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Fisker Karma Will Be Relaunched With 2012 Design, Updates

Green Car Reports

The future of the Fisker Karma range-extended luxury electric sedan has been in the hands of new owner Wanxiang America for many months, with little known about its relaunch plans or timing.

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2012 Fisker Karma Electric Car First Drive Impressions: Video

Green Car Reports

After what feels like forever, the 2012 Fisker Karma electric car is finally about to go on sale. Last month, we showed you how to order a Fisker Karma. Our ride.

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2012 Fisker Karma Owners Average 150 MPG, Company Says

Green Car Reports

The same day Consumer Reports released its devastating review of the 2012 Fisker Karma, the makers of the range-extended electric luxury sedan put out their own press release. Covering the $106,000 car's fuel economy, it reported on the real-world gas mileage achieved by a group of more than 30 Karma owners.

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Karma gets hit with Fisker recall over airbags

Green Car Reports

The latest is Karma, the maker of the Revero, continuation of the former Fisker Karma exotic plug-in hybrid. Last month, the NHTSA released a recall notice announcing that Karma is recalling 472 2012 Fisker.

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Relaunched Fisker Karma To Use Quantum Software (Again)

Green Car Reports

Fisker Automotive''s new owner Wanxiang plans to relaunch the Karma extended-range electric luxury sedan next year, and it''s expected to have few substantial changes from the version last built in 2012. One thing Fisker doesn''t plan to change, it seems, is the supplier of the Karma''s powertrain control software.

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2012 Fisker Karma

Green Car Reports

The 2012 Fisker Karma is a bundle of contradictions: a stunningly sexy sport sedan with a green powertrain, a large luxury car with the interior space of a subcompact, and a range-extended electric car that gets worse gas-mileage ratings when running on gasoline than some of its conventional competitors.

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Fisker reports more than $100M in revenue Jan-Apr 2012; more than $1B in funding since 2007

Green Car Congress

The EVer (Electric Vehicle extended range) powertrain of the Fisker Karma. Fisker Automotive published its first business update, announcing that revenues had exceeded $100 million in the first four months of 2012. We are encouraged by solid demand for the Karma, our unique extended-range luxury model. 2012 Fisker Karma.

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