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more about #fiskerkarma more comments → Turboner: It's cool. I've developed a new hybrid engine that runs off of tired memes and free porn. more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: One isn't a problem. A million could be a gigantic problem. It all depends on the rate of uptake, and the effort made to adapt the grid, and to inco... more » mr_dude: Make it a proprietary plug that supplies power between midnight and six. more » that ain't the way to have fun, son: \Cartman Goddamned hippies /Cartman more » zacarious: However, they will kill your motoring soul. more » bmoreDLJ: Finally! A vehicle designed from the ground-up to kill unsighted pedestrians. more » Rust-MyEnemy: Screw the Army having a quiet electric vehicle, why can't my milkman manage not to wake me every morning? And his Electric Vehicle can only do about ... more » Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig): Shooting Karma's gonna get you Gonna shoot you right in the face Better get into your cave now We'll put you in your place Yeah, we all...shoot...gun... more » YankBoffin: "...fuel consumption 25% above similar vehicles." ? more » Bertone77: That's what I want, a military vehicle that gets great gas mileage and provides no protection for the occupants! Why not just strap a machine gun to a... more » MaWeiTao: I thought Fisker was a Finnish company. Why aren't they providing the loan? But then I see Fisker is based in California, no doubt to benefit from US... more » HoonThatFerrari: I like the lines of the Panamerikarma... wonder how their electro-box will look? I'm not a big fan of their proposed price tag, though - nor that of t... more » NiceNurseRatched: A half-billion dollars - ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME??? I pay six figures a year in taxes for this bullshit!!! The assholes in Washington are taking ... more » jodark: Might as well call this company Associated Steel run by Orren Boyle. What a fucking waste. more » Captain Liverspots: If you people think $39,900 is expensive, wait 'til you see the price tags on projects PINTA and SANTA MARIA. more » -
#ifeelgassy
Plug-In Hybrids Will Not Kill The Power Grid, Yet
There's some concern the pending crop of plug-in hybrid vehicles will put a strain on the US power grid. Relax, they're not going to sell enough of them for it to matter. More » -
#militaryvehicles
CREV Diesel Electric Hybrid: The Fisker Special Ops Vehicle
Quantum, better known as the engineering half of the Fisker Karma, is going commando with the Clandestine Extended Range Vehicle (CREV) diesel electric hybrid. It's quiet. Deadly quiet. More » -
#industrynews
Fisker Granted $528 Million Loan By Feds To Develop “Low-Cost” Plug-In Hybrid
The DoE just gave Fisker a $528 million loan, part of which will bring the Fisker Karma to market in 2010, while most will go to Project NINA, a $39,900 (after tax credits) plug-in hybrid. [Fisker] -
#ifeelgassy
Fisker Gives Karma 67.2 MPG Estimated Fuel Economy Rating, Beats All Current Hybrids
67.2MPG. That's the fuel economy figure Fisker calculated for the Fisker Karma using SAE standard estimations. If true, it puts the plug-in, mustachioed hybrid ahead of the current champ, the 2010 Toyota Prius at 50MPG. We'll see. Press release below. More » -
#newcars
Fisker Karma To Make Powered Debut At Monterey Historics
The Fisker Karma debuted its production-intent mustachioed shape at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, but now the fully running prototype will take a spin at the Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races on August 15. More » -
#teslamodels
Tesla Model S To Start At $57,400, Undercut Fisker
The all-electric Tesla Model S sedan will start at only $57,400, or $49,900 after a federal tax credit. This is half the Roadster's $109,000 price and lower than the Fisker Karma Hybrid. More » -
#fisker
World's First Fisker Dealership To Open In Portland, Oregon
The debate over whether Fisker's $80,000 Karma plug-in hybrid sports sedan will come to market may rage on, but they've now found their first dealer willing to support the dream. More » -
#detroitautoshow
Fisker Karma S Sunset: World's First Hybrid Convertible
The Fisker Karma S is the world’s first plug-in hybrid convertible. Featuring a folding hardtop and virtually the same lines as the Fisker Karma production car, this is one sexy hybrid. More » -
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#detroitautoshow
Fisker Sunset Concept Heading To Detroit
Fisker will be unveiling a new concept at the Detroit Auto Show, the romantically named Sunset. What is it? -
#ifeelgassy
Five Reasons High Gas Prices Are Good For Real Drivers
While people who drive out of necessity are understandably upset about high gas prices, the real enthusiast driver recognizes the positives. Artificially low fuel prices have subsidized an American automotive lifestyle out-of-sync with the needs and desires of serious drivers. And although we're not happy to be forking over the dimes for premium fuel, we've got five reasons the enthusiast is happy the era of cheap gas is over. More » -
#alternativeenergy
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 »
