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THINK Releases US EV-Ready Cities Index

Green Car Congress

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. San Diego, Portland and Sacramento were rated fifth, sixth and seventh putting four cities in California in the top-15 index.

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

Partly in order to change this situation, Steiner purchased Waverley Electrics , a firm founded in 1896 by Albert Augustus Pope that manufactured the electric Waverley vehicle in Indianapolis from 1898 until 1916. “I The firm’s primary goal of building a classic Waverley with present-day technology was in the planning stages for 10 years.

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Embracing a century of EV history

Electric Auto Association

Partly in order to change this situation, Steiner purchased Waverley Electrics , a firm founded in 1896 by Albert Augustus Pope that manufactured the electric Waverley vehicle in Indianapolis from 1898 until 1916. “I The firm’s primary goal of building a classic Waverley with present-day technology was in the planning stages for 10 years.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Think has also established partnerships in the U.S. Think Global was formerly known as Think City, a prior Ford Motor Company ( F ) acquisition and part of a now-defunct Think division at Ford. The Think City was short-lived in the States with production halting in 2002 after just 1005 cars had been assembled.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

At present, vehicle maker Modec [link] has a battery cassette which can be swapped in 15 minutes using a forklift. Nor do I expect that battery swap stations will end up having to stock a whole range of different shapes and sizes -- I expect we will end up with modular units.