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.
Karma and PATEO announce strategic partnership to develop automotive technologies
Green Car Congress
JULY 10, 2020
Karma offers a technology-focused vehicle platform powered by advanced connectivity, autonomous driving, and artificial intelligence; the platform can be utilized as a test-bed to help drive innovation. The collaboration’s initial work will be focused on integrating PATEO Qing Mobile to the Karma Revero GT.
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Karma Automotive’s flagship store now accepts Bitcoin as form of payment
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 16, 2019
Karma Automotive, the Southern California-based creator of luxury electric vehicles and high-tech incubator, is using its flagship company-owned store in Newport Beach, Calif., Karma Newport Beach now accepts Bitcoin as a form of payment for new vehicle sales and service performed at the facility. —Karma CEO Dr. Lance Zhou.
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Karma presents its electric-car vision to China and vies for partners
Green Car Reports
APRIL 18, 2019
Karma Automotive doesn't have just one vision for its future. The Southern California automaker unveiled a trio of new vehicles at the Shanghai auto show this week, ranging from a near-production look of the next version of the Karma Revero to a fanciful concept called the SC1. It has three.
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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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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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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 Karma Finnish Production To Resume Following Fixes, New Model Later
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 1, 2014
The new owners of the Fisker luxury car brand will resume production of the Karma range-extended electric sedan initially at a contractor''s factory in Finland--but not until the company has fixed "about 250 bugs" in the vehicle.
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Fisker Karma Assembly Stalled Til Bankrupt Battery Maker A123 Is Sold
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
Prodution lines at Fisker Automotive have lain silent for a month, the company revealed yesterday at the LA Auto Show. A123 exclusively provides the battery packs for Fisker's Karma range-extended electric.
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Fisker To Launch Two New Models At Los Angeles Auto Show
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 24, 2014
While new owner Wanxiang looks to restart production of the Fisker Karma extended-range electric sedan, the man who gave his name to the car--Henrik Fisker--seems to have plans of his own.
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Intel claims it can simplify EVs, boost range—with help from Karma
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 30, 2025
Could consolidate 50+ ECUs typical in new EVs to just a few Nets a 3-5% gain in efficiency and range, faster charging Simplifies assembly, cuts weight, extends reach of OTA updates Karma Kaveya EV arriving in 2026 is built on Intel architecture The idea of the software-defined vehicle is, it seems, a billion-dollar buzzword in today’s auto.
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121 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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116 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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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. Investment.
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Fisker Karma-Based Destino: 2013 Detroit Auto Show Live Photos
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 16, 2013
One of the late surprises announced before the Detroit Auto Show was from VL Automotive, and its Fisker Karma-based Destino V-8 sedan. liter GM engine and electric drivetrain from the Karma might remove its unique selling point, but with the help of Bob Lutz the Karma's appeal has now been extended further for a select few.
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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 US Department of Energy conditional loan that will, in part, help speed completion of the Fisker Karma, the company’s first plug-in hybrid. The raise comes at a time when capital is scarce, the auto industry is struggling and the global economy is just beginning to rebound. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).
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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 Revero vs VLF Destino: same shape, different powertrains, radically different missions
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
In the beginning was the Fisker Karma. Then came battery cell failures, bankruptcy, a Chinese company, a departing designer, a swaggering auto exec, a big honkin' V-8 engine, and two new companies.
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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. The Department plans to make additional loans under this program over the coming months to large and small auto manufacturers and parts suppliers up and down the production supply chain.
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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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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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New Owner Wants To Restart Fisker Karma Production, ASAP
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 18, 2014
Bankruptcy Court Kevin Gross will rule today on whether the assets from bankrupt Fisker Automotive will be sold to Wanxiang, China''s largest auto-parts maker. If all goes according to schedule, U.S.
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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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180 Fisker Karma: No. 2 Best Selling 4-Door Luxury Car In Netherlands, But.
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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One way or another, Fisker Automotive may soon be off the market
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
The purchase funds for Fisker would in theory go directly to the DOE since the government agency loaned the auto company a large sum of money before it stopped production more than a year ago. Delays in production and last-minute design changes drove the price to build a Karma much higher than the company could sell them for.
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218 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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100 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 Karma is an Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV).
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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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Electric-car sales slump, Karma's future, Geely Geometry: Today's Car News
Green Car Reports
APRIL 15, 2019
Geely launches a new electric-vehicle brand, and Karma teases more about its future product plans. As we ramp up for auto shows in Shanghai and New York, it's the start of what's bound to be a busy week here at Green Car Reports. And Tesla wasn't the only one with a plug-in vehicle sales slump in the first quarter.
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70 DoE Hires Restructuring Advisor To Monitor Fisker Funding: Report
Green Car Reports
APRIL 26, 2012
The main task for Fisker Automotive right now is to sell enough 2012 Fisker Karmas to keep the company solvent. It must take in enough cash to market the car, expand into new markets, and simultaneously develop its next vehicle, the Fisker Atlantic unveiled at the New York Auto Show. Now we learn, courtesy of Bloomberg, that the U.S.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Fisker Karma Customer Deliveries: Maybe October, Or November?
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 14, 2011
Startup carmaker Fisker Automotive has probably learned a lot of lessons about the timing of auto launches. Although the car went into production in March, it still hasn't been approved for sale by various U.S. regulatory bodies--including the Environmental Protection Agency--as of this month. Yesterday, Fisker unveiled its Surf five-door.
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Tesla Model 3 dishes out instant karma to driver mocking “brake failure” in China
Teslarati
NOVEMBER 20, 2022
It is said that karma can be a pretty vengeful thing. But if a recent Tesla crash in China is any indication, karma can be pretty darn ironic and funny too. Last year, Tesla China was hit by a wave of “brake failure” claims following a high-profile protest at the Shanghai Auto Show.
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Aston Martin Rapide E, Karma Revero GT, Tesla battery recycling: Today's Car News
Green Car Reports
APRIL 16, 2019
Aston Martin revealed the production version of its first electric car, the Rapide E, while California startup electric-carmaker Karma rolled out its updated Revero GT and a new Pininfarina GT Coupe in Shanghai. Tesla announced a new battery recycling facility at its Nevada Gigafactory.
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Fisker Karma With V-8 Emerges As VLF Destino, Including Henrik Himself
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 11, 2016
But now he's once again involved with the Karma luxury sedan. He's joining VL Automotive, which still plans to sell Karmas with V-8 engines in place of their original extended-range electric powertrains. Henrik Fisker left his namesake car company in March 2013, shortly before Fisker Automotive itself went bankrupt.
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