Electric Cars From Norway Coming to a City Near You

Filed under: Vehicle Tech, Green Tech

Think Global an electric automobile company based in Norway, announced last week that it will ship 50,000 of its electric cars to the U.S. The new Think automobiles are plug-in electrics that look like a cross between a Smart Automobile and a VW Cabriolet. The electric automobiles are shorter than the Smart car, but taller. In addition to the convertible pictured above, Think Global will release a two seater coup model.

The vehicles top out around 65 miles-per-hour and get about 110 miles to the charge, which is perfect for getting around the city, but good luck taking them on a roadtrip. The Think will set you back something like $17,000 in the U.S. and, curiously, the batteries will be leased separately for about $100 or $200 each, and might even include wireless and insurance. This is significantly less than other electric cars out there, like the Tesla, which costs more than $100,000, and will hopefully bring the electric automobile within reach for the average man/woman.

Think Global was launched in Oslo in 1991 and bought by Ford in 1999. Ford stopped leasing the cars in 2003, when California stopped requiring auto makers to produce zero-emissions cars. Now, Think is owned by Inspire, and its tech savvy investors hooked up with Google in 2006 to figure out what it means to be a 21st-century vehicle company. The result is expected to hit the road by the end of the year, so pretty soon you can start spending all your gas money on your hefty electric bill. [Source: ValleyWag]

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