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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. —Tom LaSorda, CEO of Fisker Automotive. 2012 Fisker Karma. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Why are electrical automobile names so unholy?

Baua Electric

Battery-powered using deals a cleaner, quieter and sooner or later less expensive technique to move — an aspirational perspective that branding executives should distill right into a slew of catchy unutilized automobile names. The battery-powered Jaguar is the I-Era. Hyundai’s Ioniq clicks properly.

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How the Adoption of Tesla’s NACS Charging Network is Changing the EV Market

EV Life

Now, the list of automakers embracing Tesla’s NACS charge port includes industry giants such as BMW, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar, Kia, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, Mini, Nissan, Volvo, Rivian, Rolls-Royce, Subaru, Toyota, and more. At a Glance: Who is Joining the NACS Network and When?

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

But the battery-powered two-wheelers get separate showrooms, sales methodologies and marketing programs aimed at different target audience. The Chevrolet Volt was a purpose-built plug-in hybrid, with an electric motor driving the car and a small gas engine that charged the small battery when it was depleted.

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Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key

Revenge of the Electric Car

By reducing wind resistance and weight, the company’s engineers effectively are reducing the amount of work an electric engine will have to perform to get the car up to driving speeds, which in turn conserves battery power.&#. The car will go 30 miles on batteries before the gas engine kicks in and be street-legal.

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Technology Review: First Plug-in Hybrid to Be Sold in the United States

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Powered by Share » Digg this Add to del.icio.us Add to Mixx Add to Newsvine Add to Connotea Add to CiteUlike Add to Furl Googlize this Add to Rojo Add to MyWeb Favorite Print E-mail The price of green: The Fisker Karma, on display at the New York Auto Show, is a plug-in hybrid that can run on batteries alone for 50 miles.

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Policy (Update2) Share | Email | Print | A A A By Alan Ohnsman April 27 (Bloomberg) -- Honda Motor Co. , the only companyselling hydrogen-powered cars to U.S. policy shifts to favor battery-powered autos. General Motors Corp., Toyota Motor Corp. and startups Tesla Motors Inc. and Nissan MotorCo.,

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