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Eltek Valere Awarded Battery Charger Contract for THINK City

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Norway-based Eltek Valere will deliver battery chargers to THINK City. The contract is the first result of Eltek Valere’s growth initiative for electric vehicle technologies, and shows new areas of application for the company’s core competencies. Eltek Valere’s Chief Marketing Officer Morten Schøyen.

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THINK launches EV production in Indiana

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THINK has started production of the THINK City electric vehicle at its plant in Elkhart, Indiana. The company, with global headquarters in Oslo, Norway, plans to build 300 THINK City electric cars at the facility by the end of the year. —THINK CEO Barry Engle. in Indianapolis.

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THINK Begins EV Sales in Finland

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Scandinavian electric vehicle (EV) maker THINK has begun sales of the THINK City EV in Finland with production partner Valmet Automotive. First deliveries of the THINK City in Finland will be to green delivery pioneers A2B, through a new THINK dealership in Helsinki.

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EVs represented 0.25% of vehicle registrations in France in February; diesels gain 4 points of share

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Electric vehicles represented 0.25% (406 registrations) of the vehicle market in France in February. of the electric vehicle registrations. The Think City, which registered 102 units in February 2011 as courtesy vehicles for the Norauto centers, is no longer on sale. Challenge Bibendum.

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THINK Restarts Production of EVs in Finland

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THINK, the Scandinavian electric vehicle (EV) maker, has re-started production of the THINK City—one of the first urban EVs—at a new facility with manufacturing partner Valmet Automotive in Uusikaupunki, Finland. The THINK City in production at Valmet. Click to enlarge.

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THINK Releases US EV-Ready Cities Index

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Electric vehicle maker THINK released its first US EV-Ready Cities Index. The top four cities included first-ranked Los Angeles and second-ranked San Francisco with Chicago and New York tied for third. We expect that the roll-out of EVs to the US market will be quite focused in the early stages.

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ITOCHU Takes Equity Stake in THINK; Expanded Partnership for THINK EV and Drive System in Asia

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THINK and ITOCHU Corporation announced an expanded partnership for marketing and distribution of the THINK City electric vehicle (EV) and EV drive system in Asia. Ener1, in turn, is an investor in THINK ( earlier post ); Ener1 Chairman and CEO Charles Gassenheimer is also the Chairman of the Board of THINK.

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