Electric
vehicle manufacturer Think has signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) to deliver up to 500 TH!NK
city electric-powered
vehicles this year to ElmoNet, a subsidiary of Mobility Service
Netherlands.
With the Dutch
Parliament calling for the rapid introduction of EVs (electric
vehicles), the Minister of Transport, Mr. Camiel Eurlings, earlier
this year announced a fund of 10 million Euros to be made available
to support the large scale, early introduction of electric
mobility.
“Ambitious
visions and concrete measures are required to make the
Netherlands the most important experimental garden for electric
mobility” says Marjan Minnesma, Director of Urgenda. Urgenda is an
active foundation that aims to transform the Netherlands into a
model for sustainable development.
Richard Waitz,
Think’s Sales Director, is very optimistic about the rapidly growing
opportunities in the Dutch market, and welcomed this initiative by
the Dutch Parliament. "The shift to zero emission clean technology
vehicles is a paradigm shift, where Government support is creating
an important basis for the first larger scale fleet applications"
says Waitz. “Think is moving quickly to take advantage of these
programs in the Netherlands and all across Europe”.
TH!NK city is a
modern, two seater urban car which has a top speed of 100 km/h (65
mph). It accelerates from zero to 50 km/h (30 mph) in just 6.5
seconds and 80 km/h (50 mph) in 16 seconds. With
zero local emissions and an
energy efficiency three times that of a traditional combustion
engine car, it is a car for the environment. It can travel for 180
km (112 miles) in city driving on a fully charged battery.
The Cities of
Amsterdam and Rotterdam have already expressed keen interest to
introduce the TH!NK city electric car in their region. Think
delivered the first TH!NK city EVs to ElmoNet in February, and will
continue to deliver vehicles according to the MOU in 2009.
