Video: Fisker dealer says Karma test drives and ordering start in November

Fisker dealer Mike Sullivan discusses the sales timeline - Click above to watch video after the jump When Fisker received $189 million in funding , the company gave a production target date for its long-awaited Karma of February of 2011. Fisker recently held a second coming-out party at its Santa Monica dealership to stoke the fires again, during which dealer principal Mike Sullivan began to color in some details of the run-up to February.

Once more for the record: Fisker Karma production probably delayed again

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Green Daily , Fisker Fisker Karma - click above for high-res image gallery Delays are expected as any small start-up company tries to play with the big boys of the automotive world, but Fisker has been fraught with delay after delay , leaving many wondering if the Karma is nothing but vaporware. Now, another report coming from the guys over at Green Car Advisor further adds to the belief that the Karma may never see the light of day, at least for a while.

Fisker begins countdown timer for the unveiling of… something

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Green Daily , Fisker The Fisker Karma has completed its tour across the U.S .

Fisker Automotive gets "Stevie" award as most innovative company

Filed under: Fisker Henrik Fisker gives an update on the Karma - Click above for high-res image gallery The American Business Awards gave out its “Stevie” awards earlier this week and Fisker Automotive walked away with a statue as “Most Innovative Company of the Year - up to 100 employees.” Wondering what a Stevie award is?

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

GM submits paperwork to sell Delaware plant to Fisker for $20 million

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Manufacturing/Plants , GM , Fisker Fisker Karma - Click above for high-res image gallery Fisker ’s first vehicle - the Karma luxury plug-in hybrid - is a slow-going project , but things are moving along with the company’s next vehicle, the lower-priced ($50,000?) Nina. Motors Liquidation Co., the bankruptcy estate company spun off from General Motors , officially put into motion the sale of GM’s old Wilmington, DE plant for $20 million

Three good reasons to invest in electric vehicle companies - and three reasons it’s a bad idea

Filed under: EV/Plug-in Fisker Karma Sunset - Click above for high-res image gallery Does it make sense to invest in electric vehicle startups? That is a question that only the individual investor can answer for him or herself

Canada’s date with electric vehicle destiny looks to be 2012

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , North America Toyota FT-EV - Click above for high-res image gallery Plug-in cars have their renewed first date with the American public in the last few months of this year. How they’ll be received is still an open question, but if things don’t go well, our neighbors to the north will get a chance to improve the relationship in 2012. By then, somewhere between eight and 12 all-electric cars from companies like Nissan , Ford , Toyota and Mitsubishi will be “widely available” in Canada, says CTV.

Challenge Bibendum: Exxon sees "big gains" in efficiency on the Road to 2030

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , MPG , AutoblogGreen Exclusive Exxon at Challenge Bibendum - Click above for high-res image gallery Unsurprisingly, all of the highlights Exxon displayed in its sign about “Improving Energy Efficiency For Today’s Consumer” at the Challenge Bibendum in Rio de Janiero, Brazil last week were small improvements related to getting more miles out of each gallon of gasoline.

Greening up parking lots means pricing them better, turning them into actual parks

Filed under: Etc. Your car is not doing any environmental damage when it’s parked, is it?

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