[eaasv] Fwd: Get a fantastic deal on the 2011 Th!nk EV
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Poho...@comcast.net
Mar 9, 2012, 12:30:12 PM3/9/12
to eaasv, Bob Garzee
Hello EV supporters,
Th!nk North America has an all-electric car that you can drive on the freeway. The top speed is about 70 MPH and the range is about 100 miles. It is listed among the 2011 models that are eligible for the white carpool lane stickers at the CARB website:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/carpool/carpool.htm
These are great little cars and I have driven them in town, on the freeway and on a very windy and steep mountain road. From first hand experience I can say that I would be proud to own one. I have attached a couple of photos to this email so you can see what the car looks like. The yellow car is not a standard color, however it is the same under the skin as the red, blue and black ones that you can buy. I have attached a spec sheet with some of the technical and marketing details about the Th!nk City EV.
The car is a 2 seater with a rather large storage area behind the seats and a large glass hatchback for excellent rear visibility. It comes with a 120 VAC charging cord that plugs into the J1772 charge port on the car. This is the same connector used by the Nissan Leaf, the Chevy Volt and most other EVs. You can charge more than twice as fast using any J1772 240 VAC charging station like the public charging stations that Coulomb has installed around California or that you can purchase for home use at places like Lowes and Best Buy.
I drove the yellow car from De Anza college in Cupertino up to the top of Montebello Road above Stevens Creek Reservoir. The climb was about 2,500 feet - much higher than the Highway 17 summit to Santa Cruz. The Th!nk EV zipped up the hill with plenty of power and handled the sharp turns with a sure grip. This was with both myself and Bob Garzee of Synergy EV on board.
On the way back down the hill, I used the regenerative braking and was able to keep the car at a safe speed without hardy using the regular brakes at all. The SOC meter showed that I had regained a significant amount of charge during the descent.
Unfortunately, Th!nk North America ran out of money before they could get a dealer network going and had to file for bankruptcy. They are emerging from bankruptcy now and need some cash to proceed so they can re-start production.
Their loss can be your gain. In order to get the cash quickly, they have priced 150 cars from their existing inventory to sell at $22,300. I believe that these cars are eligible for the $2,500 California State EV rebate and also the $7,500 Federal Tax credit. That would bring your final price down to $12,300 plus the state sales taxes and DMV fees.
There are only 150 cars available at this price. These cars are currently located on the east coast, and the yellow and red demo cars that I drove have been shipped back to the headquarters in Michigan and are not part of the deal. That means that there are no cars available for test drives at this time.
Bob Garzee of Synergy EV is working on arrangements with a local Ford dealer to handle the transactions. The EV Training (to be supported by the State ETP) for the dealer or independent tech to work on the vehicles would be at the GTWD-DeAnza Training Center in Cupertino ( http://www.greentranswd.com/ ) .
Bob is in the picture standing next to the yellow car that we took near the top of our trip up Montebello Road. That's me in the driver's seat of the red car.
We are looking for potential buyers to "raise their hand" at this time. There is no obligation to buy, however we are trying to put together a group of interested parties that we can present to Th!nk so that they can decide if it is worth shipping some to the west coast for test drives and sales. This deal is being presented across the country, so there is no telling how long the cars will last at this price.
Please send me a private email to let me know if you are interested or if you have any questions that are not answered in the attached spec sheet.
Adios,
Jerry Pohorsky
Jerry.P...@comcast.net
408-464-0711
Th!nk North America has an all-electric car that you can drive on the freeway. The top speed is about 70 MPH and the range is about 100 miles. It is listed among the 2011 models that are eligible for the white carpool lane stickers at the CARB website:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/carpool/carpool.htm
These are great little cars and I have driven them in town, on the freeway and on a very windy and steep mountain road. From first hand experience I can say that I would be proud to own one. I have attached a couple of photos to this email so you can see what the car looks like. The yellow car is not a standard color, however it is the same under the skin as the red, blue and black ones that you can buy. I have attached a spec sheet with some of the technical and marketing details about the Th!nk City EV.
The car is a 2 seater with a rather large storage area behind the seats and a large glass hatchback for excellent rear visibility. It comes with a 120 VAC charging cord that plugs into the J1772 charge port on the car. This is the same connector used by the Nissan Leaf, the Chevy Volt and most other EVs. You can charge more than twice as fast using any J1772 240 VAC charging station like the public charging stations that Coulomb has installed around California or that you can purchase for home use at places like Lowes and Best Buy.
I drove the yellow car from De Anza college in Cupertino up to the top of Montebello Road above Stevens Creek Reservoir. The climb was about 2,500 feet - much higher than the Highway 17 summit to Santa Cruz. The Th!nk EV zipped up the hill with plenty of power and handled the sharp turns with a sure grip. This was with both myself and Bob Garzee of Synergy EV on board.
On the way back down the hill, I used the regenerative braking and was able to keep the car at a safe speed without hardy using the regular brakes at all. The SOC meter showed that I had regained a significant amount of charge during the descent.
Unfortunately, Th!nk North America ran out of money before they could get a dealer network going and had to file for bankruptcy. They are emerging from bankruptcy now and need some cash to proceed so they can re-start production.
Their loss can be your gain. In order to get the cash quickly, they have priced 150 cars from their existing inventory to sell at $22,300. I believe that these cars are eligible for the $2,500 California State EV rebate and also the $7,500 Federal Tax credit. That would bring your final price down to $12,300 plus the state sales taxes and DMV fees.
There are only 150 cars available at this price. These cars are currently located on the east coast, and the yellow and red demo cars that I drove have been shipped back to the headquarters in Michigan and are not part of the deal. That means that there are no cars available for test drives at this time.
Bob Garzee of Synergy EV is working on arrangements with a local Ford dealer to handle the transactions. The EV Training (to be supported by the State ETP) for the dealer or independent tech to work on the vehicles would be at the GTWD-DeAnza Training Center in Cupertino ( http://www.greentranswd.com/ ) .
Bob is in the picture standing next to the yellow car that we took near the top of our trip up Montebello Road. That's me in the driver's seat of the red car.
We are looking for potential buyers to "raise their hand" at this time. There is no obligation to buy, however we are trying to put together a group of interested parties that we can present to Th!nk so that they can decide if it is worth shipping some to the west coast for test drives and sales. This deal is being presented across the country, so there is no telling how long the cars will last at this price.
Please send me a private email to let me know if you are interested or if you have any questions that are not answered in the attached spec sheet.
Adios,
Jerry Pohorsky
Jerry.P...@comcast.net
408-464-0711
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