Fisker Karma
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Fisker's range-extended hybrid Karma and recently unveiled Surf are undoubtedly stylish, attractive machines. But the next generation of Fisker, the Project Nina sedan, could be even more impressive. A report from Auto Express says the Nina will be sized about the same as the BMW 5-Series yet be priced toward the 3-Series end of the market. While those are European figures, the translation may work out on our side of the Atlantic, too. If it does, that would make the Nina the Cadillac CTS of hybrids. Why? Because the CTS does almost the exact same thing, except without all the hybrid...
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Fisker’s Next Model Will Be A Crossover?Fisker's second model is expected to be a more practical crossover, a concept of which could be unveiled as early as September's 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show.
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Fisker Raises Another $100 Million, Karma Deliveries To Start This Month
First shown at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show, the Fisker Karma has led a typical life for a performance plug-in hybrid concept: delays followed by reassurances, followed by more delays. Originally to be in production and on sale by late 2009, the car finally started rolling down the line at...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Fisker Dealer Says Karma Production To Start In March
First shown at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show, the Fisker Karma has led a typical life for a performance plug-in hybrid concept: delays followed by reassurances, followed by more delays. Originally to be in production and on sale by late 2009, the car will finally start rolling down the line in March...
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Fisker Hikes Prices On Karma, Sales Launch Spring 2011
It looks like the cost of building the 2011 Fisker Karma under contract with Valmet is higher than the company expected when it set its initial prices in 2008. A price rise of $7,900 came first, and today the company has hiked prices another $8,000 to a final starting price of $95,900. That's just...
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Fisker Consolidates U.S. Facilities, Closes Michigan R&D Center
Like most of the big players in the automotive industry that had to retract, right-size and close facilities across the country, electric vehicle startup Fisker Automotive has also had to bite the bullet and consolidate some of its operations. A little over a year after establishing its 34,000...
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Fisker recently suffered a setback with the launch of its Karma plug-in hybrid electric sports sedan, whose delay has been pushed back until the third quarter of the year after originally being pegged for release last November. However, the company does have some good news to report on, announcing this week that it has managed to raise an additional $115.3 million in new private equity funding as well as a partnership with battery supplier A123 Systems Inc. The new funding is in addition to the $528.7 million low-cost loan from the Department of Energy, which was granted to Fisker back in...
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Danish Prince Drives 2010 Fisker Karma At Copenhagen Greenhouse Summit
The 2010 Fisker Karma is soon to be turned loose in non-Fisker hands for the first time.
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Santa Monica Fisker Dealer Opening A Hit
The Fisker Karma will hit the streets in 2010.
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Fisker Picks Delaware Plant For New Hybrid Vehicle Production
Fisker’s next model, due in 2012, will be a $39,000 plug-in hybrid mid-size sedan.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Fisker Gets $528 Million From DOE For U.S. Production
The Fisker Karma will be built at a new facility called Project NINA.
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Fisker Karma Scores 67 mpg SAE Rating
The plug-in hybrid luxury sports car is about 33% more efficient than the Prius according to the SAE.
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Henrik Fisker, a man responsible for the breath-taking designs of the BMW Z8, Aston Martin DB9 and V8 Vantage, is set to debut a 100-mph performance plug-in hybrid at the Detroit Auto Show in January next year. By partnering with Quantum Technologies, Fisker Automotive plans to start selling the car in 2009 with an initial production figure of 15,000 units a year, with each car priced at just under $100,000. This is the first official teaser for the new car, which is shaping up to be one of the sexiest hybrids on the planet. Unlike his other models, based on the Mercedes-Benz SL and BMW...
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Fisker developing plug-in hybrid sports car
Fisker Coachbuild today announced the formation of a partnership with Quantum Technologies to develop a new eco-friendly plug-in hybrid sports car. The California-based coachbuilder currently sells modified versions of BMW’s 6-Series and Mercedes’ SL-Class roadster but plans to develop...
Ralph Hanson
