New Karma in Detroit!
Electric Cars are for Girls
DECEMBER 20, 2008
Fisker's Karma is a production-ready plug-in hybrid, - meaning TODAY, not 2010 - and it's coming to the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on January 15th.
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Karma using independent dealers and company centers for launch or Revero plug-in hybrid
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 8, 2016
Karma Automotive’s planned distribution strategy will use both independent dealers and also company owned brand-experience centers to sell and service the new high-end Revero plug-in hybrid. In addition, Karma is working on the development of its first Orange County Brand Experience Center that will be announced separately.
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Quantum to provide plug-in hybrid control software to relaunching Fisker
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 4, 2014
has entered into an agreement with Fisker Automotive and Technologies Group LLC pursuant to which Quantum will license its plug-in hybrid control software to Fisker Auto Group and, in return, will receive an initial payment of $2.0 million of software development services to be provided to Fisker Auto Group over the next twelve months.
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Fisker Lands Additional $85M for Karma Plug-in
Green Car Congress
APRIL 7, 2009
has entered into definitive agreements to receive an additional $85 million in venture capital funding for the development and manufacturing of its Karma plug-in hybrid automobiles. Early production vehicles of the 2010 Fisker Karma are slated to come off the assembly line late this year. Fisker Automotive, Inc.
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A123 Systems Signs Multi-Year Li-ion Battery System Supply Agreement With Fisker Automotive, Intends to Invest Up To $23M in Fisker
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 14, 2010
A123 Systems has entered a battery supply agreement with Fisker Automotive to supply battery systems for the Fisker Karma Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV). The Karma—an extended-range electric vehicle—is scheduled to be launched in late 2010. A123’s technology will ensure the Karma delivers.
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Pininfarina-kissed Karma GT plug-in hybrid heading to Monterey Car Week
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 5, 2019
The new Karma GT by Pininfarina will show off its much sleeker facelift at Monterey Car Week next weekend in California. The GT by Pininfarina, which made its first appearance at the Shanghai auto show in April, is a two-door coupe version of the Karma Revero sedan. Gone is the Joker grin, as well as the walrus mustache.
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Karma gets approval to build electric cars in China
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 27, 2016
The original production run of the Fisker Karma luxury sedan was contracted to Valmet Automotive in Finland. But as the Karma Revero, the car will be built at a new facility in California.
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Fisker Secures $115.3M in Private Equity Funding; Necessary to Access $528.7M DOE Loan
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 19, 2010
million in private equity funding to develop plug-in hybrid cars. million US Department of Energy conditional loan that will, in part, help speed completion of the Fisker Karma, the company’s first plug-in hybrid. Fisker Automotive last week secured access to an additional $115.3 Earlier post.). Earlier post.).
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DOE Announces $528.7M Conditional Loan for Fisker Automotive for PHEVs
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 22, 2009
million conditional loan to Fisker Automotive for the development of two lines of plug-in hybrids—the Karma and the new Project Nina vehicle—by 2016. million ATVM loan for engineering integration costs as it works with primarily US suppliers to complete the company’s first vehicle, the Fisker Karma. Earlier post.)
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New Fisker Karma Based Plug-In Hybrid Set For 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show?
Green Car Reports
MARCH 8, 2011
The last we heard of the Fisker Karma was that the plug-in hybrid luxury sedan was still on track for delivery, either this month or in April, but with an increased starting price of $95,900, up from the original price of $80,000 announced back in 2008.
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Lucid Gravity, Karma EVs, Camry Hybrid AWD, Forester Hybrid, Mercedes charging: The Week in Reverse
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 18, 2023
Just ahead of the LA auto show, Toyota revealed a redesigned ninth-generation. And drivers of EVs from which vehicle maker appeared to “brick” their EVs? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending November 17, 2023.
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Karma plans to relaunch with three new models at Shanghai auto show
Green Car Reports
MARCH 13, 2019
Karma, the company that started as the new maker of the Fisker plug-in hybrid (and once Tesla-fighter) of the same name—now called Revero—plans a new birth, four years after buying the company out of bankruptcy.
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Karma gets farther from FIsker with 2020 Revero GT, electric car concept
Green Car Reports
APRIL 16, 2019
Chinese-owned, California-based Karma Automotive made clear several years ago that its aspirations go well beyond merely resurrecting production of the car originally known as the Fisker Karma.
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One way or another, Fisker Automotive may soon be off the market
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
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 program backs automotive companies that offer both green energy initiatives, such as increased fuel efficiency, and new auto industry jobs in the United States.
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Green Car Reports
AUGUST 22, 2012
After a week involving fires, financial woes and recalls, it looks like things may be looking up for Fisker Automotive: its 2012 Karma plug-in hybrid is the second best-selling 4-door luxury car in the Netherlands. auto companies have been successful. As PlugInCars reports, Fisker’s founder Henrik Fisker is ecstatic.
