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Norwegian Investors Rally to Revived Think Electric Car

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Many of Norway's tycoons and heirs are making significant investments in the company which is planning production of as many as 10,000 cars by 2009. 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. Waiting lists were forming there.

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Financial Times on Th!nk

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It plans to begin selling its cars in Norway, Denmark, Switzerland and the UK next year, with projected sales of 10,000 cars in 2009 and double that by 2011. GM's Vue and Volt plug-ins have no firm date to appear in showrooms. Tags: think global. Zebra batteries first. Online marketing and sales.

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London Calling: Congestion Charge Recharges Electric Cars

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Norway's Th!nk Hopefully GM's and others' gamble on Lithium in the first rendition of their new EVs will prove correct, but getting trouble free cars on the road quickly is what we need. Tags: mitsubishi congestion charge ken livingstone g-wiz times of london i-miev mega city. nk City in 2008. NiMH is the risk-free pathway.

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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

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This new company, Bright Automotive , is founded by ex-GM EV1 people, and the super efficient Rocky Mountain Institute to make plug-in hybrids in Indiana. In May, the company plans to show off a commercial prototype at the Electronic Vehicle Show in Stavanger, Norway. “They think [series hybrids are] cheaper but [they] is not.

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FordExpress : Svein Medhus has the first EV conversion in Norway. FordFestiva : Brian has a new project going GM/SaturnEV-1 : EV1 owner GM/SaturnEV-1 : Dave and Jeans Chronicles. GM/SaturnEV-1 : Join Kris Trexler on his "ChargeAcross America" GM/SaturnEV-1 : Peter Ohlers new EV.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012.

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

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Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags. Tags: evdriven. Check out the pics in the gallery below and dont forget to hit the jump for some smart video action. 15 days ago AutoblogGreen for 03.31.09 28 days ago VIDEO: Hayabusa-powered smart , or. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments.

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