Wednesday, March 14, 2007

New energy for electic car



















Investors are pumping new energy into the long-struggling Norwegian electric car ‘Think." They aim to get a new version of the little car on the road soon, charged by new markets for environmentally friendly vehicles.

The new "Think City" is, as its name implies, meant for city driving. It features new battery technology borrowed from the submarine world that can allow the car to drive 180 kilometers between each recharging. In the winter, with snow tires mounted and heaters running, driving distance is estimated at 90 kilometers between rechargings.

The car still features just two seats and a plastic chassis as in the earlier models, but it's built to Ford's standards and exceeds both European and American vehicle requirements.

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