Car History 4U

Environmentally Friendly / Green Cars: Norway

7.10  Norway  

  • 7.10.1. Think Nordic

    • The Think Nordic company produced an electric powered car called the “Th!NK” from about 1999 to 2002.

    • The first practical prototype, the PIV2, was produced in the early 1990s. By 1994 15 prototypes existed.  The cars were powered by NiCd batteries.

    • The following year, 1995, the company produced the PIV3 version.

    • In about 1999 the company produced its first real production model, the PIV4 (which was later called the “TH!NK”).

    • It had a maximum range of 85 km (53 miles) and a top speed of 90 km/h (56 mph).

    • By the time production ceased in 2002 a total of 1005 “Th!NK” cars had been produced.
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