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Audi Toyota Ford Mercedes Porsche Fiat Renault SeatPublished: August 21, 2010
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Fisker Video spot for Fisker Karma - Click above to watch video after the jump Fisker ran its first television ad back in May 2009 , but that wasn’t all that much to look at. Since then, the automotive start-up hired the independent advertising agency Lambesis as its agency of record .
Published: August 11, 2010
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
Published: July 20, 2010
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.
Published: July 1, 2010
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Green Daily , Fisker The Fisker Karma has completed its tour across the U.S .
Published: March 1, 2010
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Geneva Motor Show , Fisker Fisker Karma Aluminum Space Frame - Click above for high-res image Fisker Automotive has finally taken the digital wraps off of the advanced aluminum space frame that the Karma plug-in hybrid (PHEV) will be built around.
Published: February 17, 2010
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.
Published: January 16, 2010
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Green Daily , Fisker Henrik Fisker and the Karma plug-in hybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery It’s a week of big announcements for Fisker Automotive , even though they skipped out on the Detroit Auto Show . First, the company signed a deal with A123 Systems for batteries for the plug-in hybrid Fisker Karma. Today, we learn that, on top of the $528.7 million U.S
Published: December 4, 2009
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
Published: September 16, 2009
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Green Daily , Fisker Fisker Karma - Click above for high-res image gallery According to a report from earth2tech , Ray Lane, an investor with Kleiner Perkins, has let slip news that Fisker is developing a new plug-in hybrid automobile to slot below its planned Karma sedan with a base price of just $39,000. No indication is made whether that price would be before or after the $7,500 federal tax rebate it would likely qualify for. Kleiner Perkins is one of the major investors in Fisker Automotive , so there’s reason to believe Lane has knowledge of the inner workings of the young automaker.
Published: September 9, 2009
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , MPG , Green Daily , Fisker Fisker Karma - Click above for high-res image gallery The miles per gallon rating of a vehicle that can get energy from an electrical outlet is a difficult thing to accurately calculate and get the public to accept. Just ask AFS Trinity, with their “150 mpg” SUVs , or GM with its 230 mpg number for the Chevy Volt