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How Green is a Mini?
(Newsweek)

In the article, “How Green is a Mini?”, Jason Overdorf and Fred Guterl claim that Nano’s advent is not good for environment. Because there is abundant evidence that Tata’s Nano has a harmful effect on the environment in environmentalists’ opinion.

Above all, because Nano’s price is worth that of Notebook computer, so many people might purchase Nano in the future and then it will exerts a bad influence upon the environment. If the number of new drivers is on the increase suddenly in India, atmospheric contamination by exhaust gases from automobiles would be serious. Also, as carbon dioxide emissions are increase, green house effect would be serious too.

I think that Tata’s Nano has merits and demerits. First of all, Nano’s price is very low, so many people have purchasing power of Nano. This good point has an beneficial effect on the expands firm’s global presence, because Nano’s supply has been an issue. And its low price will exerts a favorable influence upon Nano’s market share. Also, if a lot of people buy a Nano, Nano will make life easier. In addition, because the price of oil has gone up, small car is efficient. Nano is a high-mileage car, so it is not bad for consumers.

In my opinion, however, Nano might be dangerous to driver, because Nano’s main manufactured material is plastic. Although Nano is not proved that its safety is low yet, its manufacturing method twrings a person's withers. India has a population of nearly 1,200 million, so if too many consumers purchase Nano, car accidents will arise in India. In addion, Nano’s advent incites to a invention of small car. The production of small cheap car has already prompted much research. So it might has a bad effect on environment all over the world.

In conclusion, for all that Tata’s Nano has many good points, there is much room for improvement, and it could be failure in many ways, especially environmentally. Therefore, Tata must try to solve the problem of Nano.

20700347 Kang-Min Song

Resource : http://www.newsweek.com/id/91380