Reva Car

[ravishingshloka]

Are you aware of Reva Car and its advantages??

[Coast]

Ah yes, the G-Wiz......

Top Gear magazine carried out a Euro NCAP-style crash test on the G-Wiz at 40mph last year. It took half an hour to extricate the crash test dummy from the wreckage, and by then it was in three pieces. The Department for Transport said it was considering a review of quadricycles to see whether they ought to be subject to independent crash tests in the same way as other vehicles.

Then in September 629 G-Wizes were recalled by GoinGreen, the UK distributor, to sort out problems with battery chargers, which had been found to be prone to overheating. The potential problem came to light only when one car caught fire. Since then all chargers have been fitted with heat-sensitive cut-out switches and fire-retardant covers.

All the time, GoinGreen insisted “there has not been a single report of a serious injury or fatality [in a G-Wiz]”. But the damage to the car’s image was real enough. So last week the company showcased a new version of the electric car with improved safety systems, including reworked crumple zones, side-impact protection beams in the doors, more powerful front disc brakes, a collapsible steering column and a curved windscreen for better visibility. The car has also undergone independent 25mph crash tests, carried out by the Automotive Research Association of India.

Last week Chetan Maini, head of the Reva car company, arrived in London to promote the G-Wiz i, his all-new and improved model, claiming 25mph was a reasonable crash test speed as most of his cars rarely travel much faster. “What is the average speed of traffic in London? About 6mph during rush hour, maybe 12mph tops?” said Maini, whose father heads the Maini group of companies. “The G-Wiz is perfectly suited to this sort of driving.”

www.timesonline.co.uk

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