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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 latest funding has lifted the overall financing beyond $1 billion since the start of the company in 2007. In the Netherlands, the Karma ranked second in volume to the Porsche Panamera in the segment for four-door luxury sedans (of all powertrain types) in the January-April, 2012 period.

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My 2007 Dream Project

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

I was going to purchase an NmG from Myers Motors , but found the driver compartment a bit crowded and the driving range limited (only about 40 miles). After doing some research, I found Electro Automotive out of Felton, CA and put down the $13,000 for one of their latest AC motor conversion kits for the Porsche 914.

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Hackenberg resigns from Audi Board of Management

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After graduating in mechanical engineering at Aachen RWTH University, Ulrich Hackenberg was employed as an assistant at the Institute for Motor Transport from 1978 until 1985. On 1 February 2007, he became Member of Volkswagen’s Brand Board of Management with responsibility for the Technical Development division.

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Volkswagen Group appoints new heads of Global R&D, Group Design, Group Product and Modular Toolkit Strategy

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Michael Mauer will lead Group Design in addition to his present function at Porsche. He moved to Saab as Executive Director Design in 2000 and was also given responsibility for Advanced Design at General Motors Europe in 2003. Ralf-Gerhard Willner will lead Group Product and Modular Toolkit Strategy.

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Schaeffler and Audi to cooperate to develop next 3 generations of Formula E powertrain

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Their partnership will include joint work on the electric motor, suspension and power electronics for the powertrain. As its third major motorsport pillar, Schaeffler has a commitment in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) high-tech racing series with Audi’s sister brand Porsche.

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Toyota Racing formally introduces TS040 HYBRID; 1000 PS with 480 PS 4WD hybrid boost

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The move to a four-wheel drive hybrid sees Toyota return to a concept which has been part of its racing hybrid development since 2007, when the four-wheel drive Supra HV-R became the first hybrid to win an endurance race, the Tokachi 24 Hours. —Hisatake Murata, General Manager, Motor Sports Unit Development Division.

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9:12am July 27, 2007 - It's Alive!

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

Okay, why the heck isn't my motor turning. Yay, the motor spins! There's another variable named EE2ShaftDirection which allows the user to reverse the direction of the motor. One vaguely unsetting noise is that when the motor turns, I hear periodic light scraping sounds. Hmm, that's the drive enable signal!

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