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Date Posted: 03:44:41 04/23/08 Wed In reply to: sci guy 's message, "Going to build a street legal electric car." on 10:07:54 04/08/08 Tue Menlo Park firm brings new electric car to U.S. SMALL 4-SEATERS WILL GO ON SALE TO PUBLIC IN 2009 Article Launched: 04/22/2008 06:00:17 AM PDT The Think City has a 65-mph top speed and can go 110 miles on one... (Special to the Mercury News)«1» Green Energy More updates and information A Norwegian electric car is coming to the United States through Menlo Park. "We're going to tap into the next Prius wave," said Ray Lane, a partner at the Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers venture capital firm and chairman of Think North America, which was announced Monday. The Think City, a four-seat electric car about the size of a Honda Fit or Mini Cooper, will arrive in the United States in limited numbers later this year, Lane said. Utilities such as Pacific Gas & Electric and "influential companies" such as Google will get the first ones, for testing and evaluation purposes, Lane said. (A Swedish utility just ordered 1,000 Thinks, said Jan-Olaf Willums, chief executive of Think Global.) In 2009, the cars will go on sale to the public in the United States, although the company hasn't decided on its distribution model. At $25,000, Lane said, Think could be selling as many as 50,000 units in two or three years. Kleiner and RockPort Capital Partners formed a joint venture with Think Global to form Think North America. The company said it has hired Vicki Northrup, an electric-auto industry veteran, as its operations manager to head its Menlo Park office. The vehicle has a 65-mph top speed and can go 110 miles on one charge. The company describes the car as emissions-free, 95 percent recyclable and says it meets all U.S. and European safety standards. Lane said the new company will help Think develop future vehicles for the United States, which he described as "a very different marketplace" than Europe. It might even manufacture future Think vehicles in the United States, he said. http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_9011280?source=most_emailed >I'm looking for a good condition used small car that >has a thrashed engine to do an electric conversion on. > There is a local electric vehical assosiation that >has a variety of skills and ideas for converting >production cars for use as commuter vehicles. > >Basically, I'm looking at gel pack batteries, and >having electric motors mounted to all four wheels. >this would allow me to cut out two wheels when I reach >cruising speed, saving battery power for increased >range and accelleration. > >Any thoughts? [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |