<p>Tata Group head Ratan Tata said he has set higher ambitions for the Nano car which will be available in more variants, including diesel and electric versions.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Nano, which has a 624 cc petrol engine, will also be upgraded in power, he said.<br /><br />“We will definitely come out with various variants of the Nano. One day, there will be a higher engine, a diesel engine and an electric vehicle variant (of the Nano will be introduced),” Tata said at the Geneva Motor Show. <br /><br />He, however, did not share details on timeline of the proposed launches. Presently, Tata Motors is selling about 9,000 units of Nano per month, much below the production capacity.<br /><br />New concept<br /><br />Meanwhile, Tata Motors, presented its Tata Megapixel, a new four-seater city-smart global range extended electric vehicle (REEV) concept. Combining a lithium ion phosphate battery and an on-board petrol engine generator for recharging on the move, it offers a range of up to 900 km (with a single tank of fuel), path-breaking CO2 emission of just 22 gm/km and fuel economy of 100 km/litre (under battery only power).<br /><br />Acccording to Tata Motors Managing Director (India Operations) Prakash M Telang, Tata Megapixel, developed by design centres in India, the UK and Italy, is a city car for discerning motorists of the world. <br /><br />The class-leading ‘Zero Turn’ drive system of Tata Pixel (shown at 2011 Geneva Motor Show) has been taken to an even higher level of manoeuvrability in Tata Megapixel. The car’s electric drive has four independent electric motors, one at each wheel. When parking, the electric hub motors drive the wheels in opposite directions, while the front wheels are turned at an acute angle, enabling an exceptional 2.8 metre turning radius. <br /><br />The at-home charging system is an as innovative induction charging system. The car has simply to be parked over the induction pad for charging to begin. A double-sliding door system and the car’s B-pillar less design make entry/exit easy, besides superb visibility and the car can accommodate four adults with luggage. <br /></p>
<p>Tata Group head Ratan Tata said he has set higher ambitions for the Nano car which will be available in more variants, including diesel and electric versions.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Nano, which has a 624 cc petrol engine, will also be upgraded in power, he said.<br /><br />“We will definitely come out with various variants of the Nano. One day, there will be a higher engine, a diesel engine and an electric vehicle variant (of the Nano will be introduced),” Tata said at the Geneva Motor Show. <br /><br />He, however, did not share details on timeline of the proposed launches. Presently, Tata Motors is selling about 9,000 units of Nano per month, much below the production capacity.<br /><br />New concept<br /><br />Meanwhile, Tata Motors, presented its Tata Megapixel, a new four-seater city-smart global range extended electric vehicle (REEV) concept. Combining a lithium ion phosphate battery and an on-board petrol engine generator for recharging on the move, it offers a range of up to 900 km (with a single tank of fuel), path-breaking CO2 emission of just 22 gm/km and fuel economy of 100 km/litre (under battery only power).<br /><br />Acccording to Tata Motors Managing Director (India Operations) Prakash M Telang, Tata Megapixel, developed by design centres in India, the UK and Italy, is a city car for discerning motorists of the world. <br /><br />The class-leading ‘Zero Turn’ drive system of Tata Pixel (shown at 2011 Geneva Motor Show) has been taken to an even higher level of manoeuvrability in Tata Megapixel. The car’s electric drive has four independent electric motors, one at each wheel. When parking, the electric hub motors drive the wheels in opposite directions, while the front wheels are turned at an acute angle, enabling an exceptional 2.8 metre turning radius. <br /><br />The at-home charging system is an as innovative induction charging system. The car has simply to be parked over the induction pad for charging to begin. A double-sliding door system and the car’s B-pillar less design make entry/exit easy, besides superb visibility and the car can accommodate four adults with luggage. <br /></p>