{"id":2541,"date":"2009-07-13T00:00:41","date_gmt":"2009-07-13T05:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.olino.org\/us\/?p=2541"},"modified":"2009-07-13T01:19:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-13T06:19:00","slug":"electric-car-think-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olino.org\/blog\/us\/articles\/2009\/07\/13\/electric-car-think-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Electric Car Think City"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"thinkcity_026\"<\/a>The Th!nk City is a 100% electric car designed from the start to be fully electric. The car has a range of 113 miles and a top speed of 65 mph. Pre-launch activities of the Th!nk city have started since 2009 in selected European markets like Norway, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria and now recently Spain. Th!nk is investigating opportunities to establish a dedicated US manufacturing plant for assembly of the new TH!NK City.<\/p>\n

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Design<\/h3>\n

Th!nk Global is already creating electric cars for 17 years. The new Th!nk City is the 5th generation of electric cars of Th!nk. The Th!nk City is designed from the start to be a fully electric car; it is not a conventional car which is converted to be an electric car like most electric cars on the market now. The Th!nk City is designed that the batteries are located in the middle of the car, under the seating area. This provides for an optimum weight distribution.<\/p>\n

Notable are the side indicator lights which are prominently placed on the wheel arches. TH!NK city\u2019s body is made of recyclable ABS plastic, designed for city driving, ideal for anyone who would like to avoid visible scratches and irritating little dents.<\/p>\n

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\nThe Th!nk city with the striking location of the side indicator lights<\/em><\/p>\n

Mind box<\/h3>\n

The TH!NK city has a so called “Mind Box”: this is a small computer with GPS and GPRS (mobile) functionalities which enables seamless connectivity to the vehicle\u2019s system.<\/p>\n

The system transmits state of charge and other vehicle statistics directly to your mobile phone. The Mind Box will give the driver direct connection to a customer service function, and will automatically call for assistance when an airbag is deployed. Fleet managers are able to both locate and control the charge rate for all fleet vehicles.<\/p>\n

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\nThe interior<\/em><\/p>\n

Powertrain and batteries<\/h3>\n

The TH!NK city has a 3 phase asyncron electric motor with 30kW of power. There are three types of batteries available:<\/p>\n