The best analysis I’ve seen of the looming disaster – personal, urban, environmental – that is the Tata Nana.
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there has always been really cheap cars…
way back in the early nineties, i bought my first car. it was a used dodge colt for about $2,000. it ran great except it leaked more oil than the exxon valdez. i loved it and drove it everywhere, and i’m sure somewhere, somebody is still driving it. and i’m sure its still an environmental timebomb.
will india be flooded with tatas? who knows. nonetheless, i would love to see those put puts go and be replaced by something a little cleaner. same for the scooters.
How does the Tata compare to a Smart car on fuel efficiency?
Does the high price tag for a Smart car mean that it’s acceptable but the affordable low price tag on a Tata means that it’s not?
At the opposite side of the spectrum, Nissan execs are lamenting the decline of ‘car culture’ http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/14/news/companies/taylor_detroit_nissan_future.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2008011409
It’s a short article but revealing because it comes not from a pundit, but from a CarCo executive.
john , thats very interesting. here is what GM has to say:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/times-up-for-petrol-cars-says-gm-chief/2008/01/14/1200159363527.html
(i’m not convinced ethanol is the way to go, but the times are a changin’)