2009 Frankfurt Auto Show: REVA EV Maker Unwraps NXG, Announces NXR Pricing
By Scott Doggett September 16, 2009
REVA Electric Car Co. presented the NXG to the world today, and announced the pricing for the 2011 NRX, at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
Pictured, the REVA NXG electric car.
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The Indian automaker says that the plug-in electric NXG has "an effective range" of 250 miles per day due to the relatively short period of time required to fully fuel the vehicle using one of its fast chargers. The NXG was billed as REVA's 2011 model.
REVA executives took the opportunity to announce that today marked the official launch of the NXR, an electric car that is scheduled to enter production early next year. It will be available with either a lithium-ion battery or a lead-acid battery.
The NXR is a three-door, four-seater hatchback family car. The version with a lithium-ion battery is called the NXR Intercity and it has a top speed of 65 miles per hour and a range of 100 miles per charge. Using the 90-minute fast charge -- normal charging is eight hours -- the NXR Intercity offers an effective range of 192 miles a day.
Prices of the NXR Intercity will vary across Europe depending on taxes and subsidies, and there is the option of purchasing the car and batteries separately, or at an all-inclusive price.
That said, REVA announced the average price for the NXR Intercity in Europe will be around 14,995 euros (or $21,000), plus a monthly mobility fee for the batteries and other services.
The version packing the less desirable lead acid battery is called the NXR City. It has a 50-mile range and a top speed of 50 mph. It will be available from 9,995 euros ($14,000) and "a small monthly mobility fee."
Both the NXR model going on sale in a few months and the NXG model that follows feature keyless entry and operation, dual charge ports, and REVive remote emergency charge. REVive is a service that lets a customer who is low on charge to telephone or text message REVA's customer support center.
An advanced telecommunications system will allow a REVA technician to assess the vehicle's battery and, if needed, activate a reserve amount of energy while protecting the battery life. Within minutes, REVA says, "a few extra kilometers" (a mile or so) of range is made available to the driver. Hopefully that will be enough to get the motorist to a charger.
Even though it won't be available for many months, REVA today went ahead and announced the European pricing for the NXG. Excluding batteries, it will start at 23,000 euros ($32,200) plus a monthly mobility fee.
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