Norway as Reva G-Wiz. Reva’s product development program sources its input from its worldwide customers’ feedbacks as they have completed nearly 50 million km of driving.

Reva is world’s one of the first electric vehicles that has been sold commercially. It is one of the oldest electric vehicles in India as well. This two seater car is a common sight in Bangalore where it is being produced since 1994. India's Maini Group and AEV of the United States had set up Reva Electric Car Company in Bangalore and have been quite successful in commercialising electric vehicles.


Comments on this article

  • Please E.mail me with the name and address of the Agent in Ireland who can be contacted re. information on Indian Electric cars.

    November 19, 2008 by  Brian Oneill
  • At 11 cents per watt how economically feasable is the Reva compared to gasoline?

    November 09, 2008 by  Ric
  • Our group are very intersted to become a Dealer but we need to know some few technical details like how many motors installed, type of motor and Hp and how many battery & volts. Thanks ism

    November 08, 2008 by  Ismael Aviso
  • Come on, give me more information about Reva Electric Car! Tell us the price, top speed, miles between charging, and whether we can legally put one on the road here in the USA. We need information - we can't buy a pig in a poke.

    October 15, 2008 by  Max Couchman
  • The Reva G-Wiz has perhaps its best market in London because of the congestion charging.

    October 15, 2008 by  Efried

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