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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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Indiana Think Electric-Car Plant Stilled, Owners Quiet On Future

Green Car Reports

A year ago, we visited the Think electric-car plant in Elkhart, Indiana. At the time, several dozen workers were turning out a trickle of Think City electric vehicles assembled from kits shipped in from Finland--with big plans for ramping up production. Instead, last June, Think declared bankruptcy for the fourth (and perhaps.

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President Obama issues Memorandum on Federal fleet performance to push for alternative fueled vehicles; GSA pilot project on EV purchases

Green Car Congress

Contracts were awarded for Chevrolet, Nissan, and Think City vehicles. As the pilot progresses, other companies may bid to become eligible for future purchases. Offers were evaluated utilizing four factors: technical capability; management capability; past performance; and price.

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

National Drive Electric Week event connects Indiana’s EV future with its EV past. 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.

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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

This report provides a progress update toward achieving the goal: The status of vehicle sales and future production volume estimates. Think City EV. Production capacity must be established, and technology, vehicle cost and infrastructure barriers must be addressed to achieve large-scale market introduction. Nissan LEAF EV.

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

National Drive Electric Week event connects Indiana’s EV future with its EV past. 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.

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Mayor of London proposes $1.4B cycling plan for the city; “Crossrail for the bike”

Green Car Congress

But the Mayor’s vision also flags how he will investigate further incremental expansion of the network and integrate it into contactless payment, TfL’s future ticketing system, to make it a fully joined-up part of the transport network.

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