Comment on "The Tata Nano: Small Car, Big Topic"

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I went to Wikipedia to check out the Tata Nano's stats and one figure in particular struck me - the car's weight. Weighing in at 1400 pounds, the Nano is set to admit defeat to any of the much heftier "holy cows" it encounters on the streets of Delhi.

Logan's math is amazing - I don't think we can imagine a world 435 years away in which India's car consumption reaches American levels. I hope for the ozone's sake that day that is never reached.

Does anyone else see a budding opportunity to develop a car insurance company in India? My first thought is yes, this is a sector poised for growth! If you could get the government to mandate car insurance (as we do here), you'd be raking in the premiums! Unfortunately, after reading that the manufacturer admits to the use of plastic and glue in place of welded steel, I worry about resulting medical bills from accident-related injuries and have to pass on that business venture idea...