Fisker’s new ad: Karma is "Designed to get you hot, not the planet"

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 .

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

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.

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 .

Geneva Preview: Fisker Karma’s aluminum space frame digitally revealed

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.

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 announces $115.3 million in private equity funding to go with A123 battery deal

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

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

REPORT: Fisker developing $39,000 plug-in hybrid

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.

Fisker announces fuel economy estimate for Karma - 67.2 mpg and CO2 emissions of just 83 g/km

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

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