The Th!nk City is produced as a small two-seater or 2+2-seater car by Think Global and production partner Valmet Automotive, with a top speed of 110 kilometres per hour (68 mph) and an all-electric range of 160 kilometres (99 miles) on a full charge. Charging takes around 9 1/2 hours, but Th!nk are looking at ways of incorporating a rapid charger.
The Th!nk City was sold in Norway, the Netherlands, Spain, France, Austria, Switzerland, Finland, and the U.S. and by March 2011 approximately 1,045 units were sold worldwide. As of early 2011 it was one of the five crash-tested, mass-produced and highway-certified electric cars in the world, together with the Tesla Roadster, the Mitsubishi i MiEV, the Nissan Leaf and the Smart ED.
Financial difficulties put an end to production of the Th!nk City in Finland in March 2011, and the company filed for bankruptcy on June 22, 2011, for the fourth time in 20 years; but the company was bought soon after by Electric Mobility Solutions AS and production is scheduled to restart in early 2012 with a refined Think City.
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