New Karma in Detroit!
Electric Cars are for Girls
DECEMBER 20, 2008
Fisker's Karma is a production-ready plug-in hybrid, - meaning TODAY, not 2010 - and it's coming to the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on January 15th.
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Magna E-Car Systems debuts new manufacturing facility for hybrid and EV components
Green Car Congress
APRIL 16, 2012
Magna E-Car Systems, a partnership between Magna International and the Stronach Group, held the grand opening of its latest facility, a plant in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, that manufactures components for hybrid and electric vehicles. The company has approximately 700 employees globally.
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Fisker Karma EPA-rated at 65 kWh/100 miles on electricity, with 32-mile electric range and 20 mpg US on gasoline
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 20, 2011
The EPA has rated the 2012 Fisker Karma luxury extended range electric vehicle as consuming 65 kWh/100 miles (52 MPGequivalent) when running in all-electric mode, having a 32-mile all-electric range, and consuming 5.1 gallons US/100 miles (~20 mpg) when running the gasoline range-extending engine in hybrid mode. Earlier post.).
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BMW to supply Karma Automotive with powertrain components for its luxury plug-in hybrid
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
BMW will supply Karma Automotive—Fisker reborn—with its latest powertrain components, including high voltage battery charging systems and a wide range of hybrid and EV systems, for application in Karma’s flagship plug-in hybrid, to be re-launched next year. —Karma’s CEO Tom Corcoran.
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Electric-Car-Hating Top Gear Names Fisker Karma Luxury Car Of The Year
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 2, 2011
For as long as we can remember, there’s been an ongoing love-to-hate relationship between the BBC's Top Gear show and electric cars. Until yesterday that is, when Top Gear Magazine caught everyone off guard by announcing that its Luxury Car of The Year was none other than the $95,900 Fisker Karma Plug-in Hybrid.
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Karma GS-6 pricing, Alpha Jax EV rally car, Mirai and Toyota EVs: Today’s Car News
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
Karma prices the GS-6 plug-in hybrid. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. 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.
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California clean cars opposition, Karma GS-6, Best Car To Buy tech: Today’s Car News
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 3, 2020
California’s Karma is revealing a more modestly priced plug-in hybrid. And our Best Car To Buy shortlist is at the tech forefront. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Karma has revealed that a more affordable GS-5 plug-in.
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Karma prices GS-6 plug-in hybrid arriving soon, teases electric SUV due in 2022
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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Fisker Automotive to Debut First Factory-Built Karma PHEV at Paris Motor Show
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 15, 2010
Fisker Automotive will debut the first factory-built Karma plug-in hybrid (PHEV) at the 2010 Paris Motor Show. Fisker Automotive introduced the Karma as a concept in January 2008. The 300 kW (403 hp/408 PS) Karma reaches 100 km/h in 5.9 The 300 kW (403 hp/408 PS) Karma reaches 100 km/h in 5.9
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Pininfarina-kissed Karma GT plug-in hybrid heading to Monterey Car Week
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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Fisker Karma Electric-Car Charging Stations Have EV1 Roots
Green Car Reports
JUNE 24, 2011
When you buy an electric car, you will most likely need a charging station. As buyers start to bring home plug-in cars, they will also expect their dealer to help them acquire and install a 240-Volt charging station (technically known as an EVSE, though few people call them that).
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Tesla Is Top Pick, Fisker Karma Restart, Honda Insight Dies: Today's Car News
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 26, 2014
Today on Green Car Reports: The Tesla Model S is named Best Overall vehicle by Consumer Reports, Wanxiang releases a rough timeline for the restart of Fisker Karma production, and the Honda Insight hybrid comes to the end of the road. All this and more on Green Car Reports.
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151 Penske Automotive Signs To Become 2012 Fisker Karma Dealer
Green Car Reports
JUNE 8, 2012
Yesterday, Fisker Automotive, makers of the super-sexy 2012 Karma plug-in hybrid sports car, announced that it had just signed its 80th independent dealer. But Fisker’s 80th dealer, Fisker of Scottsdale, Arizona, isn’t owned by a local independent dealer chain. It’s owned by Penske Automotive.
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163 Fisker reports more than $100M in revenue Jan-Apr 2012; more than $1B in funding since 2007
Green Car Congress
MAY 29, 2012
The EVer (Electric Vehicle extended range) powertrain of the Fisker Karma. The company, which began deliveries of the Fisker Karma luxury four-door extended range electric sedan in December 2011, also said that it has delivered 1,000 vehicles to customers in the US and Europe. 2012 Fisker Karma. Click to enlarge.
