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

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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. The latest funding has lifted the overall financing beyond $1 billion since the start of the company in 2007.

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Fisker appoints Tom LaSorda CEO

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Fisker Automotive, the developer of luxury range-extended electric vehicles, has appointed Tom LaSorda as its new CEO, with full responsibility for the running of the company’s day to day operations, effective immediately. Co-Founder Henrik Fisker will become Executive Chairman of the company. —Tom LaSorda.

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Fisker secures $100+ M in initial closing of new equity financing

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Fisker Automotive has completed the initial closing of its current equity financing, representing in excess of $100 million of new funding. This initial closing will provide the company with funding for continued product development, market expansion and a new global marketing campaign for the Fisker Karma extended range electric vehicle.

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QOTD: Which EV Startup Will Fail?

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I've been in the automotive media since late in 2007, and over the course of all that time, I've seen EV-focused startups come and go. It's a minor miracle, really, that the likes of Tesla, Fisker, Lucid, and Rivian have gotten this far. Some went and came back, even. I don't want ANY of these companies to fail.

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Fisker Lands Additional $85M for Karma Plug-in

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Fisker Automotive, Inc. New York-based Eco-Drive (Capital) Partners LLC, a European-American investment consortium, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, an early investor in Fisker, have together agreed to provide the capital. Early production vehicles of the 2010 Fisker Karma are slated to come off the assembly line late this year.

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BMW to supply Karma Automotive with powertrain components for its luxury plug-in hybrid

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BMW will supply Karma Automotive—Fisker reborn—with its latest powertrain components, including high voltage battery charging systems and a wide range of hybrid and EV systems, for application in Karma’s flagship plug-in hybrid, to be re-launched next year. founded in 2007. —Karma’s CEO Tom Corcoran.

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Fisker seeks $150 million for Atlantic production

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Electric car maker, Fisker is seeking a injection of $150 million in order to tie it over until the launch of its second model, according to Reuters. A key investor told the publication that the company has already raised more than $1 billion in private funding since 2007, when the carmaker was first established. But [.].

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