The MetroBuddy which is slated for launch in Norway in January 2010 will be delivered with a 10 year or 100.000 KM warranty on the batterypack. The EV comes with the Buddy Advanced Energy System (BAES).
BAES builds upon Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH) Batteries which have been proven by a long trac… Continue
Added by Richard on November 11, 2009 at 3:02pm —
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In the marked for some cheap batteries for your Toyota Prius or Tesla Roadster? This may be your lucky day. This Tesla-Prius encounter which just happened in Denmark may be the first of it's kind. It looks dramatic but no one got hurt (if you could believe it)
The spectacular chrash happened i… Continue
Added by Richard on November 4, 2009 at 11:30pm —
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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… Continue
-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
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Added by Richard on August 22, 2009 at 2:00pm —
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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 wit… Continue
Photo: Jon Ole SiggerudCreditors 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 Ro… Continue
Added by Richard on August 10, 2009 at 1:35pm —
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We just received a press release from Think telling us that they are teaming up with Ener1 to deliver drive trains in a "off-the-shelf availability combined with bespoke performance in a wide variety of EV applications"… Continue
Sometimes keeping it old school is the best way to go about things and that is why we have removed groups from our network todayPicture from Autoblogreen.com
While Groups sounds promising on paper, they have turned out to be confusing while spamming our inbox at the same time. We have therefore manually posted the little of discussions that excisted in the groups ov… Continue
Added by Richard on July 25, 2009 at 2:57pm —
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The ElectricAid staff ( if there is such a thing =) are taking a summer break. Actually we have been laying in the sun for quite some time now and we just forgot to tell you about it =)
We will be doing some sporadic feelgood EV activities for the Norwegian EV association while on vacation and if it is interesting enough we might bother to translate it into English for an El… Continue
The Norwegian news wires is bombarded today with the news of Think getting $40-50 million dollars from new and anonymous investors when they complete their debt negotiations. Think's C.E.O Richard Canny tells DN.no that the fresh capital will be enough to put the co… Continue
Image from RB.noThe county court of Asker & Bærum have given Think another 3 months of bankruptcy protection. At the same time they are instructing the Debt Negotiation Board* to prepare for a forced settlement of the debt to Thinks creditors
The county court agrees with the debt negotiation board that a forced settlement of the debt would serve Thin… Continue
By law, a debt consolidation process like the one Think is currently in can only last for 6 months before a solution is reached. That deadline expires on Monday and the leader of the board in Think Global, Svein Sigurd Jacobsen tells RB.no that the creditors will have to forgive some of Thinks debt if a… Continue
"One gear!!"Even though our site was started out of an rage over Top Gears infamous Telsa Roadster review combined with Think's financial difficulties, I have to admit that I still watch Top Gear because it is so entertaining for pure research purposes.… Continue
Great news! Mitsubishi has started mass production of the iMiEV. The vehicle has a range of 100 miles and has 4 seats.
No word yet as to when it will be introduced in the U.S but Mitsubishi Norway is promising to in the Norwegian consumer market next year.
Sorry for the short post but we are… Continue
While we wait for our something-that-has-to-do-with-Jesus holiday to end and our fight for a guarantee institute for EV production to continue. We thought we should take our Norstart Think City loaner for a new spin up to the mountaintop of Tryvann to investigate the EV'… Continue
ElectricAid.org and Norstart is continuing their citizen journalism to hold politicians accountable for the norwegian EV industry. Yesterday we took to the streets with a 50+ vehicle parade from Youngstorget to the Trade & Industry dep. Rune Gerhardsens proposal for a Guaran… Continue
Quickfix for news hungry ElectricAid folks.
This little clip was shot yesterday right after we got settled for a week long stand in front of the Norwegian Parliament as a warm up to a big parade / demonstration next week. We will interview Rep. from the parliament during the week but it may take time for them to be translated with English subs. If it takes time it means we are doing a good job ;-)
Ooh and that's me with no hippie hair =) Continue
In an interview we did with Greyham Smith in Toyota, it is made clear that it make take some time for Prius plugins to hit the Norwegian market. At the same time, Plug In America has sent a letter to the Norwegian Government and departments urging them to Think and to preserve that which is available today… Continue
Parliament rep. for SV, Hallgeir Langekand, is supporting Rune Garhardsens plan to help the EV industry in the form of a guarantee institute
Langeland believes this should be best placed under the umbrella of Innovation… Continue
Transportation minister Narvasete tells the press that the government has given Innovation Norway the funds they need so that the Norwegian EV makers can get production rolling, but none of them has gotten any funds. That is why Rune Garhardsen now suggest a "Colombi Egg"… Continue
