Th!nk City Will Debut In US In 2009
May 7, 2008
The Th!nk City will make its debut on the US auto market in 2009. The Th!nk City is being offered by Norwegian automaker Th!nk Global, which is using a design originally developed by the Ford Motor Company.
Ford owned the company from 1999 to 2003 but sold it. The firm declared bankruptcy shortly after the sale, but was resurrected last year by a Norwegian investment group. The drive to hit the North American auto market is being supported by a pair of venture capital firms.
The Th!nk is a two-passenger car that can go 110 miles on a single charge, and also offers a top speed of 65 mph. Th!nk City is currently being sold in Norway and will hit the rest of Scandinavia and Europe later in 2008.
The vehicle uses nickel-chloride batteries, which are owned by the company and leased to the drivers. Pricing for the North American version of the vehicle hasn’t been worked out, but a battery-lease model is being planned for the US.
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