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Monday, August 30, 2004

Norway may get used Ford electric cars 

Monday, August 30, 2004

News from DetNews.com - Detroit, MI, USA:

OSLO — Ford Motor Co. may avoid having to crush about 350 Think City electric cars that can’t be reused in the United States when leases end if Norway accepts them. Ford, which sold the Think unit’s assets to Kamkorp Ltd. in 2002, doesn’t want to be held liable for the vehicles. The cars don’t meet U.S. safety standards and got a waiver for only the lease period. Ford leased the cars in New York and California for as long as three years before selling Think. Ford has an offer from Norwegian company Elbil Norge to buy the cars.

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