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2011 Think City Lives On, Still On Sale In Chicago Alongside BYD e6

Green Car Reports

In June last year, Norwegian electric automaker Think filed for bankruptcy for the third time in its 20-year life. Since then, Think’s misfortunes have caused battery maker Ener1 to also declare bankruptcy while its own future is now in the automotive equivalent of limbo.

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US DOE progress report says 1M plug-ins by 2015 ambitious but achievable; not likely to be constrained by production capacity

Green Car Congress

Auto manufacturers such as Chrysler, BYD, Coda, Honda, Mitsubishi, Hyundai, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo are not included in this table, but have announced or are expected to introduce EVs in this time period, DOE said. Think City EV. Nissan LEAF EV. SEV Newton EV. Tesla Model S EV. Tesla Roadster EV. Cumulative Total.

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Warren Buffett is an investor in China’s BYD, which is making a compact fully electric vehicle to be sold in China later this year. Then there are a slew of fully electric small vehicles that are pinning their hopes on eco-conscious city dwellers who may not want to spend much more than $25,000 on a new technology. Tesla Motor.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

BYD , for examples, says their 60 mile range-extended vehicle can add 30 miles of range in ten minutes. They have several stations already built and plan on thousands more. One of the main drawbacks to charge stations is speed.