How Green is a Mini?

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Indian leaders must also now grapple with the prospect that their nation will become an auto-based society like the United States much faster than expected. Tata's chairman chafed at the suggestion that his firm should be held responsible for the state of pollution in India—or the planet. "Were we to succeed and sell 500,000 small cars every year, we would then, at the end of five years, constitute approximately 2.5 percent of all passenger vehicles in this country," Tata said. "We could hardly be considered a nightmare."

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  • Posted By: EVtransPortal @ 02/21/2008 10:47:58 PM

    Comment: Who are we in the west to criticize Indians or the Chinese for that matter for wanting the same level of consumerism we enjoy? The fact that it's not sustainable seems so much more obvious when we do the math, 2 billion cars by 2020. So where is the support for converting to electric drive vehicles powered by renewable energy? Visit websites like EVtransPortal.com and find out what changes are available. For example by adding plug in receptacles at truck stops in the US we could dramatically reduce CO2 emissions from idling trucks right now- 6,000 gallons a year PER UNIT installed, yet only 2% of US trucks are equipped to plug in. For more information visit EVtransPortal.com/cerip.html

  • Posted By: JohnGaltlaketahoe @ 02/20/2008 8:57:09 PM

    Comment: No mater which way you slice it, the Nano is still an internal combustion engine powered with carbon emitting fossil fuel. Gas Jack. Get your gas here. It'll get you elected, erected and prematurely ejected and dejected.

    The new energy concept design and practical use is solar, but not the solar of today. The solar of today is still too lame an attempt at capturing the suns energy. Also, the existing infrastructure for our energy distribution, i.e. Pacific Gas & Electric, or whether its Southwest Gas and electric...they should be urged strongly to going green with solar panels for the existing distribution infrastructure or straight to your home...already green by solar.

  • Posted By: taco_papica @ 02/18/2008 1:07:15 AM

    Comment: How green is a mini (Tata's Nano)? And I shall ask How green is a pick up truck (let's say, Ford's F150)?

    Taco Papica
    Philippines

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