I am not entirely sure that the author is entirely right in slamming critics of Nano. Firstly the point that it is being critisized because it is coming from India and not from US. Well cars made in Japan and Korea are very popular here in UK. Hyundai, Kia are amongst the top 5 cars in many categories. Secondly isnt it correct that it is a gas guzzler? There is a growing trend in UK to tax 4 wheel drive cars which are plainly destroying the environment. There is awareness that such cars are a threat and steps are being taken against that.
Lastly I do agree that there may be subtle under currents or resentment because the car was manufactured in a third world country. Maybe there is some truth in that but it is not blooming obvious.
Finally imagine having a cheap car on Indian roads!! Every to dick and harry will end up with a car. Can we not visualise what that will do in an already congested metropolitian city like say delhi, mumbai. Its unthinkable.
Cant we just not think of ways to improve the public transport system? instead.
RE:Regarding Tata Nano
by ritesh darbar on Jan 14, 2008 08:44 PM Permalink
First, we should calculate pollution in terms of CO2 per person per KM. Nano will be clear winner.
Second, most of the journalists and columnists (from US and whole world in general) are chicken heads with loud mouths they just don't understand maths, otherwise they would have ended up being engineers and scientists and not journalists. So I stop listening to them as son as they stop reporting and start imposing their stupid opinions on us.
Third, why are we so elitists by saying only rich can pollute environment. Why do we think that we get license to pollute environment only if we have more than 3 Lakhs and not 1 Lakh? Who sets this limit?
Forth, yes we should improve public transport system. BTW, current public transport in India including railways, are the biggest source of pollution. Some even on per person per KM.
RE:Regarding Tata Nano
by ashish seth on Jan 14, 2008 08:17 PM Permalink
The market is being divided into between two segments one who are having cars and others who are not. The ones who are having cars have started thinking about enviornment and hell lot of others things, while the ones who are not having are thinking of going to office in rainy days.
RE:Regarding Tata Nano
by anurag mehta on Jan 14, 2008 08:04 PM Permalink
Why should every tom, dick and harry not have a car in India? Is it merely the prerogative of tom, dicks..... in europe & america to have more than one car. My fart is better because it smells of musk is very elitist & most deplorable. First all european and american buy Fiat Panda and then advise others. Shoo......
RE:Regarding Tata Nano
by Gaurav Shukla on Jan 14, 2008 08:07 PM Permalink
It is all nice to criticise the car which brings affordability to the millions of have not and preach public transport. With all the pinching and groping women have to endure in our current public transport system why should they not think of buying this car? This car is as much about price as it is about dignity. Let the public transport come, existing car users migrate to that transport system before we lecturing people on the virtues of the public transport system. Its a shame we want the under privelaged to use something we ourselves wont do.
RE:Regarding Tata Nano
by himanshu mody on Jan 14, 2008 08:26 PM Permalink
Perfectly written Gaurav!! The rich wants to drive their city , civic and benz , but do not want the middle class to buy the car , they should travel like cattle in trains so that the road is free for them , such people should be dragged out of their car and locked in the local virar train.
