Massachusetts based A123 Systems, a produces of batteries for electric-vehicles, said that it has found a ‘potential safety issue’ in the batteries that it supplies to Fisker Automotive for its Karma plug-in hybrid sedan. Check out out Top 10 things you need to know about the Fisker Karma. The company said that hose clamps that [...]
Fisker Automotive announced today that former CEO, President, and Vice Chairman of Chrysler Group LLC, will become Vice Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Board’s Strategy Council. LaSorda will also be working as an executive advisor to the management team on day to day operations, reporting to co‑founder and CEO, Henrik Fisker. Prior [...]
Fisker Automotive’s Karma Sedan is no longer known as a ‘nearly $100,000 plug-in hybrid.’ The car is now priced over $100,000 with the price for the base Karma Eco Standard starting at $102,000. That’s an increase of $7,000 over the original $95,000 price tag. The new price will take effect starting Thursday. The top-of-the-line Fisker [...]
Welcome to our 12th edition of “top 10 most important things you need to know about” segment. Today we’re taking a look into the most important things you need to know about the Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid sedan. Let’s get started. Read our other Top 10 things you need to know lists. Top 10 things you [...]
Fisker Automotive Chairman Ray lane says that the company is on track to produce 15,000 of its Karma plug-in hybrid sedan in 2012. The number confirmation comes despite production delays that have already caused delays with the company’s first projected deliveries this year. Lane said that production of the Karma was held up due to [...]
Fisker Automotive’s Karma plug-in hybrid sedan has achieved 83 km or 51.6 miles on electric-only model during an independent fuel-efficiency test carried out by Europe’s regulatory body, the Technischer Ueberwachungs Verein (TUV) “The TUV have carried out the most thorough tests yet of the Karma’s real-world urban performance,” Fisker said in a statement. “This is an [...]
Fisker anticipated its Karma model to present a 67 mpge rating with a 50 mile range. When the EPA recently rated the Karma, its numbers fell a bit short. At first, the new automaker took a more laid back stance on the matter, saying “As with all electric vehicles, range varies greatly on the conditions [...]
Fisker has finally started sales of the new 2012 Karma plug-in hybrid sedan after receiving official certifications from the Untied States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) earlier this week. So what did the EPA give the Karma? 52 miles per gallon-equivalent (mpg-e) in combined city and highway driving. That figure also includes 32 miles of all-electric range, [...]
So you’re in the market for a brand new vehicle and are wondering if you should pull the trigger within the next couple of days/weeks or whether you should hang on to see what new vehicles will be coming out in 2012. Lucky for you, we’ve put together a list of 37 brand new vehicles [...]
At the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, Fisker unveiled the Surf shooting brake, which enter production in 2013. The firm is reportedly working on a crossover to join the Karma plug-in hybrid sedan and the new Surf shooting brake. An insider has told AutoExpress that a “crossover SUV is definitely on the cards.” The Fisker SUV [...]
