60 Think City electric cars available for rent at tourist hotspots in Swiss Alps

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Green Daily , Th!nk (Think) If you’re headed to the Goms or Haslital regions of the Swiss Alps, then you might want to consider renting a Think City EV for your day trips to the mountain tops and your night-time rendezvous at the local eateries.

Video: Green Overdrive takes li-ion-powered Think City EV for a spin

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Green Daily , Lightweight , Th!nk (Think) Think City EV - Click above to watch video after the jump The Think City electric vehicle (EVs) may not top everyone’s list of desirable battery-powered vehicles that are coming stateside soon, but mayhaps it should. With features like dent- and scratch-resistant plastic body panels that require no polishing or waxing and an updated 22 kWh Enerdel lithium-ion battery pack , the Think City EV is a solid urban runabout that offers 100 miles of zero-emission driving per charge . By year’s end, Think plans on importing 500 City EVs from Finland for fleet use in the U.S

Think snags Ducati North America CEO for top job

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Green Daily , Th!nk (Think) Th!nk City - Click above for high-res image gallery In a move that will likely shock the motorcycling world, Think , makers of the tiny City EV, snatched up Michael Lock, former chief executive officer of Ducati North America and assigned him to the post of chief marketing officer. If you’re anything like us, then your probably shaking your head at this one and wondering why a former CEO of one of the world’s most prestigious motorcycle companies would aspire to join a small electric car company. Well, as Lock said regarding his decision to join Think: Think has some of the most sophisticated electric vehicle technology on the market, with potential to become a household name as demand for EVs grows in cities all over the world.

First Drive: Think City EV’s New Lithium-Ion Batteries Give Much-Needed Range, Power

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Th!nk (Think) The crew at Green Car Advisor recently got an opportunity to try out one of the latest-generation Think City electric vehicles shortly after it landed in the United States. This latest version is equipped with a new Enerdel lithium ion battery in place of the old Zebra battery.

BBC’s Think City road trip follow up: size matters

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , Th!nk (Think) There once was a little media company called the BBC that wanted to take a little electric vehicle (EV) across Europe, a continent full of little countries. The resulting one-hour BBC television report on the trip - which covered around 4,500 miles in a month - showed that electric cars are good for some things, but not everything .

Th!nk City car not made for road trips: 50 miles of driving, charge 3+ hours, repeat

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , UK , Th!nk (Think) Going on a month-long road trip and only managing to eek out 150 miles per day demonstrates that electric city cars should probably not be removed from their natural environment. The BBC’s Peter Curran is in the midst of 4,500 mile journey around Europe in a Th!nk City and needs to average that 150 miles daily to stay on schedule for a return to England by July 7.

Think delivers three City EVs to Brazilian energy provider CPFL Energia

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Green Daily , South/Latin America , Th!nk (Think) As the first wave of customer deliveries of the Think City electric vehicle (EV) continue throughout selected European markets , the company has decided to expand its reach by delivering three City EVs to South America, the company’s first foray to that continent. The City EVs were delivered to Brazilian electricity provider CPFL Energia S.A. , which will incorporate the urban EVs into its fleet as a way to show its commitment to going green.

Think announces $40 million equity increase thanks to Rockport, Ener1

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Th!nk (Think) Th!nk City - Click above for high-res image gallery As work on the City electric vehicle (EV) continued these past few years, the financial side of Think was going through some big ups and downs ( bankruptcy ). Today, the company is announcing that the upswing is continuing because Think has completed a $40 million equity increase “to support further product development and planned expansion into North American markets.” What does that mean? Think says it “is now fully funded and expects to become cash flow positive in 2011.” The equity round was over-subscribed (it was originally going to be $30 million), and was co-led by Rockport Capital and Ener1

Think details its plans to let its simple, bold electric cars "change the world"

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Manufacturing/Plants , Europe/EU , Th!nk (Think) , USA Think City in Turku, Finland - Click above for high-res image gallery After almost 20 years in the electric car business, Think is finally, seriously ready to bring its City electric vehicle (EV) to the world. The company has suffered through a lot these past few years, but the way things look right now, EV fans - starting with European and American urbanites - will have the chance to buy the quirky but wonderfully functional EV very soon. The City has been available in Europe for a while, not counting the time when Think was bankrupt and needed to be bailed out and move production from Norway to Finland

Think announces all-electric City will be sold in New York

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , New York Auto Show , Th!nk (Think) , USA Think City - Click above for high-res image gallery Later this year, Think will begin importing the all-electric City vehicle from Finland to sell in the U.S. By early next year, the first Citys made in the U.S.

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