This little car is very cheap, boasts green credentials, and it comes from India.

The aptly-named Nano car, by Tata Motors was finally launched, after some years of delay in production. The cheapest car in the world!.

The little hatchback Nano is priced starting at 100,000 rupees or $2,050 US. Its length comes in at 3.1 metres, and its features a 623cc, 33 HP rear 2 cylinder engine. With a top speed of 105 km/hr Its mileage is impressive at around 20 km per litre.

What’s also impressive is that the company can squeeze four doors into this short car!

Aircon, radio or cd player? Optional extras only.

An estimated 50,000 of these cars will be produced in its first year, a far cry from the 250,000 the company originally aimed for.

But it is still a potentially explosive market where Indian demand for the Nano is so high that the first customers will be selected at random from among those on the waiting  list.

It is as well that the Nano is miniscule because India’s roads are already congested with millions of cars. And if you have been there you know the chaos that can cause.

Environmentalists cast a worrying eye on the prospect of adding more CO2 emitting cars on India’s congested roads.

But Tata Motorss says Nano’s  CO2 emissions are small by virtue of its high mileage and it emits fewer pollutants than the ubiquitous scooters it aims to replace.

Nano beyond India

The Tata Nano Europa was shown at the Geneva Motor Show this month, with a planned launch of 2011.

An American Nano? No, no plans for that yet. But there are options there for driving green and cheap too.

Find your own cheap green car.

You can sometimes find amazingly cheap green cars in car auctions.  We found a 2007 Toyota Prius hybrid, sold for under $6,000!

Or look at converting your car to electric.