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The Cheapest Car is TATA NANO ? No! its TARA Tiny

The Cheapest Car is TATA NANO ? Nope its TARA Tiny When the world car leaders are trying hard to make a small car, better but cheaper than TATA nano, a small company called Tara International, an arm of the Bengal Enamel is bringing out its “Tiny” version of the cars. Tara has teamed up with China’s $1.5-billion Aucma, a leading player in the electrical vehicles and appliances segment, to source components for this dream car. Tara Tiny, unlike nano or other small cars is not polluter, it is an zero emission, four-seater, battery-powered electric car with a top speed of 69 Kmph and a can cover a range of 100KM.

The car looks more like a Deawoo Matiz (Chevrolet Spark) with some modifications to the front lights and bumper. Why does all the low cost companies have to copy something from somewhere in their products ? .. ahem ..

The Cheapest Car is TATA NANO ? Nope its TARA Tiny (Dashboard) Tiny is being prepared in four variants, all electric cars at the Tara International factory at Palta, few kilometers from Kolkata. Namely Tara Tiny (two-seater) , Tara Titu (four-seater), Tara Shuttle, and Tara Carrier. While Tara Tiny and Tara Titu are priced at Rs 99,000 (approx.), Tara Shuttle and Tara Carrier are priced at Rs 500,000 (approx.). Tara is also planning to release electric two-wheeler and three-wheeler-like auto rickshaws. Tara International is working with China’s Aucma, and has already ordered a 14-seat electric bus that will ship this May.

Each of TARA series car needs to be recharged daily at a 220 volt per 15 Amp socket whereas the bikes can be recharged through 5 amp sockets. The Tara series cars are available in electric red, black and white. Bikes comes in varied hues green, blue, red etc. In step, the company targets to unveil three other electric car labels which will be branded as Tara Titu, Tara Micro and Tara Mini.