Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2009

Finland-based Valmet Automotive, which signed a letter of intent under which Valmet Automotive will be a production and engineering partner for the Think City electric vehicle, will also become a minor shareholder in Think. The partnership with Think supports our know-how in the manufacturing and development of electric cars.

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Plugs and Cars

AUGUST 18, 2007

The founders of Google have made personal investments in Tesla as befits dotcom billionaires, and they're converting Priuses to plug-in hybrids for the company fleet with battery maker A123. I hope Google is realizing that their plug-in hybrid fleet could probably mostly be all-electric cars.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

This is especially important for electric and hybrid vehicles which can be difficult to hear at lower speeds due to their drive mechanism. The result of the Lotus and Harman International technology collaboration will be to generate Active Noise Control system solutions available to vehicle manufacturers in all worldwide markets.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Think has also established partnerships in the U.S. Think Global was formerly known as Think City, a prior Ford Motor Company ( F ) acquisition and part of a now-defunct Think division at Ford. The Think City was short-lived in the States with production halting in 2002 after just 1005 cars had been assembled.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Of course, everything has its drawbacks and one problem with charging at home is that it is not an option available for some city dwellers. Although charging infrastructure is beginning to find its way into cities, it may be awhile until they are available in residential neighborhoods en masse.

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