Reva
The Associated Press Reva, an Indian manufacturer of electric cars, is looking to build a plant in upstate New York.

New York State is close to securing an electric car assembly plant, which would be among the first in the nation.

Reva, an electric-car maker based in Bangalore, India, plans to work with Bannon Automotive, a Long Island electric-car firm, to build a three-door hatchback at a still-to-be-determined site near Syracuse.

The plans, which await final approval from Reva’s full board, were reported this morning by the Post-Standard, a Syracuse newspaper, which noted that it was “not clear Monday how much of the company’s financing package is complete.” Continue Reading »