Tata unveils its green cars in Gangtok

GANGTOK, 25 May: Two products from Tata Motors using low carbon technology were displayed during the 2nd Indian Mountain Initiative Sustainable Mountain Development Summit here in Gangtok today.
The two-day summit of the Indian Mountain Initiative (IMI) participated by over 250 delegates from eleven Himalayan States and Darjeeling hills started today and will conclude on Saturday.
One model each of Nano CNG and Super Ace Electric vehicles from the Tata stable have been put up for display and demonstration at the summit venue, Chintan Bhavan to raise awareness on alternative sources of energy. Both products are being demonstrated for the second time after the January expo in Delhi.
The display was inaugurated by Arunachal Pradesh Tourism Minister Pema Khandu. “It is a good initiative from Tata Motors to come up with vehicles that emit less carbon”, said Mr Khandu.
In an endeavour to make its vehicles less polluting, Tata Motors, India’s largest automobile company, is actively developing a broad range of low carbon vehicle technologies. The company has been constantly innovating its products enabling them to become more fuel efficient and also run on alternate fuels. This is for both Tata Motors passenger and commercial vehicles range, said the Tata Motors in a press statement.
The Nano CNG concept, besides demonstrating Tata Motors capability to develop all kinds of vehicles for CNG applications, has a sequential gas injection system has been thoroughly calibrated with the EMS system for smart switching between CNG and gasoline fuel systems. The car comes with software with safety strategies like automatic cut-off CNG supply even in the case of diminutive leakages and automatic fuel quality checks, the company stated. Other CNG vehicles from Tata Motors already on road are Indica and buses.
The Tata Nano CNG comes with a touring range of more than 150 km in addition to the existing touring range (375 km) of the Nano 2012, improved emissions with low CO2, best-in-class fuel economy, resulting in low running cost. It is currently in the advanced stage of development and is expected to arrive in markets by this October.
The Super Ace Electric utility vehicle of Tata Motors has a range of 30 miles and a maximum speed of 25 mph and zero percent fossil fuel consumption, said the company. It is a complete electric vehicle for specific duty cycles such as last mile urban delivery and estate and campus management.
Equipped with a lithium-ion battery for energy storage, electric motor and controller, the Tata Super Ace EV delivers a top speed of 80 km/h forward and 30 km/h reverse. The vehicle is a rear- wheel drive and comes with regenerative braking and electric heating system. It is available with flat bed drop-side, electro-hydraulic tipper, box van, or chassis cab body options, Tata Motors said. The vehicle was launched in the UK market earlier this year.