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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

At present, vehicle maker Modec [link] has a battery cassette which can be swapped in 15 minutes using a forklift. Beware of businessmen trying to make a fortune with the wish to shift to cleaner propulsion! A bigger truck might swap say 10 of them, and a small car 2 of them, and a bigger car 6 of them, or whatever.