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Survey Finds Potential EV Customers Would Trade Range for Price

Green Car Congress

Offering different sizes of batteries for different customers is an intriguing idea. —Richard Canny, THINK CEO. The THINK City electric car, being sold in Europe today and coming to the United States later this year, has a range of 100 miles on a single charge. A total of 367 consumers completed the survey.

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Are You Plugged In?

Revenge of the Electric Car

And Reuben Munger, former managing partner at investment firm Baupost Group LLC, is a founder and chairman of Bright, which developed a fully electric delivery van called Idea. A: Think Global’s Think City. Google Inc. co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have invested in Tesla. Which has the longest range?

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Reply ↓ ↑ report 2 Snoopy 3:47PM (4/17/2009) Its funny, because I was thinking about this over the past couple of days, while walking the streets of my relatively quiet neighbourhood. 61) REPORT: Buyer perception holding back U.S.

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A More Detailed Look at a Prismatic Li-ion Cell and Pack Manufacturing Process

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EnerDel is scheduled to ship its first cells and packs for the Think City EV on 1 March 2010. The lithium-ion version of the THINK vehicle will have 384 cells in its 25 kWh battery pack and a range of more than 100 miles.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Seeking Alpha Home The Macro View Stocks & Sectors Global Markets ETFs Investing Ideas Breaking News Transcripts Register | Login Email: Password: Forgot Your Password? Think has also established partnerships in the U.S. with battery suppliers A123Systems and EnerDel Inc. (a a subsidiary of Ener1 Inc. ENON.OB ) ).

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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RSS News Feeds Feeds by category Featured Galleries SAE 2009: Dodge Circuit quick drive SAE 2009: H-ERGO hydrogen vehicle Bright IDEA SAE 2009: Tata Indica EV SAE 2009: Honda Titan Mix SAE 2009: Arnold Schwarzenegger walks the floor 2025 Sunbeam Tiger LSR Tribute Bill OReilly and the Think City Peugeot Capsule concept Find Your Next Car New Used Select (..)

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Although charging infrastructure is beginning to find its way into cities, it may be awhile until they are available in residential neighborhoods en masse. Maybe you should ask some engineers at the local power utility before you go shooting your mouth off, decrying how the idea will never fly.