Tata Motors mulls electric variant of Nano cars

Firm plans to re-position car amid Centre's push to switch to electric vehicles by 2030

Tata Motor's Nano cars might have sold just 872 units so far in the current financial year 2017-18, down 65 per cent on year-on-year (YoY) basis, but the company seems to be falling short of pulling the plug on the vehicle just yet. Sources say Tata Motors Ltd (TML) is contemplating an electric variant of the Nano; the EV might also be based on an upgraded version of the Nano, a car code-named Pelican.

Nano sales hit an all-time low of 167 units in June this year, falling further from an all-time low of 174 units in March. Exports too have