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Fisker Secures $115.3M in Private Equity Funding; Necessary to Access $528.7M DOE Loan

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Fisker Automotive last week secured access to an additional $115.3 million in private equity funding to develop plug-in hybrid cars. This funding is necessary for Fisker Automotive to access a $528.7 This funding is necessary for Fisker Automotive to access a $528.7 A123 is also investing $23 million in Fisker.

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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

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This new company, Bright Automotive , is founded by ex-GM EV1 people, and the super efficient Rocky Mountain Institute to make plug-in hybrids in Indiana. Think Tank’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key. To date, the relatively high cost of batteries has kept electric and plug-in vehicles at the fringes of the auto industry.

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Welcome to the Year of the EV—Whatever It Will Be

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The impact on the auto industry, particularly the still growing electric sector, could be profound. Fisker looks to join the crowded market. Virtually every car dealer—and a growing number of used car lots—will have full EV or plug-in hybrid offerings. There may be no more “return to normal” or even a semi-normal.

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News: 2023 Fisker Ocean Introduced

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The production-ready 2023 Fisker Ocean debuted at the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show to an interested group of industry insiders and journalists. Henrik Fisker revealed his plans to shake-up the electric SUV category with the all-new, all-electric Ocean. Fisker Ocean One (Launch Edition: 5,000 Units). All-wheel drive.

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Nissan Leaf – Taking Reservations

Revenge of the Electric Car

The Leaf is just the first of several all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles about to come on the market. Others include the Fisker Karma, the Aptera 2e, the Coda sedan, Chevy’s Volt and Tesla’s Model S. The Leaf is just the first of several all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles about to come on the market.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

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Facebook Digg Reddit Newsvine More evidence that we are approaching an exciting new frontier in the automotive industry will be on display today on Capitol Hill. will be unveiling its IDEA, a 100 miles-per-gallon plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. A largely unknown automaker  Bright Automotive of Anderson, Ind. The 100 m.p.g.

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DOE Closes $465M Loan to Tesla Motors

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It will help build a customer base and begin laying the foundation for American leadership in the growing electric vehicles industry. This is part of a sustained effort to develop and commercialize technologies that will be broadly deployed throughout the American auto industry. and Fisker Automotive. Tenneco Inc.