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Norwegian Investors Rally to Revived Think Electric Car

Plugs and Cars

My first electric car was a Think City, produced when the company was owned by Ford. This "smarter than Smart" city car was a revelation to me when I leased it in 2001. Toyota, Honda and GM were dismantling their electric efforts, but Ford seemed to be making a last stab at a viable electric program called Think Mobility.

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Tesla Powered Th!nks?

Plugs and Cars

I drove a 2001 Ford Th!nk nk City for three years in San Francisco. I was not a happy camper when Ford took away my car. , I was not a happy camper when Ford took away my car. nk City was stopped on the assembly line when Ford killed its electric program. The redesigned 2003 Th!nk A Tesla-powered Th!nk

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

“I started the company as a side business to restore EVs that had been abandoned,” Steiner said, explaining that he and his business partner Rod Spurgin have turned around a number of cars from Workhorse, Lordstown Motors, Think City, and other brands. I’m able to import it as a 1908 Waverley Electric touring sedan.

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

“I started the company as a side business to restore EVs that had been abandoned,” Steiner said, explaining that he and his business partner Rod Spurgin have turned around a number of cars from Workhorse, Lordstown Motors, Think City, and other brands. I’m able to import it as a 1908 Waverley Electric touring sedan.

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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

Ford Focus EV. Ford Transit Connect EV. Think City EV. and model 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015. Fisker Karma EREV. Fisker Nina EREV. Chevy Volt EREV. Navistar eStar EV. Nissan LEAF EV. SEV Newton EV. Tesla Model S EV. Tesla Roadster EV. Cumulative Total.

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Electric car competition about to heat up

Green Cars News

Among them is Norwegian electric car company Think, which was formerly owned by Ford. Its Think City car, which has a 112 mile range, has been rolling off the production line since December 2007 although production was halted late last year in the wake of the credit crunch.

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EV Briefs, and Black Rock City & EVs

Plugs and Cars

nk City cars when Ford brought them to California to meet its ZEV Mandate obligation. I did, too, until Ford confiscated the cars and sold the company. nk City electric cars a great fit with Google.org’s intentions. nk Global , the reinvigorated Norwegian electric car maker. I believe Google would find Th!nk

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