Full four seat city car to be available to customers in early 2010
Sporty two-seat electric sports car
This morning REva has announced two new cars - the Reva NXR city car and the Reva NXG, sporty two seat car.
The cars will be officially unveilled at the Frankfurt motor show on 16th September, when full details will be available. I will be going to Frankfurt on the 21st September to see the cars and try out the NXR for myself.
Here is the full press release from Reva, followed by a more detailed information pack:
WORLD LAUNCH OF THE REVA NXR and NXG AT THE FRANKFURT IAA
REVA LAUNCHING TWO NEW CARS AT FRANKFURT
At midday on Wednesday 16th September 2009 REVA Electric Car Company (REVA) will be unveiling two new M1 classified electric cars at the 63rd Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA).
The REVA NXR is a four-seat, three-door hatchback family car suitable for urban driving that can be ordered at the show, with production scheduled to commence at the beginning of 2010.
The showcar, REVA’s model for 2011, is the REVA NXG; a sporty two-seater with a targa roof that was designed by Dilip Chhabria of the internationally renowned automotive design company DC Design.
Another world-first for REVA at The IAA is the launch of REVive, a technology unique to REVA that addresses ‘range anxiety’ and acts like an invisible reserve fuel tank. The customer just has to telephone or SMS REVA for an instant remote recharge should they run out of charge. Both the REVA NXR and the REVA NXG will feature the REVive telematics technology. Further technology and pricing announcements will be made at the IAA.
REVA’s new website, Revaglobal.com, will go live at the time of the vehicle launches in Frankfurt and customers can register on the priority list for the new cars on-line.
REVA is the brand of the Reva Electric Car Company, a Bangalore-based company formed as a joint venture between Maini Group of India and AEV LLC of California and backed by US investors Global Environment Fund and Draper Fisher Jurvetson.
Today, REVA is selling, or being test marketed, in 24 countries worldwide and has the largest deployed fleet of electric cars on the market with over 3,000 EVs on the road and more than 70 million kilometres of user experience.
The company is building a new ultra low carbon vehicle assembly plant in Bangalore, with a capacity of 30,000 units per annum, to accommodate increased production and is planning to introduce even more measures to ensue that it has the cleanest and greenest production.
Here is the more information from Reva:
REVA is a market and technology leader in electric cars with over 3,000 units on the roads in Europe and India and a growing network of distributors worldwide. On 16th September, at the Frankfurt IAA, REVA will be unveiling for the first time the REVA NXR, an all new four-seat M1 family car suitable for urban driving which will go into production Q1 2010; and a showcar, the REVA NXG, a sporty two-seater that will be REVA’s 2011 model. The NXR is designed by REVA’s design team and mentored by Dilip Chhabria of DC Design. The NXG is designed by Dilip Chhabria.
Another world-first for REVA at the IAA is the launch of REVive, a technology unique to REVA that addresses ‘range anxiety’ and acts like an invisible reserve fuel tank should the driver run out of charge. The customer just has to telephone or SMS REVA for an instant remote recharge and this will be available for both the REVA NXR and the REVA NXG.
REVA is the brand of the REVA Electric Car Company, a Bangalore-based company formed as a joint venture between Maini Group of India and AEV LLC of California and venture-backed by US investors Global Environment Fund and Draper Fisher Jurvetson.
Acclaimed by Business World in 2006 as one of India’s ‘Cool Companies’, REVA is a technology innovator and is the first company worldwide to successfully commercialize electric cars. In April 2009, Business Week named Chetan Maini as one of India’s 50 most powerful people.
Today REVA is selling or test marketing in 24 countries across Europe and Asia and has the largest deployed fleet of electric cars on the market with over 3,000 EVs on the road and more than 70 million kms of user experience. In recognition of its technology leadership REVA was the recipient of the Frost & Sullivan 2008 Automotive Power train Company of the Year award.
REVA is building a new assembly plant in Bangalore, with a capacity of 30,000 units per annum, to accommodate increased production as REVA introduces its plans for one new model a year from the end of 2009. The new 18,212 sqm state-of-the-environment production facility has a contemporary design and low energy requirements. The environmentally-friendly facilities will include rainwater harvesting, natural light and ventilation, solar energy harvesting, steel structure technology and a C02 monitor. For the staff there will be a modern canteen, games room and electric buses to transport them to and from work. The surrounding area will be fully landscaped.
REVA will also be launching its new website, Revaglobal.com, at the Frankfurt IAA and customers can reserve both the REVA NXR and REVA NXG online from this date. The pricing structures will be announced at the Frankfurt IAA.
Key points:
1. REVA
• The brand of Reva Electric Car Company
• One of the pioneers of electric cars, REVA is an Indo-US joint venture headquartered on the edge of Electronic City in Bangalore, one of the world’s technology hubs.
• An experienced electric car company with the largest deployed fleet of first generation electric cars worldwide - 3,000 electric cars sold, 70 million kms of customer drive data generated in 35 cities in all terrains and temperatures.
• A total EV system solution in-house, REVA develops all key technologies including energy management, fast charge and telematics systems.
• Business model encompasses
• Electric vehicle design, development and manufacture
• Electric vehicle technology licensing
• Electric vehicle manufacturing franchising
• New assembly plant under construction with a capacity of 30,000 units per year, built to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEEDs) guidelines, using solar charging, rainwater harvesting and natural light and ventilation.
• European distribution in Norway, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Greece and Cyprus
2. REVive remote emergency charge (r)
• The world launch of this new technology feature at Frankfurt IAA
• Addresses ‘range anxiety’ in electric cars
• REVive acts like an invisible reserve fuel tank.
• If a customer runs out of charge, he/she telephones or sends a SMS message to the REVA 24/7 Customer Support Centre and a remote charge enables the NXR to continue driving within a few minutes.
• Available with the NXR and the NXG
3. REVA NXR (‘next reva’)
Key specifications
• World launch at Frankfurt IAA
• Available to reserve online at http://www.revaglobal.com
• Ultra low carbon footprint, zero emission electric car
• Designed by REVA’s design team with Dilip Chhabria of DC Design
• 3 door hatchback ‘automatic’ with 4 adult seats
• M1 certified incorporating a high strength steel space frame, large frontal crush zone, side impact beams, dent proof body panels, dual air bags, seat belt pre-tensioners and ISO fix child seat mount.
• 104 kph and 160 km range per charge
• Fast charge gives an effective range of 320 km per day
• Keyless entry and start
• Dual charge ports (standard and one hour fast charge)
• Intelligent digital display and SMS state of charge alerts
• Market launch Q1 2010
• Price tba at Frankfurt IAA. Pricing will vary by country according to taxes, subsidies and availability of services. Finance model is to charge separately for the car and to charge a monthly mobility fee for batteries, electricity, telematics, insurance and servicing. The mobility fee will vary from country to country and customer to customer according to their credit rating and services chosen. Pricing of car will be announced at the press launch, midday September 16th, Hall 8, Stand D38, and via the wire
4. REVA NXG (‘next generation’)
Key specifications
• 2011 model
• First showing at Frankfurt IAA
• Designed by Dilip Chhabria of DC Design
• 2 door, targa top
• M1 certified
• 130 kph, 200 km range per charge
• Fast charge gives an effective range 400 kms per day.
• Keyless entry and start
• Dual charge ports (standard and one hour fast charge)
• Intelligent digital display and SMS state of charge alerts
• Price tba at Frankfurt
• Reservations list opens at the Frankfurt show at http://www.revaglobal.com
