Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Most pass unnoticed, except to the owners who get letters in the mail asking them to bring their vehicle back to the dealer. Dozens, even hundreds, of different models get recalled each year by their makers to address defects or potential problems.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2010

THINK has started production of the THINK City electric vehicle at its plant in Elkhart, Indiana. The company, with global headquarters in Oslo, Norway, plans to build 300 THINK City electric cars at the facility by the end of the year. —THINK CEO Barry Engle. in Indianapolis.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

Scandinavian electric vehicle (EV) maker THINK has begun sales of the THINK City EV in Finland with production partner Valmet Automotive. First deliveries of the THINK City in Finland will be to green delivery pioneers A2B, through a new THINK dealership in Helsinki.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2010

Electric vehicle manufacturer THINK announced that it will work with AeroVironment, Inc. (AV), THINK and EnerDel have for several months been using TEPCO fast charging daily to quickly recharge development vehicles. This is a major leap forward for electric vehicles. —THINK CEO Richard Canny.

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Nissan has released an official sketch of an electric urban delivery vehicle that looks closer to viable than many EV concepts that have appeared at auto shows over the last few months. Significant moments wasted because the internal combustion vehicle can't drive directly into the hospital. Yet another benefit of EVs.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2009

THINK, the Scandinavian electric vehicle (EV) maker, has re-started production of the THINK City—one of the first urban EVs—at a new facility with manufacturing partner Valmet Automotive in Uusikaupunki, Finland. The THINK City in production at Valmet. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2010

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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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2010

THINK and ITOCHU Corporation announced an expanded partnership for marketing and distribution of the THINK City electric vehicle (EV) and EV drive system in Asia. Ener1, in turn, is an investor in THINK ( earlier post ); Ener1 Chairman and CEO Charles Gassenheimer is also the Chairman of the Board of THINK.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2011

In conjunction with the Memorandum, the General Services Administration (GSA) launched a pilot project to incorporate electric vehicles and technologies into the Federal fleet. GSA announced its initial purchase of more than 100 electric vehicles for a vehicle pilot.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

It seems the Finnish people are thinking electric – as Scandinavian electric vehicle maker THINK begins sales in the country. The THINK City EV has been introduced alongside production partner Valmet Automotive with the first deliveries to green delivery pioneers A2B through a new THINK dealership in Helsinki.

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Plugs and Cars

JUNE 14, 2011

Think, maker of the Think City, is in trouble, Norwegian business newspaper E24 reports. The iMiev has become the fastest selling car in its segment, beating out gas vehicles. It's not paid it's bills since February, according to Swedish parts supplier AQ Wiring Systems.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 14, 2010

The THINK City electric vehicle has received official classification as a zero emissions vehicle from the California Air Resources Board.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2010

Scandinavian electric vehicle (EV) maker, THINK, and its Swiss distribution partner, M-Way, have teamed-up with Alpmobil to make available a fleet of 60 THINK City EVs available in the Goms and Haslital region of the Swiss Alps.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2010

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. The remaining cities included Denver, Boston, Washington, DC, Philadelphia and Phoenix. —Richard Canny.

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Plugs and Cars

MARCH 11, 2009

a team of Think personnel are meeting with representatives from the state of Michigan and seven other states to discuss options to bring electric vehicle manufacturing jobs to the U.S." NK city will commence in mid-2010.". Tags: think global think city. The press release announces ".a sales of the TH!NK

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Green Cars News

JUNE 3, 2010

Scandinavian electric vehicle maker, THINK, has provided a brand new City model to the BBC for a documentary about the first drive of an EV around Europe. Tags: Electric cars Latest news BBC BBC Electric Ride electric vehicles Think Think City.

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Plugs and Cars

MAY 27, 2009

nk can fulfill existing orders for thousands of vehicles took to the streets on Tuesday. A concrete proposal for a Guarantee Institute for Electric Vehicles was presented to the government. elbil norway electricaid.org norstart think city oslo. In Norway, the effort to find a means to get financing so Th!nk

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Green Cars News

MAY 14, 2009

Last week we told you how Think had expanded to Spain and now the Norwegian company has made several additional announcements at the Electric Vehicle Symposium in Norway. It confirmed that the Think City has been granted the first ever pan-European homologation certificate for an electric vehicle.

