Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 27, 2009

The onboard gas engine largely exists to recharge the batteries for the electric engine. The Chevy Volt is based around a series hybrid design and so is the Karma coming later this year from Fisker Automotive. Bright’s vehicle will also likely keep the series versus parallel debate alive in the hybrid world.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

It will have the ability to directly recharge other electric vehicles, send power back into the grid, and act as a backup power source for a home. Company CEO and founder Henrik Fisker has had a hand in designing the BMW Z8, the Aston Martin DB9 and the V8 Vantage, and the Fisker Karma. The Fisker Ocean is also a power source.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 6, 2025

In China, which accounts for about two-thirds of global electrified sales , buyers are flocking to plug-in hybrids, or PHEVs, which combine a gas engine with a rechargeable battery pack. The short-lived 2012 Fisker Karma took a similar approach. None of these vehicles made much impact on the market.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

A joint venture between Fisker Coachbuild and Quantum Technologies, Fisker Automotive was founded in 2005 with headquarters in Irvine, California, and has made the Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid sports car its centrepiece. The company hopes to begin selling the Fisker Karma in mid 2010 in Europe.

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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.) Price: $87,000.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Coda Automotive , with its warmed-over Chinese sedan, has departed, but Fisker (now Karma) Automotive has revived its high-end plug-in hybrid under new Chinese ownership. That’s the Top 10, but the good news is there are even more models on the market and some have come and gone already.

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EV Adoption

APRIL 4, 2021

According to InsideEVs , In 2008-2009 there were basically only 4 electric passenger vehicles available in the US – 3 expensive sports cars – the Tesla Roadster, Fisker Karma and McClaren P1 and the CODA sedan.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Volvo Ford-owned company exploring PHEVs "ReCharge" flex-fuel series 60-mile concept PHEV w/wheel motors. Showed BlueZERO E-CELL PLUS series PHEV concept in December 08. Detroit Free Press ).

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

One interesting affect of the MSRP cap is that some OEMs may move up launch dates of their lower-priced trims if that brings the model underneath the applicable MSRP cap. The GMC Hummer is one example with its lowest price trim, the Hummer EV2 at $79,995 currently slated for 2024.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The four-door sedan will deliver 40 miles on a charge; a small gasoline engine will recharge the battery as it approaches depletion, extending its range by as much as 200 miles. GM will leapfrog Toyota and Honda by providing an electric car to the masses by the end of next year. The car is expected to cost around $40,000.

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