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First drive review: 2021 Karma GS-6 goes over the top on style and fun, comes up short on range
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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Karma gets approval to build electric cars in China
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 27, 2016
The original production run of the Fisker Karma luxury sedan was contracted to Valmet Automotive in Finland. But as the Karma Revero, the car will be built at a new facility in California.
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Fisker Karma PHEV to Make Driving Debut at Monterey Races
Green Car Congress
JULY 24, 2009
The Fisker Karma Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) ( earlier post ) will make its public driving debut during the Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races on 15 August, 19 months after being unveiled as a concept car. The Karma Sunset will again be on display at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance 16 August.
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Justin Bieber Pimps His Fisker Karma, Gets Police Attention
Green Car Reports
APRIL 10, 2012
It might get pretty lousy gas-mileage, but everyone at GreenCarReports agrees that the 2012 Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid is one extremely sexy car. After all, it was designed by Henrik Fisker, the automotive design genius responsible for legendary cars like the Aston Martin DB9, Aston Martin V8 Vantage.
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152 Pininfarina's Italian design may be good Karma for plug-in carmaker
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 22, 2019
Fisker, the luxury plug-in hybrid car company that went bankrupt in 2013, was founded by a car designer. Now that venture, renamed Karma after is primary product, following the company's revival at the hands of Chinese investors, has hired a new design firm.
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California plug-in hybrid maker Karma Automotive now accepts Bitcoin
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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Better Batteries, Fisker Karma Production, Compressed-Air Hybrids: Today's Car News
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 18, 2014
Today on Green Car Reports: Three lithium-ion giants team up to build a better electric-car battery, Fisker Automotive''s new owner wants to restart production soon, and Peugeot plans to introduce compressed-air hybrid technology to production cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports.
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150 Second Fisker Karma Fire Casts Fresh Doubt On Plug-In Hybrid
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 13, 2012
Given the hurricane of bad publicity for the Chevrolet Volt last year over a battery-pack fire (in a crash-testing vehicle, a week after it was wrecked), any fire at all in a plug-in car is one too many.
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More 2012 Fisker Karma Woe: Consumer Reports Review Savages Plug-In Hybrid
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
The well-respected Consumer Reports doesn't pull any punches, and its review of the 2012 Fisker Karma range-extended electric luxury sedan is no exception. The magazine all but savaged the car, calling it "full of flaws" and deeming its touchscreen controls an "ergonomic disaster."
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141 Karma gets farther from FIsker with 2020 Revero GT, electric car concept
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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A123 Systems Signs Multi-Year Li-ion Battery System Supply Agreement With Fisker Automotive, Intends to Invest Up To $23M in Fisker
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 14, 2010
A123 Systems has entered a battery supply agreement with Fisker Automotive to supply battery systems for the Fisker Karma Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV). The Karma—an extended-range electric vehicle—is scheduled to be launched in late 2010. A123’s technology will ensure the Karma delivers.
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Karma GS-6 PHEV review: Most striking vehicle with a plug?
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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131 2011 Fisker Karma Plug-In Hybrid: Sales Now To Start In July
Green Car Reports
JUNE 2, 2011
Much attention and too little perspective has been focused the monthly sales reports for the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf, the first mass-market plug-in electric cars. But electric-car fans still eagerly await the always-imminent arrival of another production car with a plug, the 2011 Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid luxury sports sedan.
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Fisker Secures $115.3M in Private Equity Funding; Necessary to Access $528.7M DOE Loan
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 19, 2010
million in private equity funding to develop plug-in hybrid cars. 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. Fisker Automotive last week secured access to an additional $115.3 Earlier post.). Earlier post.).
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Lucid Gravity, Karma EVs, Camry Hybrid AWD, Forester Hybrid, Mercedes charging: The Week in Reverse
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 18, 2023
This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending November 17, 2023. Which EV holds onto more of its range in the cold? And drivers of EVs from which vehicle maker appeared to “brick” their EVs?
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Ford Escape Hybrid safety, Lexus electric car, Revero GTS: Today’s Car News
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
Karma punches up the performance with its Revero GTS. And the Ford Escape Hybrid earns some excellent safety scores. This and more today at Green Car Reports. The new fully electric vehicle from Lexus isn’t coming to the U.S. Evergrande stays the course on its home market, China. It’s.
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China Grand Automotive Group to distribute, market and service Fisker Automotive vehicles in China
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 15, 2010
Fisker Automotive is partnering with China Grand Automotive Group (CGA), the leading passenger car trader in China, to have Fisker vehicles distributed, marketed and serviced in China. Fisker Automotive’s first car, the Fisker Karma, will make its Chinese debut at the Shanghai Motor Show in April 2011.
