Electric Vehicle Sales Boom in Norway

Yes, the Norwegians make the Think, a car that they keep promising to launch in the USA but delay for some reason or the other. It turns out that the news isn't all that bad now - they have a boom in electric car sales in their country as Treehugger reports: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/12/norway-electric-car-sales-set-modest-record.php

With all of Ford's woes, they must be kicking themselves for not having held on to this company which they once owned. In any case, the fact that a major oil producing nation is experiencing an electyric car sales boom is something very positive. Here's wishing Think go from strength to greater strength along with other companies like the Kewet Buddy. Yes, this means just 200 cars sold, but any number is a good one. That is 200 fossil fuel cars less.

Tata to Build Electric Versions of the Indica in Norway

Some very positive news, if you ask me, from Autoblog Green: http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/07/28/tata-sends-indica-to-norway-to-gain-electric-drivetrain-street/ The Tatas are working hard to show fossil fuel the fist by working with the Norwegians to electrify their Indica.

Considering that the Norwegians already have a low cost electric car with a lot of hand assembly involved in its construction: http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/01/22/norwegian-kewet-buddy-electric-vehicles-got-good-specs-clunky/ I wonder when some other manufacturer would step in and license one of these designs. Bajaj, TVS etc - the country is waiting for you!