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

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Three years ago, the magazine Popular Mechanics even wrote an article prodding the auto industry for not building the 100 m.p.g. based Fisker plans to produce just 15,000 plug-in hybrids a year, starting later this year, with pricing to start at $87,900. • MORE: "How to Build a 100 Mile-Per-Gallon Car. Yep, a truck.

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One way or another, Fisker Automotive may soon be off the market

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Two German investors, Ingo Voigt and Fritz Nol, announced their intent to buy Fisker Automotive, the failing plug-in hybrid car company, on 11 September. The team submitted a detailed offer to the US Department of Energy (DOE) along with a letter of intent for restructuring Fisker. DOE auctioning off the Fisker loan.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009. Showed BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS series PHEV concept in December 08.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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Fisker is a good example. JUST TRYING TO MILK and Suck as much from the fall of the Auto industry as possible. JUST TRYING TO MILK and Suck as much from the fall of the Auto industry as possible. Many others are not so careful. Posted by: Jim Bullis, Miastrada Co. | it is over, the media!, it is over, the media!,

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