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Fisker Karma Hybrid Testing In Southern California

Despite whispers of vaporware and only a little more than four months since the original concept was debuted at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show, Fisker has handed out a set of six images of the Fisker Karma testing in Southern California. The prototype looks shockingly similar to the show car and is wearing only the lightest of camouflage, just vinyl stickers which do little to obscure the cars handsome body work. More »

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7:20 PM on Fri May 9 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
4,656 views, 32 comments

alternative energy

Something To Th!nk About Regarding The Coming (Hopefully) Green Vehicle Revolution

When we heard that Th!nk was coming to America our cynicism censors immediately lit up. Is this the same Th!nk that failed here before, went bankrupt, had their electric bike recalled and has annoying punctuation in their name? Yes. But they got that sweet sweet Kleiner Perkins VC money, right? True, that money has yet to produce a commercially successful car. The interesting history of all that below. More »

Feature

4:20 PM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Matt Hardigree
2,871 views, 29 comments

Latest by kengrubb: In the U.S., an electric vehicle is likely NOT being charged with electricity from a coal source. [www.eia.doe.gov] more »

alternative energy

PopMech Analyzes The Tesla Lawsuit Shenanigans

This week we heard about a couple of lawsuits mythical electric sports car almost-manufacturer Tesla has managed to get tied up in. The first one saw Magna suing Tesla for breach of contract over its transmission design, the other was Tesla going medieval on Fisker for allegedly stealing designs associated with the Tesla Whitestar Hybrid for its Fisker Karma Hybrid. Well Popular Mechanics has gone out and consulted a lawyer-type about the guts of these lawsuits and what the likely outcomes of the twin tussles might be. We just want the slap fights to be over. [Popular Mechanics]

7:00 PM on Fri Apr 18 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,631 views, 26 comments

Latest by dwp: @allenparkpete: I can't take credit for the line, it was used in an Autoweek long-term test of a few gen-ago Chrysler minivan which had something like 5 recalls or owner notifications for not insignificant items. it seems to be agreed more »

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Tesla Sues Fisker Designers In World's Most Expensive Girl Fight

Tesla Motors, the manufacturer of the Tesla Roadster, has filed suit against Henrik Fisker and Bernhard Koehler (yes that Fisker) claiming the duo stole confidential design information and trade secrets while working for Tesla. We're not trying to pick sides around these parts, but the Tesla claims make some sense. More »

11:00 AM on Tue Apr 15 2008
By Travis Hudson
2,331 views, 25 comments

news

HybridCars Asks: Is The Hybrid Car Recession Proof?

Clearly, our impending/new/ongoing recession is having an impact on the automotive industry (just ask GM and their $38 billion disappearing act). Consumers are having to ask questions they didn't have to ask in the carefree 1990's. And while small manufacturers like Maserati can aim for the extremely affluent profiting on our economic troubles, it's not as easy for others. Or is it? According to HybridCars.com's "Hybrid Market Dashboard," hybrids in the U.S. saw a year-over-year 24.9% sales increase for January 2008, compared to a 2.9% decrease for all cars sold in the U.S. More »

2:15 PM on Wed Feb 13 2008
By Matt Hardigree
857 views, 8 comments

Latest by jbarrow: @rgseidl: Nice analysis. more »

media

That Mazda RX-8 Sure Looks Like a Fisker Karma

This just in from the NUMBER TWO television market in the country: The RX-8 looks exactly like the Fisker Karma! More »

3:30 PM on Tue Jan 22 2008
By burstein
4,168 views, 24 comments

detroit auto show

Detroit Auto Show: Fisker Karma Luxury Hybrid, Only $80,000

The big news today is the Fisker Karma Luxury Hybrid, which is going to come at $80,000 and deliver luxury style, GT performance and eco-friendliness. And this isn't a flight of fancy. This is a production model that will be produced in the fourth quarter of 2009 with venture capital funding by Kleiner Perkins, who made big investments in Netscape and Google at the right time that later turned into big victories. A true lithium-ion plug-in hybrid, the electrical system is good for 50 miles of electric-only driving in stealth mode. Otherwise, the second mode of the hybrid system involves a performance-oriented four cylinder engine. The company currently puts the performance at 5.8 seconds 0-60 mph with a top speed of 125 mph (continuous). Interestingly, we also got photos of Mark Fields chatting it up at the Fisker display before the reveal. Old friend, new partner — or maybe a mullet potential curious onlooker attempting to find out more about what's going on under the hood?


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Feature

12:45 PM on Mon Jan 14 2008
By Matt Hardigree
10,506 views, 43 comments

Latest by smokes: Corvette-meets-DeLorean look. Who needs education if you can buy top-tech in sleek design? Top-10 if it delivers! more »

detroit auto show

Detroit Auto Show: Fisker Karma Luxury Hybrid

The embargo for the Fisker Karma Luxury Hybrid from coachbuilder Fisker (responsible for questionably revised european luxury models) was broken two days ago and then unbroken by some concerned PR people and now it appears that AutoBlog.it has broken the embargo again! Molto Bene! The Karma Hybrid will be powered by the Quantum Technologies-sourced Q-DRIVE System (a series hybrid with a small gas engine running to generate power for lithium ion battery packs). This is good for a claimed 0-60 mph time of six seconds and a top speed of 125 mph and a range of 50 miles on batteries alone.

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Feature

6:13 PM on Sun Jan 13 2008
By Matt Hardigree
5,608 views, 41 comments

Latest by RoninianHoon: My dragon tail just poked a hole in my chair... more »