Would you buy an ethical car from these guys?

Hard to figure how these two ended up here together. Gordon’s idea of casual golf gear is much the same as his beach wear it seems. Perhaps this was a publicity pic for a new environmentally friendly battery car (the new BOFOR – Buy One, Fund Our Retirement). But no, green isn’t a George W colour really.
If you do encounter these two selling cars, steer well clear. As for any offers of a nifty car leasing deal – well, we leased two countries to them for some years and they didn’t want the option to purchase at the end of the deal.

February 2, 2009 at 12:31 pm | Car Leasing Advice, Electric Cars | No comment

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No, I know sir, its not as big as Obama’s

Things were looking rosy for the 100% electric new THINK city car. In the race to get electric cars to market, the Norwegian start-up Think Global AS was one of the front-runners. It snagged big-name venture-capital backing and in 2008 manufactured about 350 of its latest model, a two-seater, plug-in city car. It planned to ramp up production to 10,000 units this year.
Then, at the end of October last year, the company took its shiny new model to Downing Street to be blessed by Gordon. Shortly after, in mid-December, Think became one of the green technology world’s first major casualties, filing for bankruptcy protection. All is not lost though because, in mid January, the company secured an interim financing commitment and was able to call back the first batch of employees from the lay-off it had to declare.
Could this be the first electric city vehicle available through car leasing? Keep away from Downing Street would be my advice.

January 27, 2009 at 7:19 pm | Electric Cars | No comment

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