Norway’s pioneering electric car maker, Think, plans to open a new manufacturing plant and technical center in the United States. The company is currently in discussions with eight states, including Michigan, hoping to host the facility, which will initially employ about 300 workers with a starting capacity of 16,000 cars per year. The technical center will provide jobs for another 70 engineers and electric drive specialists. Plans ultimately call for up to 900 employees and a capacity of 60,000 electric vehicles per year.

The Th!nk City model, can travel 100-110 miles per charge.  At current US electrical rates, it will cost $2-3 to recharge the batteries, for another 100 mile trip. In addition, the City is also about 95% recyclable, thus reducing it’s overall carbon footprint even more.

This plant would create 900 new jobs when fully operational after two years, plus several jobs within the parts industry.

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