After a visit to Fisker HQ, Jim Motavalli frustrated by lack of information

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Fisker We were hoping our friend Jim Motavalli had dug up a gem when he wrote at BNET that Fisker Automotive would be providing “test cars to journalists as early as October.” We tried to get confirmation, but Fisker spokesman Russel Datz crushed our hopes by saying, “We haven’t announced anything.” Still, these drives will need to come soon, especially if Fisker wants to hit the sales targets Datz gave Motavalli during his visit to Fisker HQ in Irvine, CA. Those targets are: 2011 sales of the Karma plug-in hybrid: 14,000-15,000 units 2013 sales of the Karma: 15,000 units 2013 sales of the upcoming Nina PHEV: 100,000 units Number of Fisker models on sale in 2016: Six We know Fisker has missed deadlines before , but Datz told Motavalli that, “Everything is going great.” Motavalli writes: I asked Datz to tell me something he hadn’t told anyone else, but his mission remains to keep the press at bay until the curtain is raised

Fisker of Orange County unveils Karma in spectacular fashion… wait, what?

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Green Daily , Fisker Our eyes bulged as the newswire blazed with this hot story. To our disbelief, Fisker of Orange County just unveiled the Karma, the world’s first eco-chic, eco-friendly luxury performance car. The vehicle was “successfully revealed” and “so many excited spectators” took part in this “spectacular event,” yet we weren’t invited to attend

Demand for Fisker Karma reported to be "very strong." Um… ok…

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Green Daily , Fisker Fisker Karma - Click above for high-res image gallery Barclays Capital analyst Vishal Shah reports that demand for the Fisker Karma , an $88,000 plug-in hybrid that’s at least several months away from production , is “very strong” in both the U.S. and Europe. Shah says Fisker has recorded 2,500 to 3,000 pre-orders for the Karma

Fisker talking to other automakers about making bulk purchases of batteries, etc.

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , GM , Fisker Fisker Karma - Click above for high-res image gallery Anyone remember who makes the gas-powered engine that Fisker will use in the Karma plug-in hybrid? No

Fisker adds $189 million in latest funding round

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Green Daily , Fisker Fisker Karma - Click above for high-res image gallery Just a few short days ago, we got word that Fisker Karma production would be delayed once again and a new target date for full production now sits at February 2011. The delay gives Fisker ample time to secure even more funding, and that’s exactly what the company is doing.

Report: Fisker Karma full production delayed to February 2011

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Fisker Henrik Fisker gives an update on the Karma - click above for high-res image gallery The last time we checked in on the production start date for the Fisker Karma , Henrik Fisker was telling a crowd at the Los Angeles Auto Show that production units would be delivered to customers in September 2010.

Fisker seeking more money, wants $9 million grant and $12.5 million loan from state of Delaware

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Green Daily , Fisker Fisker Karma - Click above for high-res image gallery Virtually every company has one thing in common these days: the need for more money. Just days ago, Fisker finished the deal on quite a sum of cash, a whopping $528 million from the federal government . Now, Fisker is turning to the state of Delaware, home to one of the company’s upcoming production facilities, in search of more dough

Fisker says 100,000 plug-in hybrids a year could be built at Delaware plant

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Green Daily , Fisker Fisker Karma - Click above for high-res image gallery Fisker Automotive CEO Henrik Fisker gave a presentation at the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner Monday night about his compnay’s plans to build plug-in vehicles (PHEVs) in Delaware.

Geneva Preview: Fisker Karma’s "advanced aluminum space frame"

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Geneva Motor Show , Fisker Fisker Karma - Click above for high-res image gallery At the Chicago Auto Show last week, Fisker Automotive brought along the Karma Sunset with a new black exterior we hadn’t seen before. For the Geneva Motor Show that starts in a few weeks, the automaker is going in the other direction and will be showing off the “advanced aluminum space frame” that underpins the Karma and gives the plug-in hybrid car “new levels of rigidity and strength” for “world-class ride and handling characteristics.” Here’s how Fisker describes the frames, which will be made by Valmet Automotive in Uusikaupunki, Finland, in a statement: Though it forms the foundation of a large sedan the Karma space frame’s rigidity is exceptional even when compared to today’s sports cars.

Fisker-GM plant deal under scrutiny from conservative Judicial Watch

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , GM , Fisker Fisker Karma - Click above for high-res image gallery When Fisker Automotive announced it would buy an old General Motors plant in Delaware last fall, it was mostly reported as good news. The one bit of controversy was what role vice president Joe Biden played ; Fisker said he was emphatically not a factor for locating the plug-in hybrid plant in the veep’s home state. That statement wasn’t enough for conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch , which is filing a Freedom of Information lawsuit over documents relating to the purchase, the Newark Post reports.

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