Carmakers have realised the importance of using alternate fuels to power cars. Research and development is being done in this direction to come up with a technology so advanced that it is both efficient and economical.

One of the many solutions that are most likely to influence the future in a big way is the concept of electric cars.

In India the pioneer of electric cars has been the Reva Electric Car Company, which is a joint venture between the Maini Group India and AEV California.

The company began functioning in 1994 from Bangalore and soon launched the two-seater electric car we all know as Reva i.