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Norwegian Electric Car Will Cruise US Streets

Vehicle can log up to 110 miles on single charge

By Laurel Jorgensen, Newser Staff

Posted May 30, 2008 1:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – An electric car that can travel up to 110 miles when fully charged will hit select US cities next year, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Think City, from Norwegian automaker Think Global AS, is already on the road in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, and... Read full story »

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