Ford Halts Destruction of Th!nk EVs

Advanced Battery Technology,  Oct 2004  

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Ford Motor Company's U.S. fleet of Norwegian-produced Th!nk electric vehicles may soon fill waiting list orders for the zero-emission cars. The decision marks an abrupt reversal by Ford, which had been ignoring letters of interest from automakers Elbil Norge and Think Nordic and the Norwegian Minister of Transportation.

At the same time, Bill Ford, Jr. wrote a letter to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger opposing a proposed law that would encourage purchases of the most fuel-efficient passenger cars. In a letter concerning the Th!nk EV controversy to Norwegian Minister of Transportation Torhild Skogsholm, Ford conceded that, "it is very clear to us that there is a high demand for these vehicles in Norway, not in the least because of the high priority and support your government has given to environmentally friendly transport technology."

Ingvar Sviggum, a vice president of Ford Europe, confirmed, "It is with pleasure that I am able to inform you that we have, with immediate effect, stopped any further scrapping of these vehicles."

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