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August 2009 Blog Posts (8)

THINK EXITS COURT PROTECTION - Gets new investors and production in Finland

We are very busy at the moment so please read the press release from Think :

OSLO, Norway, 27 August 2009 – Think,

The Norwegian electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer announces today that the Norwegian courts have approved its debt settlement plan, enabling the company to exit court protection.

Effectively, this puts Think back in business and in a position to resume normal operations in terms of the… Continue

Added by Electric Aid on August 27, 2009 at 3:37pm — 10 Comments

Electricity on its way to Frankfurt

The Norwegian newspaper dagbladet posts today that the Audi R8 will be shown as a pure electric version at the car show in Frankfurt this year. VW's city-car UP, which gets here in 2011 will also be available as an electric.

Looking forward to the specs on the R8 indeed!

Source:… Continue

Added by Ben on August 25, 2009 at 10:28am — No Comments

Denmark part 2: Showing off to students and politicians

-So what is that? An electric car?

We have just completed our first 65 KM strech of our 180KM trip to Grenaa from Frederikshavn and the ferry in Hals Egense is ready to take us over a river. An EV is always a head turner and this time is no different

In our last post we left you… Continue

Added by Electric Aid on August 22, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

The TTXGP 2009 - A Silent Adrenaline Kick

The TTXGP/The eGrandPrix Isle of Man road race have been run and from what I can tell by the video's I found on youtube; it's a hit. The riders seems to be in awe about the bikes and the engineering. The grand prix even got their own limited edition DVD/Blu-Ray release of the race which you can buy here: release

The Agni bike from Agni Motors… Continue

Added by Ben on August 19, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments

400 miles of InterScandinavian EV travel now possible with Stena Line

ElectricAid & Norstart is pleased to inform you that with a little help from ferry operator Stena Line, you can now venture of with your EV between some of the borders of Scandinavia without any more hassle than if you where to travel with an ICE car.

It is quite normal to use ferries if your visiting Denmark with your car from Norway. These trips are often made over night to save fuel on the ferries and it makes for a… Continue

Added by Electric Aid on August 18, 2009 at 4:30pm — 10 Comments

WHO BUILT THE MOON BUGGY??????????

Remember the car the US Astronauts took to the moon? That was a long time ago, but I wonder if that company still builds electric cars. It seems to me that the problem is that high tech companies like Raytheon, Grumman, Boeing are not very interested in building autos, because of the low profit margin. In the US it is more prfitable to pursue defense contracts.

I don't think this is a technology problem in the US, but a profit problem.

Added by Dan Ditto on August 13, 2009 at 8:30am — 6 Comments

ABC News (USA) report on electric cars; includes Th!nk

http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=8306870

Added by Marc Geller on August 12, 2009 at 10:16pm — 2 Comments

Think gets debt relief

Photo: Jon Ole Siggerud

Creditors to Think in Aurskog is agreeing to only receive half of their claims towards the EV manufacturer. The company needs 300 million NOK before they could resume production. 250 of that has been reported to been a sure thing in the Norwegian press earlier this summer

Attorney Jo Rodin, head of debt negotiations to save Think Global AS from bankruptcy, is saying that it is now achieved… Continue

Added by Electric Aid on August 10, 2009 at 1:35pm — No Comments