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.

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

Fisker Automotive moves Michigan jobs to California

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Fisker In late 2008, Fisker Automotive opened an office in Pontiac, MI . At the time, COO Bernhard Koehler said in a statement that: The available talent, supplier base and infrastructure in Michigan will help us reach our production goal. While Fisker Automotive will continue to be headquartered in Irvine, California, the new facility will allow us the opportunity to collaborate with our Michigan supplier base and have everyone under one roof

Fisker: Leonardo DiCaprio’s Prius inspired the Karma

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Toyota , Green Daily , Fisker Ever wonder what it is that sparks the mind of an entrepreneur? After all, lots of people have big imaginations and great ideas, but only a relatively small number of them actually follow through, create a company and design a product. Of course, we can add Henrik Fisker to that list of entrepreneurs, and we’re definitely looking forward to seeing what else springs from his fertile mind

PEV 2009: Henrik Fisker explains how his company will be profitable, plans for 2010

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , Fisker , Business of Plugging In With his company about to announce its first U.S. plant in Delaware , CEO Henrik Fisker was in high spirits and high demand at last week’s Business of Plugging In conference in Detroit.

REPORT: Fisker looks to 2011 for profits; color us skeptical

Filed under: Fisker Fisker Karma - Click above for high-res image gallery Anyone that has watched either the auto industry or technology startups knows how hard it is to achieve profitability. Blend the two together and you more often than not have a recipe for financial disaster.

Fisker gives Quantum $10.2 million contract for powertrain development

Fisker Karma - Click above for high-res image gallery Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies has been working with Fisker Automotive ever since the latter company started its efforts to be build a luxury plug-in hybrid a couple of years ago. Quantum has been largely responsible for the creation of the plug-in series hybrid/extended range EV powertrain.

First Fisker Karma deliveries scheduled for mid-2010

Fisker Karma - Click above for high-res image gallery When we spoke to Henrik Fisker in January about his company’s plans to bring the Karma to market quickly, he said that they chose Finland’s Valmet Automotive to produce the cars because “they are the only factory in the world that could meet our deadline to bring the car to market this year.” Maybe so, but that doesn’t mean that the cars will actually be delivered in 2009.

VIDEO: Fisker Karma shows its mojo

A year ago, less a day, we showed you the first clip of the Fisker Karma in motion . More footage was shot that afternoon but inexplicably, it’s taken this long for it to find its way onto the internet

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