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Reva is the name of a car brand of electric cars from the Indian manufacturer Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles Pvt. Ltd.. from Bangalore / India. Reva is the name of the wife of the company's patron. The know -how for the construction came with Paul Schweizer from Switzerland.

The models i and L -ion

The models i and L -ion were two-door subcompact hatchback, 2.60 meters long, 1.30 meters wide and 1.50 meters high. The car weighs 565 kg with lead-acid batteries and 425 kg with lithium - ion batteries and is designed for two adults and two children ( in the rear ). The rear seats can be folded so that luggage space is created. The maximum load capacity is 275 kilograms ( lead acid battery ).

The power supply consists of eight 6-volt lead-acid batteries, each 200 Ah, the - connected in series - a driving voltage of 48 volts supply. Lithium - ion batteries are 32 batteries with 90 Ah ww 100AH ​​. Through a 350 amp controller ( Manufacturer: Curtis) the energy flows to an AC servo motor with 6 kW ( 8.2 hp) rated power. The peak power is 13.1 kW ( 17.5 hp) at lead-acid batteries and 14.5 kW ( 19.7 hp) with lithium - ion batteries. When the brake pedal are dependent on the speed of about 30 A to 170 A back into the accumulator (recuperation).

The two models were also exported to the United States, if they got a speed limiter for use as Neighbourhood Electric Vehicle ( NEV ).

With a total of 3,000 ( 5/ 07) copies sold, the Reva supplied with the CityEL 6,000 (as of September 2008) selling a duel to the best-selling electric car. No later than 2011, he has been replaced in this category of the Nissan LEAF. Very popular Reva is also in London, where to order no need to pay Congestion Charge. The different customer groups, the manufacturer has tried to meet with over 2,000 equipment and color options for a customized vehicle.

Sales in Germany was taken over by Smiles in Aub in Würzburg as a general importer in May 2009. The Smiles AG was also the manufacturer of the model CityEL. The price range began at around 13,000 euros for the standard version with lead-acid batteries and lasted until about 23,000 euros for the deluxe version with lithium batteries.

Reva i / Reva L -ion tail

Specifications

Model i: 13 kW AC-Servomotor/Modell L -ion: 14.5 kW AC servo motor; with charger: max. 2.2 kW installed; Charge Cable: Standard cable for 230 V/10 A/15 A socket switchable; Charging time: 8 hours ( 100%) lead, 6 hours Li-ion; Voltage: 48 V Bleiakkumulator/50, 2 V lithium - ion battery; Battery Type: Model i: 8 lead acid batteries / Model L -ion: 16 lithium -ion batteries; Capacity: 200 Ah ( 9.6 kWh); Fitting the battery: under the front seats; Range: lead gel = 50 km / Li-ion: 100 km; Maximum speed: 81 km / h

The models NXG and NXR

About the successor models of the i and L -ion - namely Reva NXG (2- seater with a targa roof hatchback ) and Reva NXR ( a four-seater sedan with hatchback ) in the variants City with lead - gel batteries and Intercity with lithium - ion batteries - the technical details are only partly known, since at the time the mass production of the model NXR in the car plant in Bangalore / India has just started ( in December 2010), and thus final technical determinations will be made for production reasons. It would have a quantity of 30,000 per year. The start of production of the NXG is provided for the year 2012.