New Model Cars

Electric car startups in Silicon Valley have garnered some VC interest now that the price of oil has made alt energy a viable investment category again. It is also true in Europe, although it's not the brand name VCs jumping in just yet.
TH!NK was founded back in 1973 and had some success in the late nineties, but wobbled through the early part of this decade as it was bought and sold by several different investors, including the Ford Motor Co. over the years.