Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2012

Fisker Automotive announced that a majority of all customer cars and dealer-held vehicles affected by the recall involving A123-supplied battery packs ( earlier post ) have already had brand new battery packs fitted or the confirmed repair to the hose clamp assembly undertaken and are back in service, 2 weeks after Fisker was first made aware of the (..)

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Have you ever dreamed about just walking into your local Fisker dealer and ordering a Karma plug-in luxury sport sedan? Very few of us have the funds to afford the $95,900 starting price of a 2012 Fisker Karma, but that doesn't mean we can't imagine doing it.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 16, 2010

We've written before about the schedule for the 2011 Fisker Karma, which (like many other electric cars) has slipped a bit since the car was first unveiled. Now Fisker's newest dealer, located in none other than LA's epicenter of green consciousness--namely Santa Monica, California--says that the dealership will have cars available for.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 9, 2012

It shows the 2012 Fisker Karma we road-tested three weeks ago parked in front of a Tesla Motors dealer in Los Angeles. The magazine bought a Fisker Karma at a dealership to test it--we can. First off, just to be clear, the photo above is NOT a dead Fisker.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 13, 2013

The 2012 Fisker Karma is one of the most striking vehicles on the road today. Some dealers have discounted the $106,000-plus car to sell for as little as.' It''s also on its way to becoming an orphan.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2009

Fisker Automotive has appointed its first group of 32 US retailers to market and service its luxury plug-in hybrid vehicles, beginning with the $87,900 Karma sedan later this year. Earlier in March, Fisker staged the European debut of the Karma sedan at the Geneva Motor Show. The Karma is an Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV).

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 15, 2012

For roughly six months, Fisker Automotive has said it's sold "about 1,000" of its Karma range-extended electric luxury sedan, globally. Then, on July 31, we spotted a brand-new 2012 Karma at the Balboa Bay Club & Resort in Newport Beach, California--so new it still had dealer plates.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 22, 2011

Fisker's Karma extended-range EV entered production at Valmet's plant in Finland today. That jibes surprisingly well with the information leaked from a dealer meeting. The best-looking (for now, anyway) electric-powered vehicle on the market is finally, well, on the market--or nearly so.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 13, 2011

With the 2012 Fisker Karma now, finally, arriving in volume at dealerships, Fisker Automotive should finally begin to record some retail sales this month. Still, we're not sure that raising your prices right as your first customers return to their dealers to take delivery is particularly gracious.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 1, 2013

Remember Fisker Automotive, the startup carmaker that sold the $106,000 luxury range-extended electric sport sedan called the Karma? Hang onto your memories, because the physical traces of Fisker''s existence are vanishing quickly. These photos show what''s happening to the dealership that was formerly Fisker of Bellevue, outside Seattle.'

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Green Car Reports

MAY 31, 2011

According to startup plug-in hybrid maker Fisker Automotive, production of its 2011 Fisker Karma luxury sports sedan recently started in Finland.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 9, 2016

Karma Automotive appears to be making progress in resurrecting the car formerly known as the Fisker Karma. Now called the Karma Revero, the luxury sedan recently entered pilot production at a new factory in Moreno Valley, California.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 20, 2023

After weathering pandemic-related shutdowns, chip shortages, and barren lots, some dealers are complaining our nation’s rail system is suddenly no longer up to the task of delivering new cars. A few are saying they have a point, whilst others muse it is a bit of karma for three years of price gouging and “additional dealer markups”.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Now that deliveries of the stylish 2012 Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid have begun, the question most often asked of the automaker is “what comes next?" A shooting brake (or station wagon, for us Americans) dubbed the Fisker Surf was shown at the Frankfurt Auto Show and will be the next Fisker model to hit dealer showrooms.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 9, 2016

Today, we have the story of a Tesla Model X that drove its semi-conscious owner to the hospital on Autopilot, Karma Automotive's plan to use both franchised dealerships and company-owned showrooms, and the complex methods employed by the 2017 Porsche Panamera to save fuel. The Karma Revero (nee Fisker Karma).

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 11, 2024

A recall has been issued for just about every Karma Revero EV sold inside the United States over an intermittent issue with the turn signals that place the model out of compliance with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS). Henrik Fisker originally launched Fisker Automotive in 2007, with the Karma being the first model.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 17, 2021

Which plug-in hybrid isn’t staying on dealer lots because demand remains so strong? Which automaker has a Canadian compliance car with just 94 miles of range? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 16, 2021.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Range-extended luxury car, the Fisker Karma has received its emission certification and fuel economy rating from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), clearing the way for the car maker’s dealers to begin selling the car to customers.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 3, 2012

It has been a testing time for electric super car maker Fisker Automotive – but it now believes that its troubles, following a recall of its hallmark Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid vehicle, are nearly behind it. The company has announced that a majority of all customer cars and dealer-held vehicles affected by the recall, which [.].

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 22, 2011

Although its much-delayed first model, the 2011 Karma plug-in hybrid luxury sports sedan, hasn't quite reached dealers yet, Fisker Automotive is powering ahead.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 6, 2019

Karma spreads its dealer network. BMW teams up with Jaguar Land Rover on electric cars. Fiat Chrysler rescinds its offer to Renault. And a hydrogen shortage is gripping Northern California fuel-cell drivers. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 6, 2019

Karma spreads its dealer network. BMW teams up with Jaguar Land Rover on electric cars. Fiat Chrysler rescinds its offer to be bought by Renault. And a hydrogen shortage is gripping Northern California fuel-cell drivers. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 10, 2016

Why did someone who works daily with car dealers call them clueless? And which Silicon Valley luminary unexpectedly said he'd prefer a Chevy over. This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, September 9, 2016. This morning, we brought you a story that broke.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 22, 2012

Fisker’s European expansion continues apace with the news that car dealer group Guarnieri will exclusively import and market all Fisker vehicles in Spain, Portugal and Morocco.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 31, 2024

The Performance EV Concept (or whatever it will be called then) is scheduled to go into production in Marysville, Ohio, in late 2025, and to be at dealers in early 2026. Karma Kaveya EV Coupe Karma’s future top-of-the-line Kaveya The Kaveya coupe will be the halo EV from Karma. With 1,000 hp and 1,270 lb.-ft.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 28, 2022

When at the dealer, make sure to lift the hood and get a look at the beautiful Trofeo carbon fiber red and black engine cover, which by far is the most attractive we have seen. The Maserati Ghibli Trofeo has a Ferrari-designed and built 3.8-liter Pretty and powerful.

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EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Karma Announces Pricing On GS-1 PHEV, Teases SUV BEV Availability for 2022 – Karma Automotive on Monday revealed pricing for its more affordable plug-in hybrid luxury car, that its GS-6 PHEV luxury car would be available beginning this month with pricing starting at $83,900. Karma GS | Source: Karma. 22, via Reuters.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Drivers of converted cars have received high levels of cooperation from dealer service departments so far. They are early adopters, buying "Version 1.0" PHEVs with "Good Enough to Get Started" batteries. See also Hymotions comments on the subject.

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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. Establishing dealer network. Several dozen prototypes on 15-passenger van since 2004; now in second generation development; no production plans. Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. battery technology; 2.

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