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Fisker Recruits First US Dealers for PHEVs; Appoints First Distributors for Europe
Green Car Congress
MARCH 26, 2009
Fisker Automotive has appointed its first group of 32 US retailers to market and service its luxury plug-in hybrid vehicles, beginning with the $87,900 Karma sedan later this year. Earlier in March, Fisker staged the European debut of the Karma sedan at the Geneva Motor Show. The initial set includes: Click to enlarge.
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150 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show: 2013 Fisker Surf Official Unveiling
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 13, 2011
The 2012 Fisker Karma extended range electric car (plug-in hybrid) may have been sold on its sexy good looks, and sporty performance -- but now the luxury sedan has a more practical sibling -- the Fisker Surf. Unveiled today at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, the 2013 Fisker Surf is a crossover wagon variant of the luxury sports sedan.
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As EV Sales Stall, Plug-In Hybrids Get a Reboot
Cars That Think
JANUARY 6, 2025
What they got wrong was assuming that all of those vehicles would run on battery power alone, with gasoline-electric hybrid technology bound for the technological scrap heap. In China , Europe , and the United States , buyers are converging on hybrids, whose sales growth is outpacing that of pure EVs. million, accounting for 10.6
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2010 Fisker Karma: 67 MPG AND 0-to-62-mph In Under 6 Seconds
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
The 2010 Fisker Karma will be the world's first production series hybrid , or extended-range electric vehicle, when it comes off the line late this year. Just prior to the Karma's German debut at next week's Frankfurt Auto Show , the company released emissions figures for the car. Customer deliveries will start next May.
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Fisker Karma to be Karma Revero, orders to open later this year
Green Car Reports
APRIL 29, 2016
After it bought the remains of bankrupt carmaker Fisker Automotive, Chinese auto-parts Wanxiang laid out plans to relaunch Fisker's Karma luxury plug-in hybrid. With namesake Henrik Fisker long gone, those plans included a name change to Karma Automotive. DON'T MISS: Fisker Becomes Karma Automotive, To Relaunch In.
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60 Fisker Karma News, 2014 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid Driven, VW Beetle Hybrid: Today's Car News
Green Car Reports
APRIL 7, 2015
Today, the remains of Fisker Automotive show a hint of life, we drive the 2014 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid plug-in car, and a Volkswagen Beetle Hybrid prototype appears outside the 2015 New York Auto Show. A recently-released teaser indicates details on the revived Fisker Karma could arrive before the end of.
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Fisker Planning Midsize Plug-In Crossover: Report
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 7, 2011
Now that deliveries of the stylish 2012 Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid have begun, the question most often asked of the automaker is “what comes next?" A shooting brake (or station wagon, for us Americans) dubbed the Fisker Surf was shown at the Frankfurt Auto Show and will be the next Fisker model to hit dealer showrooms.
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Which EVs were you most interested in seeing at last week's auto shows? Twitter poll results
Green Car Reports
APRIL 23, 2019
Last week at the Shanghai auto show, Infiniti rolled out its new Qs Inspiration electric sports sedan. Karma launched two new models, including a plug-in hybrid SUV and an electric sports car. Chinese startup EV-maker Nio, so far known for its SUVs, its supercar, and a race car, followed a similar path with a new fastback sedan.
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Lotus Reportedly Planning Electric Car
Revenge of the Electric Car
JANUARY 3, 2009
Actually, it’s a plug-in hybrid much like the Chevy Volt. Category: Green, Industry News, Europe, Lotus, Geneva Motor Show, Lotus Elise, Coupes, Hybrid. The Karma is making its production debut at the rapidly-approaching 2009 Detroit auto show. turbocharged Ecotec four as the Karma’s range-extending engine.
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Karma reveals Ivara SUV concept, plans more PHEVs
Baua Electric
AUGUST 20, 2024
Karma on Friday unveiled the Ivara concept at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, one of the premier events of 2024 Monterey Car Week that ran last week in California. Joining it on Karma’s stand were the previously revealed Kaveya sports car and Gyesera sport sedan.
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Karma Invictus positioned as Revero performance variant
Baua Electric
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
The Invictus is a limited-edition performance version of the Karma Revero PHEV Only 30 units of the Invictus will be built at a later, unannounced, date Karma hasn’t said how much the Invictus costs Karma Automotive this week unveiled yet another update of the long-lived Revero plug-in hybrid. Karma mentioned a 3.9-second
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Green Car Reports
JANUARY 11, 2010
And now it's here, the eagerly awaited 2011 Honda CR-Z hybrid sports coupe. With just two seats and a sporty look, the CR-Z is after new territory for the hybrid realm: excitement. Sure, there's the Fisker Karma, but that's a limited-production hybrid special.
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Karma Revero GTS punches up Revero GT performance and price
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
Not to be left out of the tempest of EV news surrounding the Los Angeles Auto Show, reincarnated EV hopeful Karma showed off its new high-performance, longer-range Revero GTS last week, with a sticker price of $149,950—less than $15,000 more than the GT.