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2017 Karma Revero: first drive of reborn luxury plug-in hybrid sedan
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 16, 2017
The 2017 Karma Revero remains as much of a head-turner today as the low, sleek four-door sedan was when it debuted a decade ago under another name. It also happens to be a range-extended electric luxury sedan, though we tend to think that the Karma would sell just as well if it ran on coal dust and baby-seal blood.
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Quantum to begin series production of solar roof for Fisker Automotive
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 19, 2010
million production release for the first production series of solar roofs for the Fisker Karma. Under the release, Quantum, with affiliate Asola of Germany, will initiate volume production of the solar roofs for the Fisker Karma in early 2011. Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. has received a $9.4-million
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First TV ad for Karma Revero drops as sales to start next month
Green Car Reports
MAY 5, 2017
Everything old is new again, including the 2017 Karma Revero, a reborn 2012 Fisker Karma. Now its maker has released the first-ever television advertisement for the car, a spot that debuted during the 2017 U.S. Open Polo Championship, sponsored by Karma Automotive.
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119 Karma redux, gas stations vs charging, electric cars for Rallycross, CAFE changes: Today's Car News
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 16, 2017
Today, the least efficient plug-in car, why rallycross should go electric, possible CAFE changes, and where electric cars should charge. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We drove the Fisker Karma in 2012; now we've driven the 2017 Karma Revero, the reborn version of the sleek, low, inefficient plug-in hybrid luxury sedan.
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99 Electric Pickup Truck, New Fiskers, Green-Car Sales, Diesel Hybrid Concept: Today's Car News
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
We''ve got a whole host of green-car stories for Friday, including a startling one-off electric pickup truck, news on the latest relaunch plans for the Fisker Karma, and some analysis of green car sales--are they rising or falling? All this and more on Green Car Reports.
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148 Buyer's Guide: 2014 Plug-In Hybrids From Toyota, Ford, Honda & More
Green Car Reports
MAY 7, 2013
Not all plug-in electric cars rely on battery power alone; some also have gasoline engines as backups, for longer range or more power. Last year, we identified six plug-in hybrid vehicles on sale during 2013. This year, the list gains three new entries (from BMW, Cadillac, and Mitsubishi) and loses one (the Fisker Karma).
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Karma plans to relaunch with three new models at Shanghai auto show
Green Car Reports
MARCH 13, 2019
Karma, the company that started as the new maker of the Fisker plug-in hybrid (and once Tesla-fighter) of the same name—now called Revero—plans a new birth, four years after buying the company out of bankruptcy.
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110 Fisker is coming back, he says, with 400-mile electric car
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 5, 2016
Henrik Fisker has designed some remarkable cars, among them Aston Martins, the BMW Z8, and of course the striking Fisker Karma range-extended electric luxury sedan. That vehicle, launched in 2012 by his namesake company, saw production of less than 3,000 units before the company collapsed in bankruptcy.
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Future GM C-Max Rival, Fiskers in 2015, Workplace Charging For Electric Cars: Today's Car News
Green Car Reports
APRIL 24, 2014
Today on Green Car Reports: New Fisker Karma plug-in hybrids may arrive by 2015, why workplace electric-car charging matters, and Oklahoma adds a fee for homes that connect green energy sources to the grid. All this and more on Green Car Reports. GM may be.'
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Plug-In Hybrid MPGs: Is Parallel or Range-Extended Better?
Green Car Reports
APRIL 12, 2011
These are exciting times to be a car shopper, as the choices in every possible category just keep getting better and more fuel-efficient. The options for ecologically sensitive hybrid buyers have taken a major step forward with the introduction of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt and the imminent arrival of the 2011 Fisker Karma.
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137 Fisker Karma: No. 2 Best Selling 4-Door Luxury Car In Netherlands, But.
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 22, 2012
After a week involving fires, financial woes and recalls, it looks like things may be looking up for Fisker Automotive: its 2012 Karma plug-in hybrid is the second best-selling 4-door luxury car in the Netherlands. As PlugInCars reports, Fisker’s founder Henrik Fisker is ecstatic. “How many U.S.
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Royalty Drives Fisker Karma Plug-In Hybrid, Journalists Not So Much
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 15, 2009
Not surprisingly, automotive journalists compete to be the first to drive the latest new cars. Here at GreenCarReports.com, we want to be among the first to drive electric cars and other plug-ins, new hybrids, clean diesels, and so forth. We've driven a lot of them, but one we haven't is the Fisker Karma.
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