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| Th!nk City | |
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| Manufacturer | Think Global |
| Production | 2001–2002 (trials) 2008 – March 2011 (Europe) November 2010 – August 2012 (US) |
The Think City (stylized as the TH!NK City) is an electric city car that was produced by Norwegian carmaker Think Global, and production partner Valmet Automotive from 2008 to 2012. It is a small two-seater/2+2-seater highway capable vehicle, with a top speed of 110 kilometres per hour (68 mph), and an all-electric range of 160 kilometres (99 mi) on a full charge.[1][2]
As of early 2011, the Th!nk was one of only five crash-tested, mass-produced, and highway-certified electric cars in the world, together with the Tesla Roadster (2008), the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, the Nissan Leaf and the Smart ED. The Th!nk City was sold in Norway, the Netherlands, Spain, France, Austria, Switzerland, Finland, the United Kingdom and the United States.[2][3] As of October 2010[update], a total of 2,500 units had been manufactured at Oslo-based TH!NK's production facility.[4] Norway was the leading market with 1,120 units registered through September 2013.[5]
Due to financial difficulties, production of the Th!nk City in Finland was stopped in March 2011, and the company filed for bankruptcy on June 22, 2011, for the fourth time in 20 years.[6] Think Global was purchased soon after by Electric Mobility Solutions AS, which announced production to resume in early 2012 with a refined Think City.[7] However, production never resumed, and the Indiana plant completed its final car in August 2012.[8]
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