Reva
Electric merge
Indian company Reva Electric Car Co. and New York company Bannon Automotive will join forces to start making electric cars at a New York factory by the end of this year. The car, a three-door plug-in hatchback called the NXR, is already sold across Asia and Europe. It can reach speeds of 65 mph with a range of 100 miles.
Audi
Audi diesel
Audi brings its second clean-diesel model -- the A3 TDI -- to the market this month, joining the Q7 TDI SUV. The five-door hatchback starts at $29,950 and offers 30 percent better fuel economy than a gasoline engine of similar size, Audi says. It's EPA rated at 30 mpg city/42 highway and is eligible for federal energy tax credits.
3 Comments
By Dave on November 12, 2009 12:11 PM
The Audi TDI only comes with an automatic. Diesel + Automatic = super lame!! Similarly the BMW also does not include a manual transmission. Fortunately, I think you can get the Jetta and soon the Golf again with a stick.
By Grant on November 13, 2009 12:18 AM
If you can live with a bit less standard equipment and a less ritzy logo, the 2010 VW Golf TDI is essentially the same car as the Audi A3 (they share the same engine, platform, etc), but it costs $5,000 less.
By CremeBrulee on November 14, 2009 8:19 PM
What happened to the "Tata" -- the $2000 car?
Or any of the myriad of vaporware auto products that India announces only to fizzle months later?