GM India to showcase Chevrolet Beat Electric Vehicle on June 23

After the break throb success of small cars from General Motors India, plans adding to surprise are to introduce new model is an electric car titled as Chevrolet Beat Electric which is all set to get uncovered on 23 of this month. The most awaited electric variant from General Motors India is all prepared to introduce this new hatchback car in a view to beat up the inflated petrol prices.

As according to the company official man, GM India aims to showcase their technology and create test drives for a few people and the vehicles will be collected here from parts designed and sourced globally. Further, the company is not in hurry to launch Chevrolet Beat Electric hatchback immediately as they do not have the right charging infrastructure for EVs in India yet.

Reports reveals that the electric version of Chevrolet Beat would comprise a range of around 130 km and batteries would take just around eight hours to get charge. The electric motor is expected to produce power of 45 kW (about 60 hp) which is equally powerful if compared to present Hatchback car in the market.

Consequently, American automobile giant General Motors’ India recently announced much talked Chevrolet Beat in Diesel variant that can offer 24kmpl fuel efficiency which is expected to be done very soon, most probably in the coming year.

Karl Slym, President and Managing Director, GMI states that until now they did not had much grip on small cars in India just because of not having any diesel variant but now they are to bring Chevrolet Beat in Diesel variant.

Recently Chevrolet Beat Diesel Launch which is expected soon and Chevrolet Beat Diesel Price, is tagged around Rs5 lakh. Lets see how much sensation does this new hatchback creates on the Indian roads.

Chevrolet Beat diesel launch inches ahead to July

General Motors India is an Indian tributary of American Multinational Automotive make a proclamation on the launch of all new Chevrolet Beat that its launch has been delayed to July, 2011 earlier which was about to launch in June 2011. As per reports, General Motors was going to launch Chevrolet Beat Diesel by June, 2011. In addition to this it is also reported that the recent strike at the manufacturing unit of General Motors is the main reason for its delay. Yet the company has not unveiled the reasons behind this delay.

Furthermore, speculations are made that General Motors India will send off the diesel variant of new Chevrolet Beat in the first week of July, 2011 due to the regular hike in petrol prices and a another rise is been scheduled with in next couple of days. Worthwhile the fuel efficiency of the Chevrolet Beat diesel is supposed to be more than other cars in this segment. Like Tata Indica Vista delivers an mileage of 25 Kmpl, then Chevrolet Beat Diesel expected to offer 26 Kmpl which is 1 Km more.


In the segment of hatchback cars Chevrolet India will be the India's most fuel efficient car. The competition starts and become tough when Tata launch its new hatchback car Tata Nano next year which is also known as a tycoon of small cars in India. As per sources $230 million is spend by the General Motors for the establishment of new diesel engine unit which have a capacity of 1.6 lakh unit per annum. In addition to this it is expected that General Motors is going to release six new cars in all car segments by 2012.

It is worth in mentioning Chevrolet Beat price that this diesel variant of Chevrolet Beat is expected to be tagged around 4.5 lakh.