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.

Fisker hires Lambesis as ad agency of record; we expect the sex will sell

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Fisker Fisker Karma - Click above for high-res image gallery We’ve already seen at least one TV ad from Fisker Automotive , a minute-long spot that aired in the Los Angeles area almost a year ago (watch it here ). Fisker recently consolidated its operations in California ( sorry, Michigan ), a move the company said would allow “greater efficiency and speeds up development of our new plug-in hybrids.” The latest sign that development is indeed moving forward is the news that the plug-in vehicle start-up has hired the independent advertising agency Lambesis as its agency of record. As you might know (we didn’t), Lambesis is the force behind recent campaigns for SKYY vodka, Grand Marnier and Dasani.

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.

Chicago 2010: Fisker Sunset shows up in black

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Chicago Auto Show , Fisker Fisker Sunset in black - Click above for high-res image gallery While walking the hallways at the Chicago Auto Show looking for interesting things to write about, we stumbled upon the Fisker booth and found a pair of extended-range plug-in hybrids to point our DSLR lenses at. We were especially attracted to the droptop Sunset model, in this case painted up in a beautiful coating of jet black paint. Equally as jaw-dropping was the brown leather interior, which had a worn-in baseball glove-like finish that looked awfully inviting

How Fisker’s Delaware plant helps the local UAW

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Manufacturing/Plants , Fisker Fisker Karma - Click above for high-res image gallery When Fisker signed an agreement in late October to build the Nina project car plug-in hybrid sports car at a Wilmington, Delaware assembly plant that formerly belonged to GM, we mentioned that United Auto Workers Local 435 president was on hand, hinting that the plant would remain unionized. This is not typical for a startup auto plant, but Fisker’s entry into the Diamond State was a real lifesaver for the UAW members, who “looked like goners” earlier in the summer. That phrase comes from a report on Delaware Online about Fisker’s investment in the plant and how it could create 5,000 jobs in the U.S

Danish crown prince to drive Fisker Karma prototype to climate conference

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Fisker With the UN Climate change conference currently under way in Copenhagen Denmark, it’s not at all surprising that a member of the Danish royal family would make an appearance at some of the events. Of course it wouldn’t do to show up at such a conference in a Rolls-Royce or Bentley. However, a Prius would be a bit too pedestrian

Fisker: VP Biden not the reason we chose Delaware

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Manufacturing/Plants , Fisker Fisker Karma - Click above for high-res image gallery What does Joe Biden have to do with Fisker Automotive ? On the surface, the answer would seem to be nothing at all..

LA 2009: First Fisker Karmas now expected to hit showrooms in Sept. 2010

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , LA Auto Show , Fisker Henrik Fisker gives an update on the Karma - click above for high-res image gallery Henrik Fisker provided an update on his eponymous car company here in LA today. No one but the hopelessly naive will be surprised to learn that production Karma’s will not be hitting customers hands by the end of this month ( as once promised ). For a company that was only founded two years ago, to get an all-new design engineered and produced in 18 months is a near impossibility

UNO now transforms to two wheeler, may transform world

At first glance, it seems an unlikely piece of engineering. A one-wheeled electric motorcycle with Segway-like smarts for staying upright which, for safety’s sake, topped out at 15 mph. For Ben Gulak, the Uno was just a starting point and several years after beginning his original prototype at the age of 16, Gulak, now an MIT student, has evolved his concept into a machine that transforms into a two-wheeler on the fly

Citroën C-Zero ready to be tested [w/VIDEO]

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Citroen , Europe/EU Citroen C-Zero - click above for high res image gallery British and French motorists will be able to try the Citroën C-Zero before it goes on sale.

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