Environment Day special - successful electric cars around the world

The 90's or 20's generation has read more about global warming, afforestation, increasing pollution and depleting fossil reserves. Their parents certainly were not even aware of the term global warming in their childhood. 

Since the inception of automobiles, it has started a mad race of speed and power. In that spree, gas guzzling monstrousness V8 and V6 were produced. In 50-60s nobody cared about what emission norm your car stick to. Slowly the environmentalists enlightened the world about the dramatic changes that has been happening every year; after which we became aware of the fact that our cars are actually degrading the environment.  

Early 90's started boggling the scientists to invent more sustainable means of transport. Since then we came across a lot of alternately fueled cars like Fully electric, Hybrid, Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV), Bio-fuel powered, etc. Lets roll back you to present  - its the Electric Vehicle and Fuel Cell Vehicle  (FCV) that look promising as the future of mobility, until some magic happens! 

Lets get you acquaint with successful electric cars worldwide.

Nissan Leaf 

Leaf is one of the most successful electric cars on earth till now. The success lies behind the fact that it gives you conventional hatch like feel whether it comes to space or practicality. The car delivers an average range of 84 miles (135km) while it can deliver combined figure of 114 miles (183 km) range on single charge. The battery churns out nearly 110hp with a max torque of  280Nm. 

BMW i3

i3 is the Bavarian automakers first all-electric vehicle. The hatch adorns a beautiful design with contrasting colors having lot of green house area. Powered by a 170hp electric motor, it generates a whooping torque of 250Nm. The car offered a range in between 130-160km on a single charge. Its all-electric but does it goes to fuel filling station, the answer is yes as it offers an optional in-line two cylinder 650cc petrol engine with 9 litre fuel tank. The range extender model increases nearly 100km of range with combined output in excess of 200km.   

Mahindra-Reva e2o

Reva, India's only electric company has been selling their first electric car Reva-i  in the country since 2001. Globally speaking it has been selling Reva-i in Europe since 2003 and had got quite a few takers. Reva-i offered a range of 80km and was powered by lead-acid batteries and later-came the lithium ion.  They recently launched e2o after Mahindra took over Reva Electric. E2o offers modern design with lithium ion battery pack, App connectivity and a range of approximately 100km. 

Tesla Motors

Tesla Motors attracted public attention when it manufactured the all-electric sports roadster - Tesla Roadster. This two seater, soft top, sports car is capable to achieve 60mph (approx 100 kmph) in mere 3.7 seconds with a top speed of 125mph (201 km/h). Once fully charged, the Roadster offers a range of 200 miles (321 km).

However, after the initial launch, the company had stopped the production of Roadster for a brief period to launch its all electric saloon named Model S. With a range 265 miles (426 km) per charge, the car is a huge hit in the North American and European market.

Earlier, electric cars remained as a concept only showcased at some glitzy Motor Shows, nowadays we get to see lot of them in reality. In the West, these cars are highly popular and churning out good numbers for their manufacturers. India is still lagging behind in accepting electric cars as their everyday mobility. There are lot of reasons behind it, like, lack of electric charging infrastructure, government polices and various other things. Now, as new new government has taken over, lets see what 'Aache din' has in stores for us!!