Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2010

Electric vehicle manufacturer THINK announced that it will work with AeroVironment, Inc. (AV), THINK and EnerDel have for several months been using TEPCO fast charging daily to quickly recharge development vehicles. This is a major leap forward for electric vehicles. —THINK CEO Richard Canny.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

Scandinavian electric vehicle (EV) maker THINK has begun sales of the THINK City EV in Finland with production partner Valmet Automotive. First deliveries of the THINK City in Finland will be to green delivery pioneers A2B, through a new THINK dealership in Helsinki.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2010

THINK has started production of the THINK City electric vehicle at its plant in Elkhart, Indiana. The company, with global headquarters in Oslo, Norway, plans to build 300 THINK City electric cars at the facility by the end of the year. —THINK CEO Barry Engle. in Indianapolis.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2011

THINK has delivered 17 THINK CIty electric cars to utility fleet customers and employees in Indiana. received 10 electric THINK City cars, and the remainder were delivered to Indianapolis Power & Light for company fleet use. Duke Energy in Plainfield, Ind.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2010

Itochu Corporation, Mazda, Family Mart, EnerDel and 11 other partners have launched a 3-year project in Tsukuba City, Japan—the “Green Crossover Project”—designed to showcase a real-world integration of the smart grid, stationary lithium-ion grid storage, electric vehicles, rapid recharging and renewable energy technologies.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2010

Electric car maker THINK released results of a customer survey that found that 50% of potential EV buyers responding would be willing to accept 70-80 miles range if it reduced the cost of the vehicle by $5,000. The survey also indicated that potential electric vehicle customers would be willing to pay more for extended range.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2009

THINK, the Scandinavian electric vehicle (EV) maker, has re-started production of the THINK City—one of the first urban EVs—at a new facility with manufacturing partner Valmet Automotive in Uusikaupunki, Finland. The THINK City in production at Valmet. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2010

Electric vehicle maker THINK released its first US EV-Ready Cities Index. The top four cities included first-ranked Los Angeles and second-ranked San Francisco with Chicago and New York tied for third. The remaining cities included Denver, Boston, Washington, DC, Philadelphia and Phoenix. —Richard Canny.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2010

Scandinavian electric vehicle (EV) maker, THINK, and its Swiss distribution partner, M-Way, have teamed-up with Alpmobil to make available a fleet of 60 THINK City EVs available in the Goms and Haslital region of the Swiss Alps.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 31, 2011

Last year's recall of almost 10 million Toyota and Lexus models only highlighted the fact that most vehicles get called back to dealers for minor upgrades or inspections to fix or avert potential defects. Recall notices are now a standard part of the automotive landscape.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2010

THINK and ITOCHU Corporation announced an expanded partnership for marketing and distribution of the THINK City electric vehicle (EV) and EV drive system in Asia. Ener1, in turn, is an investor in THINK ( earlier post ); Ener1 Chairman and CEO Charles Gassenheimer is also the Chairman of the Board of THINK.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2010

THINK, the Scandinavian electric vehicle maker, is delivering its first EVs into South America as part of a new collaboration with Brazilian electricity supplier, CPFL Energia S.A. The latest generation THINK City is a purpose-built, all-electric car designed for urban environments.

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All Cars Electric

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Add another entry to the growing list of electric vehicles going on sale in the next year or so. Think North America, maker of the two-seat City electric car, announced that its 2011 Think City had been approved as a zero-emission vehicle by the California Air Resources Board (CARB).

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Nissan has released an official sketch of an electric urban delivery vehicle that looks closer to viable than many EV concepts that have appeared at auto shows over the last few months. Significant moments wasted because the internal combustion vehicle can't drive directly into the hospital. Yet another benefit of EVs.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Most pass unnoticed, except to the owners who get letters in the mail asking them to bring their vehicle back to the dealer. Dozens, even hundreds, of different models get recalled each year by their makers to address defects or potential problems.

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Plugs and Cars

JUNE 14, 2011

Think, maker of the Think City, is in trouble, Norwegian business newspaper E24 reports. The iMiev has become the fastest selling car in its segment, beating out gas vehicles. It's not paid it's bills since February, according to Swedish parts supplier AQ Wiring Systems.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2010

In January, THINK North America announced a new manufacturing facility in Elkhart, Indiana, and recently completed the initial phase of due diligence for a low-cost, long-term loan with the US Department of Energy (DOE) to help fund the North American expansion. This is a seminal event for THINK.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2009

US-based lithium-ion battery producer EnerDel will supply the advanced battery systems at the heart of a new project, based in Tsukuba City, Japan, combining electric vehicles (EVs), stationary grid storage, solar power and a rapid charging infrastructure a in a real-world operating environment. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Cars News

