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By: 9 Plug-in Cars Hitting the Road in 2010

9 Plug-in Cars Hitting the Road in 2010 — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:01:30 +0000

[...] spring it formed a 50-50 North American joint venture, initially planning a U.S. launch for 2009 (financial troubles set it back). Now the company is finalizing site selection for a U.S. factory and hoping for government [...]

By: Think Restarts Electric Car Production, Pledges Deliveries by Christmas

Think Restarts Electric Car Production, Pledges Deliveries by Christmas — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:00:13 +0000

[...] off the assembly line at a Valmet Automotive plant in Finland comes about a year after Think hit the financial skids and had to halt production at its own Norway plant. Now CEO Richard Canny says Think is on track to deliver some vehicles to European fleet customers [...]

By: Fisker Bumps Karma Launch to 2010, Expects Battery Deal This Month

Fisker Bumps Karma Launch to 2010, Expects Battery Deal This Month — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:31:42 +0000

[...] contrast, Tesla and Think hit financial potholes during the credit crunch last year, but started to get back on track when private investors — [...]

By: Cash-Strapped Think Raises $39M, Revs to Restart Electric Car Production

Cash-Strapped Think Raises $39M, Revs to Restart Electric Car Production — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:01:37 +0000

[...] with components from suppliers based in the U.S., Europe and Asia. While the Norwegian government rebuffed Think’s pleas for a bailout last year when the company was in “urgent financial distress” (the words of CEO Richard [...]

By: Think Revs to Launch Electric City Car in U.S. by 2010 « Earth2Tech

Think Revs to Launch Electric City Car in U.S. by 2010 « Earth2Tech — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:38:37 +0000

[...] 2009 timeframe came before Think (like the rest of the auto industry) hit a big financial pothole. The latest plan, a mid-2010 U.S. launch unveiled late last week, may also include manufacturing in [...]

By: Think Saved From the Brink by Investors « Earth2Tech

Think Saved From the Brink by Investors « Earth2Tech — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:00:21 +0000

[...] halted production last month, laying off between 50 and 70 percent of its workforce, with CEO Richard Canny saying that his [...]

By: Ener1 Seeks $480M in Government Loans « Earth2Tech

Ener1 Seeks $480M in Government Loans « Earth2Tech — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:37:47 +0000

[...] day after Norwegian electric vehicle maker Think, an Ener1 customer, said that it was temporarily shutting down production and seeking aid from the government of Norway. At the time, Ener1 said there had been no change to [...]

By: Will Valence’s European Bet Win It a Profit? | Eco Friendly Mag

Will Valence’s European Bet Win It a Profit? | Eco Friendly Mag — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:12:30 +0000

[...] from the same month last year. Earlier this month, Norwegian electric-car maker Think Global halted production, and in October, Menlo Park, Calif.-based Tesla Motors announced layoffs and the delay of its next [...]

By: Will Valence’s European Bet Win It a Profit?

Will Valence’s European Bet Win It a Profit? — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:08:48 +0000

By: Will Valence’s European Bet Win It a Profit? « Earth2Tech

Will Valence’s European Bet Win It a Profit? « Earth2Tech — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:00:45 +0000