Ouch!: As a follow-up to some of the comments from my interview with EnerDel's Chairman Charles Gassenheimer, I asked him how much the Th!nk pack would cost....
... That's a really great interview, chock full of useful information. So, they can sell the car at prices competitive with a Smart Fortwo in the U.S. + the...
Does anyone know if the Th!nk City can be made a little faster with Li- Ion batteries? If they could bump up the max speed to 70mph, that would really help a...
But the 'fuel economy' will be abysmal at 70mph! Agreed, the *potential* to do 70 will get more people to look more closely at it, but I wonder if the range...
... if ... My understanding is that the Th!nk City's range estimate, c. 110 miles was based on the US06 driving cycle from the EPA. There's quite a bit of...
Remember, it is a city car and not targeted to replace highway vehicles. At a small production of only 10,000 per YEAR once the factory comes online in...
... vehicles. At a small production of only 10,000 per YEAR once the factory comes online in Norway there will not be any problem selling what they make. ...
But keep in mind that air resistance increases as the cube of the speed, so going from 55 to 65 makes a huge difference in efficiency. My Honda Odyssey has a...
Apart from being their friendly neighbour, I don't think that it is an accident that one of the first markets for the Th!nk, outside of Norway, will be...
Well, as an owner of 2 Miles electrics, I want to throw in the mix the soon to be released Miles full speed electric which has undergone crash testing in China...
Th!nk started up the latest production line at the end of last year. They've been saying initial deliveries would be made this spring. Have any customers in...
The answer seems to be . . . YES! :-D From a Th!nk press release at the 2008 British International Motor Show at ExCeL London: "The two-seater urban car has a...
While I am not anywhere near the continent, I have a really hard time believing that Th!nk has begun deliveries to customers without so much as a press release...
A city car is not the same as a NEV/LSV. Others might disagree with my definition, but I consider a city car to have about 75-100 miles range. A city car is...
... believing that Th!nk has begun deliveries to customers without so much as a press release on their web site. << Well, those Scandanavians are stoic and not...
At EVFinder.com I define city cars as those that have 4 wheels, that drive at speeds faster than 25mph (NEV) but are not set for use for extended periods on...
I would agree. Broadening this, a "city car" in Europe is generally any car that you would only expect to use within a city as a general rule, not necessarily...
... I guess I've been wanting too much out of the Th!nk "City" car. It really is a car for city driving and not designed for much more than occasional freeway...
Hi guys , just to let you know, Reva, the electric car from India started to sell cars in Chile since this month, it uses lead acid batteries and the price is...
Enerdel is planning on doubling its production capacity: http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article? AID=/20080804/BUSINESS/80804046 I've been telling folks...
For our English-speaking members, the article is in Spanish, but you can get a machine-translated version through... http://translate.google.com ... that is...
Part of the article mentions the batteries need replacing regularly. Approximately every three years, a new lead-acid battery system has to be installed at a...
Indy to power electric car Local plant expanding to produce lithium-ion batteries EnerDel plans to expand its Indianapolis plant by the end of the year to...
... "The factory completed its planned build of 100 cars for the local market prior to the Norwegian summer shutdown," says Willums, a longtime entrepreneur...
Unable to get a real electric car for at least a couple years it seems, I've been looking into the NEVs. Anyone here have a Th!nk Neighbor? Are they any...
You might want to visit one of the forums dedicated to NEVs to increase your odds of a helpful reply. I am not aware of the Think Mobility brand still being...
Yes! They are good. I have a Th!nk Neighbor 4-seater, and I love it. I got it last summer, just a bit more than one year ago. Ford only sold them for one...