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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. That means that we can produce compact, energy efficient and competitive chargers to electric cars. The THINK City is being produced in Valmet, Finland, and now is ready for orders. Eltek Valere’s Chief Marketing Officer Morten Schøyen.

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Tesla Battery Biz Put on Back Burner, Th!nk To Get Energy Elsewhere

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nk Global for its revived City electric car. Tesla Energy Group is on hold, while TeslaMotors concentrates on getting the delayed Roadster produced. Tags: ener1 think global think city enerdel tesla motors tesla energy now. Back in May Tesla announced it would be selling batteries to Th!nk

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THINK Releases US EV-Ready Cities Index

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The index was compiled for THINK by ASG Renaissance, a market research and business services firm located in Dearborn, Mich. The US EV-ready index mirrors one THINK developed for targeting markets in Europe, which recognized Oslo, Copenhagen and Amsterdam as the top-three markets. —Richard Canny.

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Green Crossover Project in Japan Showcases Li-ion Stationary Storage for EV Charging; EnerDel Providing Packs for Vehicles and Stationary Storage

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Itochu Corporation, Mazda, Family Mart, EnerDel and 11 other partners have launched a 3-year project in Tsukuba City, Japan—the “Green Crossover Project”—designed to showcase a real-world integration of the smart grid, stationary lithium-ion grid storage, electric vehicles, rapid recharging and renewable energy technologies.

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THINK Completes $40M Equity Round; Ener1 Chairman and CEO Becomes Chairman of THINK

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With the new equity, THINK says it is now fully funded and expects to become cash-flow positive in 2011. specializing in energy and clean technology; and Ener1 Inc., Rockport Capital and Ener1 each increased its investment in THINK by $12.5 the parent company of advanced battery manufacturer EnerDel.

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EnerDel Partners with Mazda, Itochu, and Others for Smart Grid Integration Project in Japan

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The compact 5-door Mazda Demios (sold outside Japan as the Mazda2) will be based at a Family Mart convenience store equipped with solar panels, high-speed recharging stations and a stationary battery array used to move energy to and from the electric grid.

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THINK Selects Indiana for Think City EV Assembly

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THINK will begin selling the THINK City, one of the world’s first highway-capable urban EVs, in the US later this year. The THINK City will appear in Detroit next week at the North American International Auto Show 2010. The THINK City is a purpose-built, all-electric car designed for urban environments.