THINK, the Scandinavian electric
vehicle (EV) maker, and its largest fleet customer,
Move About,
the Norwegian car-share fleet operator, are providing 15 THINK City
courtesy vehicles to the COP 15 Copenhagen United Nations Climate
Change Conference 2009.
The low carbon
battery electric vehicles will be on hand at the Bella Centeret
conference centre from the opening of COP15 today and for the
duration of the summit. All conference delegates will be invited to
ride in the world’s first urban EV during their time in Copenhagen.
Move About’s THINK City
vehicles will also participate in the Copenhagen
Hopenhagen Live
Parade on 13 December, which is a cavalcade of alternative fuels
vehicles through the centre of the city to mark the close of the
2009 climate change conference.
Move About
Chairman, Jarle Froshaug, said: “With our 15 THINK City cars we have
the largest EV fleet here in Copenhagen, and we hope that many of
the delegates, VIPs and media at COP 15 will ‘walk the talk’ and
choose to ride with us, emissions free.”
THINK CEO,
Richard Canny added: “We are proving that electric vehicles are a
viable, safe, fun and practical method of urban transportation.
We’re delighted to see governments around the world working together
to accelerate this transition. This change to electric
transportation is as profound as the change to the personal computer
and the internet.”
He added:
“THINK is proud to be a pioneer linking the new energy industry with
the traditional auto industry, and our fleet of THINK City EVs
proves that the change has reached a tipping point. With a range of
up to 180km and zero vehicle emissions, the THINK City has to be the
smart choice for visitors to ride in at COP15.”
The THINK City
is the world’s first urban EV to be granted certification with the
European CE conformity mark and EU homologation requirements (M1
certificate). To achieve these exacting standards, the THINK City
has been through extensive testing and validation, including
hundreds of computer simulations and correlations, over 50 sled
tests and more than 20 full vehicle crash tests.
Sales of the
THINK City have started in selected markets, such as Norway,
Denmark, Sweden, The Netherlands, Switzerland and most recently,
Spain. Vehicles in these countries are primarily sold to municipal
fleet holders, governments and utility partners as pilot and
demonstration fleets with the support of government incentives.
