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Think halts electric car production, plans layoffs
Norwegian government rejects electric automaker's plea for $40 million in loan guarantees.
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Th!nk EV in Trouble
GoodCleanTech — ... - a larger all-electric family concept now unlikely to see production. According to Cleantech, Th!nky even wanted to bring those vehicles stateside, but "the status of those plans is now in question." The company's pain is quite evident, for even chunks of its ...

2009: Year of the Electric Car ?
Peak Energy — EV World has an article on the prospects for the electric car industry this year - 2009: Year of the Electric Car. Just when you thought there was no help on the horizon to ease your "pain at the pump", a century-old technology is about to re-emerge as a petroleum-free solution that will be amazingly cheap to operate, literally in the pennies-per-day. Meet the new electric cars of the 21st Century. Although they will initially appear in limited numbers and likely in restricted regions of the US while manufacturers, dealers and customers get comfortable with the technology, here is some of what you can expect to begin rolling down America roads ...

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