Production of the Tata Indica EV has begun in Coventry, according to the BBC.
The Indian car maker, which owns Jaguar Land Rover, has taken on 23 people to help build 1,500 models of its first electric car set to launch in the UK.
The Indica EV is expected to retail for around £25,000 to £30,000, but as one of the first cars to quality for the Government’s Plug-in Car Grants, this price will reduce by as much £5,000.
A fully-electric 4-seater family car with 110 mile range and a top speed of 71 mph, the Tata Vista EV is expected to go on sale in the UK, and other selected European markets from early this summer and will initially be available to fleet customers in limited numbers before a more comprehensive launch in 2012.
A total of 25 models of the electric car will also be made available to selected members of the public, working in and around the West Midlands, as part of the Technology Strategy Board’s (TSB) CABLED trial.
