Green Options » Think Ox http://greenoptions.com/tag/think-ox Posts tagged 'Think Ox' Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:39:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Th!nk Thinks Portland is a Nice Place to Build Electric Cars http://gas2.org/2009/04/08/thnk-thinks-portland-is-a-nice-place-to-build-electric-cars/ http://gas2.org/2009/04/08/thnk-thinks-portland-is-a-nice-place-to-build-electric-cars/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:39:57 +0000 Nick Chambers http://gas2.org/2009/04/08/thnk-thinks-portland-is-a-nice-place-to-build-electric-cars/

On the heels of a Nissan electric car press conference in Portland Monday, yesterday Norwegian electric car manufacturer Th!nk was wooed by Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski and US Senator Ron Wyden as the place to site an electric car manufacturing facility.

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]]> http://gas2.org/2009/04/08/thnk-thinks-portland-is-a-nice-place-to-build-electric-cars/feed/ Th!nk Ox: An Electric Car With Style and Smarts http://gas2.org/2008/06/23/thnk-ox-an-electric-car-with-style-and-smarts/ http://gas2.org/2008/06/23/thnk-ox-an-electric-car-with-style-and-smarts/#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:53:24 +0000 Nick Chambers http://gas2.org/2008/06/23/thnk-ox-an-electric-car-with-style-and-smarts/ Norwegian company Th!nk is hoping to kick start the market for electric cars with its upcoming five-seater, the Ox.

Although an Ox is not what I’d call a particularly stylish or intelligent animal, don’t let the name confuse you — the Th!nk Ox could be about the most attractive and functional electric car ever designed. Before the debate starts over that claim, note the all-important “and” between the words attractive and functional.

Due out in 2010/2011, the Ox is about the size of a Toyota Prius. It can go from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 8.5 seconds, travel between 125 and 155 miles on a single charge, and its lithium-ion batteries can be charged to 80% capacity in less than an hour.

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