The Chevrolet E-Spark was Chevrolet's proposed electric car for the

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n market. It was supposed to be an entry level hatchback based on the

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. E-Spark was to be a joint venture between General Motors (GM) and RECC (

Reva Electric Car Company Mahindra Electric Mobility Limited, formerly known as the Reva Electric Car Company, is an Indian company based in Bangalore, involved in designing and manufacturing of compact electric vehicles. The company's first vehicle was the REVAi elec ...

) with GM providing the Chevrolet Spark platform and RECC providing the electric motor-battery kit. Unveiled in Auto Expo 2010,

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, this car was supposed to hit the Indian consumers in October. But everything changed with Mahindra picking up 55.2% controlling stake in the

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based Maini Group that owns RECC and the project was cancelled as Mahindra and GM are rival competitors in the Indian auto industryGM to pull out of e-Spark project
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