On August 31, 2009
Norway’s Think EV Adds U.S. Board Members, GM Connection
Think, the European battery car maker, will soon be speaking Norwegian with an unmistakable American accent. The company, once an arm of Ford, has some $47 million in new investment (partly from American investors) and, after it conquers Asia and Europe, an ambitious U.S. expansion plan. Think emerged from the Norwegian form of bankruptcy just last week. The U.S. battery company Ener1 (which supplies cells to Fisker and the Japanese postal service, and has a research partnership with Nissan) will now own 31 percent of Think, and occupy two seats of the five-seat Think board. Charles Gassenheimer, the company’s voluble CEO, will take one seat, and another, BNET Autos has learned, goes to a famous name among EV watchers: Ken Baker. As…
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