Reva launched in 2001 by RECC (Reva Electric Car Company), Bangalore is an incredibly cute small electric car. Reva in Sanskrit means 'new beginning' and according to namepedia Reva means 'revived.' I am sure why the manufacturers named it so, expecting that Reva will be the new beginning to eco-friendly automobiles in India.Reva appeals very strongly to all those eco-friendly drivers, and surprisingly many of whom are women. With a toy-like appearance, the electric-powered car runs on a pair of batteries. These batteries can be recharged from a plug point in your home or garage or there are a few charge centers in cities like Bangalore which is basically the home of Reva as well as many buyers of the car also are Bangaloreans.
The car is silent when you start it up and its a smoothie on roads. Available is so many color options (as many as 5000), and 6 standard colors, the go-green Reva is friendly to city roads and its quite easy to manoeuvre on crowded streets and deftly wedge the car through even the smallest of the parking space owing to its tiny size. Additionally, its such a plus to women who aren't crazy for clutches or gears as Reva doesn't sport one.
The downside; however, is that Reva has only 2 doors making it not a car for an increasing Indian family. It does make sense to have Reva as a second or even a third car by a family with many kids or old parents who themselves can drive it.
The car can reach a maximum speed of 65 kmph and goes upto 80 km with a fully charged battery which takes 6-7 hours for fully charging the battery in a 15-ampere socket. Furthermore, the impressive feature of the car is the dent-immune material used in making the car body.
The engine delivers about 17 nm torque and the car picks up a speed of 0-30 kmph on 3 seconds time. The looks are cute and adorable and is built as a perfected vehicle for city using renewable energy. Vehicle cost is though high at Rs. 250,000 its still great if you see the almost zero maintenance costs for it.
