Okay, so plus ten for style but minus several million for good thinking. The Maruti-800 is a stripped down, fuel efficient car that anyone with decent enough j

Okay, so plus ten for style but minus several million for good thinking. The Maruti-800 is a stripped down, fuel efficient car that anyone with decent enough job should be able to afford. The Nano might be good for small towns, but for places like New Delhi, anything less than an 800 is not viable. One of the biggest objections to the Nano has been a lack of safety. The last I heard, even the screws TATA were using were made of plastic. Also, this car still isn't available for purchase yet. I wonder why the article is touting it as a success. The OLPC was suppossed to be big, but I don't really see it changing lives. BTW, there's a cheap electric car already available for purchase in India, called the Reva. It has been pretty successful, and you see a lot of them these days. Here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reva http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reva Yo Bikes are also a huge success, probably more successful than any other electric vehicle. Here: http://yobykes.in/ http://yobykes.in/ That's not to say the Nano doesn't make me go "Ooh ... shiny.".