This fall U.S. consumers will finally have true electric car options. 
With the BP spill raging in the Gulf, reminding us of the volatile nature of our current dependency on oil, having a true electric choice is a welcome relief. Nissan’s Leaf and Chevy’s Volt both will go on sale this fall. The Leaf is a 100% all-electric car, while the Volt is a vehicle that runs on an electric motor, but has a gas engine to help extend its range and recharge the battery when needed. Both vehicles are sedan style four door offerings. Another all electric option is coming from Think. Think cars is a Norwegian automaker that has strong ties to the U.S. It received $118 million in U.S. energy stimulus grants to open a plant in Elkhart, Indiana. The new plant will have the capacity to produce 60,000 Think cars per year. Initial Think cars will be hitting New York City this coming fall, with additional rollouts planned for Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego. The Think City, (their moniker for the car), is highway-legal, runs exclusively on a rechargeable lithium ion battery power train. It has a range of about 112 miles on a single charge, and a top speed of 60mph. While it can take up to eight hours to fully charge from a 110-volt household outlet, the car can charge to 80 percent capacity in 15 minutes at a fast-charging 220-volt station. Think recently picked up a contract for a Brazilian utility company to supply them with a fleet of Think City cars.
Photo: Think City Car Photo: Courtesy of Think Cars
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