tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25163458.post6407979371034646991..comments2023-10-31T05:09:58.639-04:00Comments on maribo: Cheaps cars for everyone?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25163458.post-25518230183078285992008-01-11T18:46:00.000-05:002008-01-11T18:46:00.000-05:00Weirdly enough, I think this is amongst the lesser...Weirdly enough, I think this is amongst the lesser of the world's problems:<BR/><BR/>a) I don't think India yet has the road infrastructure to support a huge uptick in number of cars.<BR/><BR/>b) I think it will take a while to build the cars.<BR/><BR/>c) and I think Peak Oil will start biting (everybody except oil producers who subsidize it for their people) big-time before much of a) and b) happen... According to CIA Factbook, India was already importing 2M barrels/day in 2005.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, this size car might well get to be a reasonable platform for EV or PHEV, which are far more useful in India's urban areas anyway.John Masheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17786354229618237133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25163458.post-9050411533848842482008-01-11T16:59:00.000-05:002008-01-11T16:59:00.000-05:00For another take.For another <A HREF="http://www.celsias.com/2008/01/11/the-tata-nano-lakhing-a-conscience/" REL="nofollow">take</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com