General Motors inked an MoU last year with Reva Electric to produce electric car models in India. Later at the Delhi Auto Expo 2010, it showcased the Chevrolet Spark Electric model for the Indian customers. According to the recent statement from General Motors India, the car is on schedule and will be available in the Indian market by end of this year or early 2011. It will be the first electric four-door car in the country.
“The GM project is on schedule and we are likely to be ready with a pilot version of the e-Spark by the end of 2010,” Reva deputy chairman Chetan Maini said on the sidelines of the All India Management Association awards in New Delhi to just-auto magazine. General Motors will initially produce 5000 units of Chevrolet Spark.
General Motors is also contemplating to upgrade its hatchbacks and sedans to electric platform. GM India will look at the market response to Chevrolet Spark Electric next year and then finalize its course of action for the next generation of electric models.
“I am sure other models would end up having alternative proportions eventually whether it’s the Beat or Chevrolet Volt. It’s (e-Spark) not just a test exercise. I can assure there will more and more electric vehicles on the road eventually and we (GM) will have to be amongst that," said Karl Slym, GM India president & managing director.
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