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Plugs and Cars

JANUARY 5, 2010

nk has an active application before the US DOE under the $25-billion Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing loan program that has benefitted Tesla and Fisker. Tags: richard Canny thinkev.com think city mitch daniels. A lot may hinge on that application.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The Move About car sharing scheme, which uses the THINK City as its lead electric vehicle, has reached a milestone having signed up its 1,000th member. NK car sharing electric car sharing Move About Move About car sharing Think Think City Think City Electric vehicle. There are [.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Electric car maker, Think is celebrating hitting a production milestone of 2,500 units of its Think City model. The 2,500 car came off the assembly line today at production facilities in Finland, where the vehicle has been fully highway safety certified since 1999.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

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. That never happened.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 11, 2010

A convoy of 60 vehicles hit the streets as part of the BBC documentary Electric Ride which is now a quarter of the way through its month long, 4,000 miles odyssey around Europe in a Think City electric car.

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 11, 2007

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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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2010

In January, THINK North America announced a new manufacturing facility in Elkhart, Indiana, and recently completed the initial phase of due diligence for a low-cost, long-term loan with the US Department of Energy (DOE) to help fund the North American expansion. This is a seminal event for THINK.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 17, 2010

Amsterdam has always been considered one of the most forward-thinking cities in Europe and now it has announced a €3million plan to promote electric vehicle development. Just last year, the city [.]. Just last year, the city [.].

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2010

THINK will begin selling the THINK City, one of the world’s first highway-capable urban EVs, in the US later this year. million in building improvements and equipment in Elkhart County, and the plant could begin assembling vehicles in early 2011. The company plans to invest $43.5 Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The THINK City is the lead EV in the Move About car sharing scheme; the program was launched in 2009 in Oslo, Norway and has just signed up its 1,000 th member. Of the 80 vehicles in the scheme, 79 are THINK City models, representing one of the larger EV fleets in Europe. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2010

THINK, the Scandinavian electric vehicle maker, has begun production of THINK City EVs equipped with 22 kWh Li-ion battery packs from Ener1 subsidiary EnerDel. The EnerDel THINK City pack. Ener1 is an investor in THINK, and Ener1 Chairman and CEO Charles Gassenheimer is now THINK’s Chairman of the Board.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 16, 2010

Scandinavian electric car maker THINK has started the production of its THINK City electric vehicles with new 22kWh lithium-ion battery packs from EnerDel. NK Charles Gassenheimer electric vehicles Ener1 EnerDel Lithium-ion batteries lithium-ion battery packs Think THINK City electric car.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2009

US-based lithium-ion battery producer EnerDel will supply the advanced battery systems at the heart of a new project, based in Tsukuba City, Japan, combining electric vehicles (EVs), stationary grid storage, solar power and a rapid charging infrastructure a in a real-world operating environment. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 17, 2011

The US state of Indiana is among the first to go electric after THINK delivered 17 of its THINK City electric cars to customers and employees across the region. Duke Energy in Plainfield, Indiana, took 10 of the vehicles; with the remainder going to Indianapolis Power & Light for company fleet use.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Scandinavian electric vehicle maker THINK is a celebrating a landmark day as production of its THINK City vehicle finally restarted. One of the first urban electric vehicles has been given a new lease of life with the company’s manufacturing partner Valmet Automotive in Uusikaupunki in Finland.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 26, 2010

As it aims to quickly establish electric cars on the highways of the United States, electric vehicle manufacturer THINK has announced that it will work with AeroVironment Inc to pursue and demonstrate a fast-charge system for the THINK City electric vehicle.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 5, 2021

When it comes to electric vehicles (EVs), the people of Indiana are a tough sell. Hoosiers are very resistant to change,” said Richard Steiner, president of the Hoosier Electric Vehicle Association. They make sightseeing vehicles, and they’d built an EV that resembled a Ford Model T,” Steiner said.

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Green Cars News

JULY 22, 2010

Electric carmaker Think and Itochu Corporation have announced they are to expand their partnership to market and produce the Think city car in Asia. NK agreement Asia electric car Itochu japan market stake Think Think City.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2009

is taking the lead among a group of investors that plans to inject $47 million of equity funding into Think Global AS, the Norwegian electric vehicle producer. is the parent company of EnerDel, a leading manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion automotive battery systems based in Indianapolis and an existing supplier to Think.

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