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Fisker Ocean Extreme achieves EPA range of 360 miles; longest of any new electric SUV under $200k

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Fisker announced that as of 31 May, the all-electric Fisker Ocean Extreme (starting price $68,999) has an Environmental Protection Agency-estimated total range of 360 miles on standard 20" wheels and tires, exceeding Fisker’s previous estimates. The CARB Executive Order grants the Fisker Ocean Extreme the maximum 4.0

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Fisker partners with Ample to deliver Fisker Ocean EVs with swappable batteries by the start of 2024

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Fisker and Ample , a provider of energy management and module battery swapping, are partnering to deliver Ample-powered Fisker EVs. This partnership is important to Fisker’s long-term strategy to increase scale and adoption of its EVs in the United States and Europe.

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Quantum to provide plug-in hybrid control software to relaunching Fisker

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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 Lays Off Workers, Seeks New Government-Loan Terms

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The bad news just keeps on coming from electric-car startup Fisker Automotive. Layoffs by car companies are hardly new, but Fisker was granted $529 million in low-interest loans.

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Fisker's Federal Fiasco: Loans, 20-MPG Electric Cars, Shoddy Reporting

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Today, if the news cycle cooperates, ABC News will air a segment on its Nightline program that looks at Fisker Automotive--makers of the 2012 Karma plug-in luxury sport sedan--and the low-interest loans it and Tesla Motors have been granted by the U.S. Department of Energy.

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A123 Systems receives interim court approval of $50M DIP financing from Wanxiang; responds to objections from Wanxiang, Fisker and others on asset sales process

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announced that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the "Court") has granted A123 interim approval to use $50 million of Debtor-in-Possession (DIP) financing, which is being provided by Wanxiang Group Corporation (Wanxiang). Li-ion maker A123 Systems, Inc. Earlier post.). —Dave Vieau, CEO of A123.

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Coulomb Technologies ships more than 2,400 public and commercial charging stations in ChargePoint America Program

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The ChargePoint America program is made possible by a $15-million matching grant funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the Transportation Electrification Initiative administered by the Department of Energy. San Jose/San Francisco Bay Area, Redmond/Bellevue, Wash.,