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REVA, India's first mass-produced electric car
has received the Dr. M.S. Swaminathan award for environment protection
for the year 2001.
According to an official release, the award presented
each year by the Rotary club of Madras east, recognises proactive
forces from all quarters of the society, who, in the present day,
are nurturing ideals of a pollution free environment.
The decision on nominations is taken by a panel
of advisors headed by Dr. D. Thyagarajan, secretary of Committee
on Science and Technology for Developing countries.
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The REVA electric car manufactured in Bangalore
is targetted and designed primarily to suit customers of developing
countries.
The indigenously developed vehicle with an operating
cost of Rs 0.40 per km, is currently the most economical car on
the road today, the release said.
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