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EV startup Karma to debut GT-UV concept in Monterey
Baua Electric
JULY 26, 2024
Karma on Monday said it will show up to next month’s 2024 Monterey Car Week with a new concept vehicle whose description suggests it will be an SUV of some sort. Joining the GT UV Design Study on Karma’s stand at The Quail will be the previously revealed Kaveya sports car concept and Gyesera sport sedan.
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US DOE progress report says 1M plug-ins by 2015 ambitious but achievable; not likely to be constrained by production capacity
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 8, 2011
Conventional hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) have been on sale in the US for more than ten years; new vehicle hybrid sales in 2010 were approximately 2.5%. Fisker Karma EREV. Current federal government policies, investments, research and development, and demonstration efforts supporting the deployment of EVs. Fisker Nina EREV.
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210 Nissan Leaf – Taking Reservations
Revenge of the Electric Car
APRIL 20, 2010
Funny that this article cites “a shortage of public charging stations&# as the sole reason for auto makers scrapping electric vehicles in the 1990s. The Leaf is just the first of several all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles about to come on the market. By Dana Hull for the San Jose Mercury News.
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160 Are You Plugged In?
Revenge of the Electric Car
FEBRUARY 23, 2010
The president is hoping to use incentives to get one million plug-in hybrid vehicles to consumers by 2015. Plug-in hybrids differ from hybrids on the road today in that they can go longer distances on battery power and can be recharged via electrical outlets. Match the auto maker with its electric car: A. Five million.
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140 Bright’s Plug-In Car: Aerodynamics Are Key
Revenge of the Electric Car
JANUARY 27, 2009
This new company, Bright Automotive , is founded by ex-GM EV1 people, and the super efficient Rocky Mountain Institute to make plug-in hybrids in Indiana. Andy Frank makes the observation that parallel hybrids (Toyota Prius) are cheaper than series hybrids (Chevy Volt). At the end of this article, Prof. Lose weight.
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Clean Fleet Report
AUGUST 31, 2024
Hybrid Bentley drop top Bentley Continental GT Speed Coupe and Convertible The fourth generation Continental GT Speed pairs a 4.0-liter This hybrid performance powertrain zips 0-60 in 3.1 Karma Kaveya EV Coupe Karma’s future top-of-the-line Kaveya The Kaveya coupe will be the halo EV from Karma.
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Green Cars News
JANUARY 11, 2011
If anyone maintained that perception after the introduction of the Honda CR-Z Hybrid, the Tesla Roadster and the Fisker Karma, Mercedes-AMG is determined to quash the myth once and for all. Announced at the company’s Press conference at the North American International Auto Show, Mercedes-AMG will begin [.].
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Final Drive: 2021 Polestar 1 PHEV
Clean Fleet Report
DECEMBER 31, 2021
Powerful, Sleek, Plug-in Hybrid Luxury Coupe. The plug-in hybrid (PHEV) 2021 Polestar 1 is powered by a 2.0-liter, The cockpit design is driver-friendly with the gauges, including the hybrid management system, residing in the 12.3-inch Also included are Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. News: Shanghai Auto Show: Karma.
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Fisker on track to meet production target
Green Cars News
JULY 11, 2009
However, if you were expecting the Fisker Karma to be another example of a green car that got away, then it seems you got one wrong. The 2010 Fisker Karma will offer 400 horsepower of peak power and has a 0-60mph time of less than six seconds. It features a 2.4
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Who is winning the green car race? Part II. The Green Piece
Green Cars News
NOVEMBER 2, 2009
In December last year, BYD began selling the world’s first mass-produced plug-in hybrid vehicle, the F3DM, which is slated to go on sale in Europe in 2010 with a 62mile all-electric range. The company hopes to begin selling the Fisker Karma in mid 2010 in Europe. Faye Sunderland.
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50 LA show displays green car ‘glimpse into the future’
Green Cars News
DECEMBER 4, 2009
The 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show opens to the public today with a glittering display of green cars taking pride of place. More importantly, will feature more than 50 of the newest hybrids and alternative. fuel vehicles including hybrids, modern clean-diesel, electric, hydrogen fuel cell and ethanol powered vehicles. Fisker Karma.
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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. See How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity. So far, most start as hybrids. They are early adopters, buying "Version 1.0"
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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars
Clean Fleet Report
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Tesla is described as disruptive technology, but in reality the company has done what auto companies have done for a little more than a century—build great cars and match them up with owners who appreciate them. Let us know what you think. Tesla – the 4,800-pound Gorilla. Leading for a Decade, Now Profitably.
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Technology Review: First Plug-in Hybrid to Be Sold in the United States
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 17, 2009
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. The Karma can be refueled quickly.)
How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
About CalCars Plug-In Hybrids FAQ How to Get a PHEV Where PHEVs are Carmakers Say. Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?",
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Report: Mercedes pulls the plug on range-extended EV possibilities
Baua Electric
APRIL 17, 2024
One of the few other vehicles to have used such a system is the Karma Revero —also called the GS-6 and, originally, the Fisker Karma. Mercedes has instead been shifting toward more plug-in hybrids , with DC fast-charging capability and larger batteries—but it hasn’t downsized the engines substantially yet on those.
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