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Designed to be driven on the highway, the car is described as a four-seater, with “adequate” room for luggage and the ability to go from 0 to 60 kilometers per hour (0 to 37 miles per hour) in less than 10 seconds. Electrovaya’s batteries are expected to go 120 miles on a single charge.

The Indica EV car will be manufactured in Norway by Miljø Innovasjon, using Tata’s design and Electrovaya’s lithium-ion batteries.

Sankar Das Gupta, chairman of Electrovaya, told the Cleantech Group that the Indica EV will be marketed as a direct competitor to cars with internal-combustion engines.

Das Gupta said that the high demand for electric vehicles in Europe prompted the decision to manufacture the Indica EV in Norway. He also cited Miljø’s expertise in electric-vehicle technology.

In January, Electrovaya launched the Maya-300, a low-speed electric car for city driving. Das Gupta said the car would also use a lithium-ion battery that can travel 120 miles on a single charge. The Maya-300 was originally expected to be released before the end of 2008, but Das Gupta said the roll-out date had been moved to next year.