A critical look at the Tata Nano

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Tiny, affordable cars may seem like a great idea for the environment and the pocketbook. But our guest Linda Blake says putting thousands of Tata Nanos on India’s roads is actually a bad idea for India’s developing and smog-choked cities. She joins us now to explain.

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