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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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Driving the VW e-Golf; strategy, assembly in Wolfsburg, Braunschweig battery plant

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Higher levels of regen allow the driver to slow the vehicle almost to a stop (with “B”), while recharging the battery. Since 2007, it has also been the site for the development and production of battery systems for electric vehicles. Škoda, as one example, will be offering a plug-in hybrid. Braunschweig battery plant.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

I found two great reads on the subject include; "The GAO Report on Peak Oil, April 7, 2007 Crude Oil - Uncertainty about Future Oil supply Makes It Important to Develop a Strategy for Addressing a Peak and Decline in Oil Production" ; the books "Twlight In The Desert" by Matthew R.