Norwegian Electric Car “Th!nk” Begins Production With Possible U.S. Availability In 2008
When an electric car producing company successfully introduces an electric vehicle to the market, painstakingly hurdling over the barriers of monopolistic financial interests such as oil and steel as two majors in this case, we should all take notice and know that one day soon humanity will absolutely witness the end of oil dependence. At least for the use of fuel.
Overly dramatic or not, that is exactly how I feel when I see actual non-fossil fueled production vehicles, powered exclusively by electricity, taken out for finalization testing in preparedness for the market.
Previously PIVCO of Norway (a presumed forgotten about site?), then bought by Ford, then scattered about to be gobbled up by investors abroad to form the present name of Th!nk Global, the Th!nk car rolled out of the factory in Oslo Norway Wednesday. Tesla Energy Group, a division of Tesla Motors, is providing the custom design for the batteries of the Th!nk EV.
Th!nk City, for most Americans at least, is a total mystery. Especially since Ford buried the Th!nk electric car project a few years ago in the U.S. after caving to the pressures of industry dollars. I wouldn’t want to blame only Ford for scrapping the project, or any of the other car manufacturing giants in the U.S., because they all demonstrated an interest in bringing electric vehicles to the American market.
The Th!nk did, however, get brief mention in the documentary Who Killed the Electric Car?
So what is this you say about Ford and an electric car project? Watch this news segment from 2002 of residents in San Francisco protesting Ford’s decision to terminate the Th!nk project.
Notice there were plenty of people at the protest who were not wearing a wedding gown. Why is it do you think that the news crew focused mainly on the opinions of the few who might not have been the most credible spokespersons? That was no accident.
I’ll be make sure and follow progress of the Th!nk electric vehicle, more than likely via AutoblogGreen’s new Th!nk category.
Th!nk website:
Think City is battery powered and does not need oil changes or regular maintenance. In addition 90% of the energy you put in the Think City goes directly to moving the vehicle forwards. In a traditional combustion engine, almost 70% of the energy in the fuel is lost to heat and friction. In other words, you can drive three times further for the same amount of energy in a Think City.
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AutoblogGreen : First Th!nk rolls off the line in Norway
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