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US Buys Think EVs
The Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid certainly stole the show this week, after it managed to become the first vehicle of its kind to be officially purchased by the US government as a result of president's Obama order to make the federal car fleets greener by 2015. But the General Services Administration (GSA), ... Continue Reading →
Think Stops Production in Europe
Having seen the interest the people in the launch markets have expressed for the small electric car City, Norwegian manufacturer Think kept increasing the production queue for the model, asking Valmet Automotive, the company that builds the cars, to keep at it. This strategy, apparently, backfired, and now Think has... Continue Reading →
GE Takes EVs on Tour
American giant company GE announced today that it too plans to chip in to the popularization of the electric vehicle, by setting up a seven US cities tour of pure electricity and zero emission motoring. The tour, one of the countless other that are repeatedly trying to show something, that EVs work, will kick off wit... Continue Reading →
Think 4 Seater on the Geneva Floor
Being probably its first presence per se at a major auto show, Norwegian electric vehicle manufacturer Think is getting ready to introduce the City 2+2 version of the model, the first four seater in its range. Basically, the model to be presented at the 2011 Geneva Auto Show is the same as the two seater, the dif... Continue Reading →
Think m-way: Not the Car, the Store
Having been probably the first mass produced electric vehicle in the world, although not as advertised as the Nissan Leaf or Chevrolet Volt, the Think City EV is putting on the good clothes and is getting ready to meet its possible new customers at the 2011 Geneva Auto Show this week. The Norwegian manufacturer, w... Continue Reading →
THINK to Expand into Delivery Van Segment
With their limited range and modest dimensions, most electric cars are best used in congested cities. Taking this fact into account, THINK announced today it will introduce two new delivery variants of their City EV. Designed to meed the demand for demand for small EVs for commercial use, the two variants should arri... Continue Reading →
Think City for Indiana Utilities
Having started production of the City EV in the US late last year, Norwegian electric vehicle Think is slowly beginning to make a market for its products. After delivering the first vehicles to the State of Indiana for use in its government fleet back in December, it is time for utility companies operating in the sta... Continue Reading →
EV Cup Ready to Kick Off
Announced ever since last year as the world's first green racing series in the world, the EV Cup will kick off in England on January 13, during the Autosport International Racing Car Show at the Birmingham NEC. With seven racing days already scheduled in UK, Spain, Portugal and the US, the series promises to... Continue Reading →
William Nowicke Named Think Global Operations VP
The manufacturer of perhaps the most promising non-mainstream electric vehicle in the world, the Think City, has announced this week the appointment of William Nowicke as head of the company's global operations. His position of vice president in charge with the expansion of the company to more markets will gi... Continue Reading →
Think City Gets Four Seats
Things seem to be going as planned for Norwegian electric vehicle manufacturer Think. Last week, Think officially kicked off production of the City EV in the US and even delivered the first batch of cars to be used by the state of Indiana. But, as we all know, staying too long in one place and offering the same pr... Continue Reading →
First Think City Delivered to the State of Indiana
The production at the new Think assembly plant in Elkhart, Indiana, is on its way now, following half of month of tweaking and testing the assembly lines. Only a day after the official start of production was announced, the first US-built City EVs rolled off the lines to meet its new owners. As a sign of gratitude... Continue Reading →
Think Starts US Production
Having received the certification needed for the City EV from the California Air Resources Board (CARB), Norwegian electric vehicle manufacturer Think kicked off production of the model at its brand new plant in Elkhart, Indiana. The plant has been gearing up for production since the end of last month. Production ... Continue Reading →
Think City Gets CARB Certification
Another major victory for perhaps the less famous EVs on the market was registered today in California, where the Norwegian Think City EV received the certification from the California Air Resources Board (CARB). This means that the vehicle will get the green light to be sold in California, 12 other states and th... Continue Reading →
First Ever EV Recall: Think City, 850 of Them
Being probably (still) the single full EV marketed with a good degree of success on the European market, the Think City has been so far a car to dream about: small, not polluting, cheap to run, performant enough not to make you be ashamed... And it will probably still remain so, but at least now the Think City has en... Continue Reading →
Think Triggers Production in Elkhart, Indiana
The Norwegian electric vehicle manufacturer Think has started production at its new assembly plant in Elkhart, Indiana and is hoping to roll out the first batch of city cars before the end of the year. The newly inaugurated plant will initially deliver a small batch of fleet vehicles, with production levels to be ... Continue Reading →
Think City Finds Success in Spain
The single electric vehicle available on the market today in large numbers, the Think City, is selling like hotcakes in Spain, a market which last year was on the brink of collapse due to the economic crisis. Even if selling like hotcakes means an entirely different thing for the EV world, the Think City is provi... Continue Reading →
Think Gets New CFO
At the dawn of a more competitive electric vehicle market, on which Think's City EV has been fighting the battle pretty much alone for the past year or so, the company announced a new set of executive appointments. From now on, the company's financial destiny will lay in the hands of Thomas Kemeny, unti... Continue Reading →
THINK City Is the Most Versatile EV in the World
The electric vehicle is increasingly appealing to consumers, as people become more aware of the consumption and emissions issues of internal combustion powered cars. Many are finding that EVs can be used for more than just day-to-day commuting. The THINK City has already established itself as the world's best se... Continue Reading →
Move About Successfully Shares Think City
Because of their relative low operating costs, electric vehicles are becoming more and more cars of choice for car sharing operators around the world. In Europe, as one of the first such vehicles available for the masses, the Think City is quickly catching the eye of the consumers of such services. Available curre... Continue Reading →
2,500th THINK City EV Produced
The THINK dedicated electric vehicle maker announced the production of the 2,500th unit of the THINK City pure electric vehicle. The 2,500th City rolled off the assembly line yesterday at Valmet Automotive’s (the company handles production for THINK) facility in Finland, where the vehicle has been built sinc... Continue Reading →
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