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REPORT: New Louisiana auto plant not for Th!nk, will make high-mpg gas-powered cars [UPDATED] 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Plans for a new auto plant will be unveiled later this morning in Ouachita Parish in northeastern Louisiana. We guessed earlier that the plant would be for the Th!nk CIty EV, but a new report from local newspaper The News Star indicates otherwise. The paper writes, "The new company will ...

REPORT: New auto assembly plant to be announced this week... perhaps for Th!nk? 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Financially struggling Norwegian EV maker Th!nk has been saying for some time that it wants to build some of its cars in in the United States. That announcement could come as soon as this week in Louisana. In a report published in Louisiana newspaper The News Star, factory owner Jim Davison will ...

Electric car sharing coming to Oslo, Norway 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

It's about to get a lot easier to drive a Th!nk City electric car. Residents of Oslo, Norway - and tourists - will soon (i.e., tomorrow) be able to participate in a new car sharing plan called Move About. As of May 27, Move About will start public car sharing with 13 electric vehicles at three ...

Th!nk gets homologation in the Netherlands, ready to be sold in European Union 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Once a vehicle has been certified for roadworthiness by any member of the European Union, that vehicle can legally be sold in any fellow member country. Such is the case with the Th!nk City, which has just officially passed vehicle inspection in the Netherlands. Issued by the De Rijksdienst voor ...

550 Think City electric cars coming to Spain 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Think's European expansion continues with the announcement that 550 of the company's City electric vehicles will be delivered to Spain later this year and in the first part of 2010. Think announced today the MOU it signed with its Spanish partner, Going Green, to bring the small EVs to Spain, ...

Bill O'Reilly challenged by Electric Aid to sign up for an electric car 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

As someone who avoids listening to Bill O'Reilly, I didn't hear him make a claim last year (when gas prices were high) that he would buy a Prius if he could fit into one. O'Reilly also apparently said that, "No matter where you stand in the climate change debate, everyone should be able to agree ...

Think moving to Oregon? All signs point to yes 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

We haven't heard any official proclamation, but reports are streaming into the AutoblogGreen mailbag that say that Think will be making a move to the West Coast. We know that Th!nk wants to begin building the small all-electric vehicle in the U.S. soon, and wants to sell the car here sometime ...

Electric Aid tries to gauge American interest in Think City 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

A few weeks ago, Th!nk discussed plans to enter the U.S. market with the City electric car sometime next year. If you're one of the people who thinks this is a good idea, then the Electric Air social network would like to get to know you. Electric Aid, which is not officially connected to Think in ...

Austrian government launches 100 unit EV test program with Th!nk 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Austrian government is the latest to jump into the electric vehicle testing field with a program called the Vlotte EV project. 100 electric vehicles will be operated in the first of several such programs around the country this year. This first test will be run in the Bregenz region in the ...

Think City might cost $49,500 (U.S.) in Holland, without leasing the battery 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

A few more details about the 500 Th!nk City electric vehicles that are headed for Holland. AutoblogGreen reader Matthijs wrote in with the following: This morning (11:00 CET) I contacted ElmoNet with some questions about the Think City. While they are concentrating on selling to companies and ...



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