Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2010

Fisker Automotive last week secured access to an additional $115.3 This funding is necessary for Fisker Automotive to access a $528.7 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. A123 is also investing $23 million in Fisker.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 6, 2024

Competitor Fisker may need to lean on Nissan for financial support, though Rivian has fleet sales and other investors to help its cause. That said, 2026 is a long time from now, and the auto industry sometimes moves rapidly, so there are no guarantees things will go smoothly.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 15, 2024

Toshihiro Mibe, Honda’s CEO, said the company will see if combining tech and knowledge “will enable us to become industry leaders by creating new value.” The new partnership comes as both automakers (and the Japanese auto industry) quickly fell behind EV leaders like Tesla and BYD. Could it still be Nissan?

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Baua Electric

JUNE 20, 2023

A February 2021 information leave famous the “projected start of production” for the Fisker Pear within the fourth quarter of 2023 and described Foxconn’s “exceptional vertically integrated global supply chain and the best supply chain management team in our industry.” The wait continues.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2014

The LPO made a total of 5 awards; the other four were: $529 million to Fisker (discontinued). The US auto industry has evolved since the ATVM Program was established and today we are presented with an opportunity to hit the accelerator on US auto manufacturing growth. 5.907 billion to Ford (closed).

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 23, 2011

The electric auto industry -- more than the conventional auto industry -- is an extremely volatile and competitive place.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 4, 2022

The impact on the auto industry, particularly the still growing electric sector, could be profound. A bigger concern for industry is the impact of the pandemic on the supply chain, which has throttled back the capability of building modern cars. Fisker looks to join the crowded market.

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Qnovo

MARCH 2, 2021

At a market capitalization exceeding $700 billion, Tesla enjoys a unique financial position among all auto manufacturers to expand its investments in electric vehicles and infrastructure. We are in the midst of deep disruption to the auto industry. There is a split opinion among auto manufacturers.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The production-ready 2023 Fisker Ocean debuted at the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show to an interested group of industry insiders and journalists. Henrik Fisker revealed his plans to shake-up the electric SUV category with the all-new, all-electric Ocean. Fisker Ocean One (Launch Edition: 5,000 Units). All-wheel drive.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 20, 2010

Funny that this article cites “a shortage of public charging stations&# as the sole reason for auto makers scrapping electric vehicles in the 1990s. Others include the Fisker Karma, the Aptera 2e, the Coda sedan, Chevy’s Volt and Tesla’s Model S. By Dana Hull for the San Jose Mercury News.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 27, 2009

To date, the relatively high cost of batteries has kept electric and plug-in vehicles at the fringes of the auto industry. Many of the other executives have years of experience in the auto business. The Chevy Volt is based around a series hybrid design and so is the Karma coming later this year from Fisker Automotive.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Facebook Digg Reddit Newsvine More evidence that we are approaching an exciting new frontier in the automotive industry will be on display today on Capitol Hill. Three years ago, the magazine Popular Mechanics even wrote an article prodding the auto industry for not building the 100 m.p.g. car Because unlike the 100 m.p.g.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

It will help build a customer base and begin laying the foundation for American leadership in the growing electric vehicles industry. This is part of a sustained effort to develop and commercialize technologies that will be broadly deployed throughout the American auto industry. and Fisker Automotive. Tenneco Inc.

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Plugs and Cars

APRIL 24, 2009

I write a monthly column for the Electric Auto Association newsletter, Current EVents. nk, Fisker and Aptera, for example, would get cars on the road and allow the plug-in project the chance to more quickly advance to economic viability without the legacy burdens carried by the majors. Here's my April column.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Two German investors, Ingo Voigt and Fritz Nol, announced their intent to buy Fisker Automotive, the failing plug-in hybrid car company, on 11 September. The team submitted a detailed offer to the US Department of Energy (DOE) along with a letter of intent for restructuring Fisker. DOE auctioning off the Fisker loan.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

But Ford’s commitment was, for the auto industry, the turning point. The post EVs from these brands will soon use the Tesla NACS charge port appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. — This piece was originally published on September 25, 2023 and last updated January 17, 2024.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", By partnering with these two industries. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

" President Obamas auto task force doesnt see it that way. The big deal was that the oil industry saw real competition and persuaded GM to abandon the project and crush them all like cans. why would the auto company be in cahoots with the oil companies on this topic? guess who GM sold the NIHM auto-battery patents too.

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