The Tata Motors Nano

[Rama Krishna Vavilala]

I think it will be good for small journeys and probably it will replace autorickshaws[^].

[pg az]

Maximilien wrote:

shift the use of cars toward public transport systems

For public transport one would like a police-density exceeding that of Japan, because at least up to now Japan has avoided the no-sense-of-affiliation-predatory-underclass issues nicely described in Sanford Strong's "Strong on Defense".
Think "bus stop", think "Crutchfield" .. "survived 14 months of gunfire in Iraq. But the 21-year-old lance corporal returned home for Christmas and was shot in the neck by two robbers on Jan. 5 2008 at a bus stop on East 72nd Street and Superior Avenue". At a bus stop you're sitting-duck-on-display.

pg--az

[Bassam Abdul Baki]

I'm a big fan of the ZipCar. Why own a car a worry about its upkeep and all. Too bad it's not everywhere.

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[i j russell]

Having worked in New Delhi for a few months in 2005 and seen the chaos of daily traffic I think that the safety/quality issues you raise are moot. The traffic travels that slowly that collisions are very low speed and generally with a bike, auto rickshaw or the lunatic, his wife and two kids on a motorbike. When compared to the alternatives available to the average working family, the Nano is an improvement. I had the pleasure of being taxied around in the 'luxury' of a Tata IndyCar which we got for a while in the UK as the City Rover. I think that we will never see the Nano in the west because it would never pass the safety tests.

[Douglas Troy]

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[Nish Nishant]

The target audience is people who currently own motor cycles and powered scooters. It's not uncommon in Indian cities to see a 5 member family (dad, mom, 3 kids) all riding a single 2-wheeled motor vehicle. A Nano would definitely be a safer option for them.

Regards, Nish

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[Richard Andrew x64]

Agreed. I, for one, am definitely happy to read about its introduction. I also have a soft spot for any of these low-cost vehicles because I had purchased a Hyundai when they were first introduced to North America, and I loved that car.

[Indivara]

In India (and neighboring countries), this is what most people travel in - http://www.bajajauto.com/vehicle/threewheelerindex.asp[^] Safety devices are non-existant, they overturn with very little encouragement, pollute horribly (due to 2-stroke engines), are a #%!@ nuisance because they are small enough to crawl into the narrowest spaces, and there a billions of them... so I think this car is a great improvement

[a mulay]

It can't replace the rickshaws as the car is some 600 CC vehicle. Vehicles below 1000 CC cannot be used as Taxi in India.