Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2020

Karma Automotive has entered the final stage of development for two new Silicon Carbide (SiC) Inverters to enhance electric mobility charging. The new SiC traction inverters are engineered in-house by Karma’s Powertrain Power Electronics team, in collaboration with the Power Electronic System Laboratory at University of Arkansas (PESLA).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2020

Karma Automotive announced its E-Flex utility van platform with extended range electric vehicle (EREV) architecture. The new platform is one of five demonstration projects designed to illustrate Karma’s technical direction and capabilities through the use of highly versatile EREV and battery electric (BEV) chassis systems.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 31, 2021

Karma Automotive is looking to make the improbable leap from luxury cars to commercial trucks. The California-based company announced Monday that it will offer engineering and contract-manufacturing services to fleet customers under the "Powered by Karma" banner.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Blue World Technologies and Karma Automotive will collaborate to explore the viability of a methanol fuel cell system ( earlier post ) to provide primary propulsion power for a variety of future passenger and light commercial vehicles. Lance Zhou, Karma’s CEO.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2020

Karma Automotive is expanding its Revero series with a new model, the Karma Revero GTE. The Revero GTE will join the GTS, GT and original Revero as the fourth model in Karma’s Revero family, initially offering two versions—both 200-mile and 300-mile range configurations.

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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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Electrek

AUGUST 30, 2021

EV manufacturer Karma Automotive announced a new Business to Business (B2B) electrification program called “Powered by Karma” to help commercial operators electrify their fleets more quickly.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

EV automaker Karma Automotive is further focusing its production strategy to support commercial EVs, more specifically B-ON, under a new manufacturing partnership announced this week. more… The post Karma Automotive will produce B-ON’s eLCVs for US, Canada, and Latin America appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Several DeLorean executives are being sued by their former employer Karma Automotive for pursuing an outside venture while being told to find investors for electric vehicle development. Karma claims in the suit, filed in August, that it told de Vries and Yuan to look for outside investors when they were employed at the company.

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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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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Needless to say, the incident was arguably one of the most flawless instances of instant karma that have been shared recently. From an unwilling participant in the form of the Tesla driver to an apparent showboating aggressor, the incident had everything that an instant karma incident could ask for.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Electric range and efficiency ratings for the upcoming Karma GS-6 plug-in hybrid were recently posted on the EPA's fueleconomy.gov website—and they match figures for the 2020 Karma Revero GT.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Karma Automotive is suing Lordstown Motors, alleging the Ohio-based electric-truck firm stole trade secrets and poached employees involved in the development of infotainment tech.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 19, 2020

Starting next year, the Karma Revero will get closer than it ever has to rivaling the Tesla Model S. Ironically, that will mean retiring the range extender that was once broadly sized up as the Revero’s ace card—back when, in an earlier existence, it was called the FIsker Karma.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 13, 2021

It’s been a long and winding road for Karma Automotive, which was born of the remains of Fisker more than five years ago and still hasn't managed to make as many cars as the original.

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Electrek

JUNE 2, 2021

You might remember the Fisker Karma from its storied past. Fast forward over a decade since it launched, swap the model name for the make, and Karma’s latest iteration, the GS-6, is one of the best implementations of a plug-in hybrid we’ve seen. And dare I say one of the best-looking cars with a plug attached?

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2021

Prior to joining ElectraMeccanica, Pavlov most recently served as the COO of Karma Automotive. Pavlov will be responsible for overseeing operational growth as ElectraMeccanica ramps up commercial production with a focus on enhancing profitability and efficiency. Pavlov brings more than two decades of automotive experience to ElectraMeccanica.

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InsideEVs

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Karma has accused several former employees of hijacking investment opportunities for the gain of their own startup.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 31, 2021

Karma is chasing the fleet market with plug-in commercial trucks. GM’s replacement of Bolt EV batteries could bring older versions of the electric car more range than when new. Subaru gives us a peek inside the Solterra EV. And could synthetic fuels reverse the end for ICE? This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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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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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. If that’s not instant karma, I don’t know what is. pic.twitter.com/GZ4MwRz91d — Yan Chang (@cyfoxcat) November 17, 2022. .”

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 2, 2020

Karma Automotive is touting its new platform for extended-range electric vehicles, which the California-based company claims can be used for a variety of different vehicle types. The E-Flex platform is flexible enough to underpin everything from autonomous delivery vans to "high-performance supercars," a Karma press release said.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

DECEMBER 1, 2018

The Fisker Karma is back, and is now called the Karma Revero. You'd think I'd love it, right?

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 19, 2020

California-based Karma Automotive set pricing Friday for the GSe-6, its upcoming battery electric version of its Revero, until recently slated to be called the Revero GTE.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Karma Automotive Monday revealed pricing for its more affordable plug-in hybrid luxury car, the GS-6. With its arrival this month, the GS-6 starts at $83,900. A high-performance GS-6S model starts at $103,900.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 28, 2020

Monday, news broke of another electric truck potentially in the works—this one from California-based, Chinese-funded Karma Automotive. According to a Bloomberg report, directly citing Karma’s COO.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Karma Automotive announced Monday that its first all-electric model—due in 2021—will be named GSe-6, not Revero GTE, as originally mentioned. The GSe-6 will be the first in a family of "GS Series" models, according to Karma, which is now accepting $100 refundable deposits for the car.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Karma Automotive is planning its first all-electric production model, but it seems plug-in hybrids will remain a substantial part of the company's lineup. On Wednesday Karma announced a reshuffling of that lineup, including a new plug-in hybrid model called the GS-6, which will slot below a revamped version of the Revero GT.

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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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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Karma prices the GS-6 plug-in hybrid. Karma has put a price tag on its GS-6 plug-in hybrid arriving soon, and. Alpha Motors shows us how retro-cute EVs can be styled for America. Virginia signs on with California standards. And the Toyota Mirai has us thinking about the brand’s upcoming EVs.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Karma Automotive announced Tuesday that it will now accept Bitcoin at its flagship Newport Beach location. In addition to dabbling in cryptocurrency for simple transactions, Karma will also explore theoretical blockchain applications outside of the that space, the electric-car manufacturer said in its announcement.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 28, 2020

And Karma thinks more about trucks. Iowa is likely seeing more Teslas on TV. Ride-hailing isn't so green in California. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Data focusing on California underscores that ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft are adding to pollution, not reducing it. But going entirely electric would turn the tide.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Karma calls foul on Lordstown. Nissan appears to be exploring electric-truck possibilities, too. And the Mustang Mach-E electric SUV gets EPA range ratings. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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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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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Tesla may have swooped in at the last minute and stolen the show in Los Angeles this week, but the ever-frisky Karma has its own pickup pitch: an extended-range EV for commercial applications. Karma's pitch is a bit less concrete than Tesla's.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 3, 2020

California’s Karma is revealing a more modestly priced plug-in hybrid. Karma has revealed that a more affordable GS-5 plug-in. Eight automakers still oppose California’s right to set its own vehicle emissions rules and mandate EVs. And our Best Car To Buy shortlist is at the tech forefront.

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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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