Posts Tagged ‘think city’

  • THINK City Heads to the Swiss Alps
    Norwegian electric carmaker, Think and its Swiss distributor, M-Way, have teamed up with eco-tourism specialists Alpmobil to offer a fleet of 60 THINK City EVs in the Goms and Haslital region of the Swiss Alps. The THINK Sity EVs will be available to rent for approximately $60 per day (€45.00 or 62 Swiss francs) through 30 hotels, resorts and other points of interest...
    by at August 9th, 2010 at 10:08 am
  • Itochu Takes Equity Stake in THINK
    Japanese Itochu Corporation has invested US$5m for a 4% stake in Norwegian electric carmaker THINK Holdings AS. This initial investment is characteristic of Itochu’s investment strategy, taking toehold positions and increasing equity stakes on the business achieving certain milestones. Itochu has been an equity investor and strategic partner of Ener1 since 2003. The...
    by at July 22nd, 2010 at 11:07 am
  • THINK Starts Production of Lithium-Ion Version of City EV
    Norwegian electric car maker THINK has launched production of the lithium-ion battery version of its City EV. The 22 kWh lithium-ion battery for the THINK City EV pack is being supplied by Ener1 subsidiary, Indiana-based EnerDel which owns an equity stake in Think. The latest generation THINK City is a purpose-built, all-electric car designed for urban environments. It...
    by at June 16th, 2010 at 02:06 pm
  • BBC Drives Through Europe with THINK City EV
    The BBC has embarked on a 4000 miles trip around Europe called BBC Electric Ride with THINK City EV to find out whether electric cars are a viable form of future transport. The team of four, led by presenter Peter Curran, will drive straight to Harwich to catch a ferry to Denmark; before driving across the Danish islands to Norway, then onto Sweden, Austria, Germany, Lichtenstein,...
    by at June 8th, 2010 at 03:06 am
  • THINK City EVs Head for South America
    Building on recent announcements about new markets entered in Europe and plans to start new operations in the USA and Asia, THINK, the Scandinavian electric vehicle maker, has now announced a deal with energy provider CPFL Energia to conduct a feasibility study on its THINK City EVs in the Brazilian market. CPFL Energia has purchased three THINK City EVs, which it intends...
    by at June 3rd, 2010 at 03:06 am
  • Think Announces $40mln Equity Increase
    THINK has completed a US$40 million equity increase to support further product development and planned expansion into North American markets. With the new equity, Norwegian electric car maker is now fully funded and expects to become cash-flow positive in 2011. THINK has raised a total of US$87 million since last August, when it started a new phase of production with strategic...
    by at May 11th, 2010 at 02:05 am
  • Think City Electric Car will be Sold in New York
    Electric car maker THINK announced plans to begin selling the THINK City electric car in New York and other select cities later this year. THINK and the U.S. Department of Energy’s local Clean Cities chapter are working together to bring the THINK City electric car to customers in New York. The New York City officials and several New York fleet operators had a...
    by at April 1st, 2010 at 11:04 am
  • THINK City Electric Car
    The THINK City is an electric car that demands very little of you. In fact, not much more than a mobile phone. Just an overnight power top-up, and it’s ready to go in the morning. THINK City is a modern urban car. With zero local emissions and an energy efficiency three times that of a traditional combustion engine car, it is a car for the environment. And it is a fun...
    by at January 27th, 2010 at 06:01 am