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Pininfarina's Italian design may be good Karma for plug-in carmaker

Green Car Reports

Fisker, the luxury plug-in hybrid car company that went bankrupt in 2013, was founded by a car designer. Henrik Fisker, the brand's namesake was a designer at BMW before forming his own company.

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Comment on Nio's William Li calls for cooperation in more divided world in Harvard speech (full text) by Glenn Bartusch

CN EV Post

Is he even aware that, in order to even sell cars in China, the communists force the foreign company to form a 50:50 joint venture with a Chinese, state owned company? In fact it will be in short order that China eliminates Tesla from the Chinese markets. It will be much needed karma against?

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Karma Revero gets more power, BMW 3-cylinder

Green Car Reports

The Karma Revero is getting a long-needed update later this year, and the company has just revealed a few details. You'll recall that the Revero is the continuation of the original Fisker Karma, which went on sale in 2011. The company and its manufacturing facilities for the Karma were bought out by a Chinese company.

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Karma Revero vs VLF Destino: same shape, different powertrains, radically different missions

Green Car Reports

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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Chinese Automakers Bidding For Fisker Automotive: Report

Green Car Reports

Chinese companies Geely and Dongfeng are said to be among bidders from "different continents" looking for a controlling stake in troubled automaker Fisker Automotive. Fisker, which has suffered setback after setback over the last few years of its Karma range-extended sedan being on sale, is currently seeking buyers and investors.

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Fisker Becomes Karma Automotive, To Relaunch In 2016

Green Car Reports

Henrik Fisker hasn't been involved with his namesake company since before it declared bankruptcy in 2013. But Fisker Automotive has continued to bear his name since being purchased by Chinese automotive supplier Wanxiang.

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Fisker To Be Renamed Elux, New Karma Not On Sale Before Next Year

Green Car Reports

Chinese maker Wanxiang, which bought the defunct Fisker Automotive out of bankruptcy, will rename the carmaker Elux, according to a Reuters report this morning. The company has also pushed back the planned relaunch of the Karma range-extended electric sport sedan until at least the middle of next year, it says.

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