APRIL 23, 2010

Scandinavian electric vehicle (EV) maker, THINK, is making good on its slogan ‘Changing The World, One Car At A Time’™ by delivering its new electric city cars to electricity and utility providers across Europe. NK Porsche Think City utility.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 25, 2010

The THINK City electric car has taken centre stage at the world’s first dedicated electric mobility concept store in Zurich. The m-way store has been created and designed by Swiss retailing giant Migros and THINK’s distribution partner in Switzerland and is focussed on giving information to motorists about electric vehicles.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Those two new EVs share the Premium Platform Electric (PPE) that’s key to Audi’s strategy to focus primarily on upmarket models—the opposite direction of vehicles like the A2. The post Audi A2 E-Tron restomod EV remixes forward-thinking city car appeared first on Bauaelectric EV News.

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 11, 2007

My first electric car was a Think City, produced when the company was owned by Ford. This "smarter than Smart" city car was a revelation to me when I leased it in 2001. Toyota, Honda and GM were dismantling their electric efforts, but Ford seemed to be making a last stab at a viable electric program called Think Mobility.

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Plugs and Cars

MARCH 11, 2009

a team of Think personnel are meeting with representatives from the state of Michigan and seven other states to discuss options to bring electric vehicle manufacturing jobs to the U.S." NK city will commence in mid-2010.". Tags: think global think city. The press release announces ".a sales of the TH!NK

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Plugs and Cars

MAY 27, 2009

nk can fulfill existing orders for thousands of vehicles took to the streets on Tuesday. A concrete proposal for a Guarantee Institute for Electric Vehicles was presented to the government. elbil norway electricaid.org norstart think city oslo. In Norway, the effort to find a means to get financing so Th!nk

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2010

The 183 projects in 43 states include several for the manufacturing of advanced batteries; biomass projects; and vehicles. It is designed for on-road service trucks to provide a quick charge to stranded battery electric vehicles similar to an “out-of-gas” situation. President Obama announced the award of $2.3 Aerovironment, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2013

a new “Central London Grid” of bike routes in the City and West End, using segregation, quiet streets, and two-way cycling on one-way traffic streets, to join all the other routes together. It means more seats on the Tube, less competition for a parking place and fewer cars in front of yours at the lights. —Mayor Johnson.

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Plugs and Cars

JANUARY 5, 2010

nk has an active application before the US DOE under the $25-billion Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing loan program that has benefitted Tesla and Fisker. Tags: richard Canny thinkev.com think city mitch daniels. A lot may hinge on that application.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released One Million Electric Vehicles by 2015 , a short status report on advances in deployment and progress to date in meeting President Obama’s goal of putting one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) on the road by 2015. Think City EV. Production capacity. Nissan LEAF EV.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 14, 2010

The THINK City electric vehicle has received official classification as a zero emissions vehicle from the California Air Resources Board.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

It seems the Finnish people are thinking electric – as Scandinavian electric vehicle maker THINK begins sales in the country. The THINK City EV has been introduced alongside production partner Valmet Automotive with the first deliveries to green delivery pioneers A2B through a new THINK dealership in Helsinki.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Some of the first plug-in electric passenger vehicles are slated to roll onto U.S. How many plug-in electric vehicles does President Barack Obama wish to see on U.S. How many plug-in electric vehicles does President Barack Obama wish to see on U.S. Connect the investor to the electric-vehicle developer: A. Are you ready?

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

A year ago, we visited the Think electric-car plant in Elkhart, Indiana. At the time, several dozen workers were turning out a trickle of Think City electric vehicles assembled from kits shipped in from Finland--with big plans for ramping up production. That never happened.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 3, 2010

Scandinavian electric vehicle maker, THINK, has provided a brand new City model to the BBC for a documentary about the first drive of an EV around Europe. Tags: Electric cars Latest news BBC BBC Electric Ride electric vehicles Think Think City.

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Green Cars News

MAY 14, 2009

Last week we told you how Think had expanded to Spain and now the Norwegian company has made several additional announcements at the Electric Vehicle Symposium in Norway. It confirmed that the Think City has been granted the first ever pan-European homologation certificate for an electric vehicle.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The Move About car sharing scheme, which uses the THINK City as its lead electric vehicle, has reached a milestone having signed up its 1,000th member. NK car sharing electric car sharing Move About Move About car sharing Think Think City Think City Electric vehicle. There are [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 11, 2010

A convoy of 60 vehicles hit the streets as part of the BBC documentary Electric Ride which is now a quarter of the way through its month long, 4,000 miles odyssey around Europe in a Think City electric car.

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All Cars Electric

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

A few months ago we reported that the diminutive Think City had snatched the top spot as the world’s best-selling city EV with over 2,500 vehicles now on the road.

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