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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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The new fully electric vehicle from Lexus isn’t coming to the U.S. Karma punches up the performance with its Revero GTS. This and more today at Green Car Reports. Lexus has a new fully electric model, the UX300e. Evergrande stays the course on its home market, China. It’s.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Today, we have more details on the 2017 Karma Revero (nee Fisker Karma), a new three-wheeled electric car called the Electra Meccanica Solo, and a review of the 2017 Jaguar XE 20d diesel luxury sedan. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Here's what we.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 11, 2016

Today, we look at what General Motors means when it says the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car will increase its "urban sales," examine the first official photo of the 2017 Karma Revero, and explain why you'll never get EPA fuel-economy ratings for heavy-duty pickup trucks. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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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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Green Car Reports

MARCH 4, 2015

Today we follow a cross-country Tesla Model S road trip, track the market for used Fisker Karma sedans, and see why plans to sell the Kia Soul EV electric car outside California are being moved up. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The Kia Soul EV has been such.'

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Green Car Reports

MAY 8, 2017

All this and more on Green Car Reports. Today, a new configurator, a flawed study, compact crossover gas mileage, and a remarkable claim by a large carmaker. Saturday, we published our usual Week in Reverse roundup of top stories from last week.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Stars and green cars are nothing new--several have admitted to owning Toyota Prius in the past, while others have been spotted in Tesla Roadsters or Fisker Karmas. Global Green.

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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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Green Car Reports

JUNE 6, 2019

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

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 6, 2019

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

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Green Cars News

JUNE 5, 2012

Fisker Automotive, the name behind a host of extended range luxury electric cars, including the Fisker Karma (pictured), has set its sights on a new market – Quebec. The company will begin selling its vehicle in Montreal after the first Fisker retailer in the province, and the fourth in Canada, was formed.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 30, 2016

Today, Tesla updates its reservation policy for the Model 3 electric car, the Federal Trade Commission sues Volkswagen, and we preview the 2017 Hyundai Ioniq. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Looking to buy electric-car charging station? The 2017 Karma may get some changes, but will likely.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 17, 2017

Today, two cars with plugs return—one luxury plug-in hybrid, and one all-electric minicar in a couple of years—plus grim news about diesel emissions, an ambitious electric motorcycle ride, a phone app for British electric-car drivers, and a scary IIHS video. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 20, 2012

After just over a week of investigation, the cause of a fire involving a Fisker Karma (pictured) has been revealed. The fire, which took place in Woodside, California on August 10, was prompted by an internal fault within the low-temperature cooling fan, according to Fisker Automotive itself.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

In the event of a fire, hybrids and electric cars are at least as safe as combustion rivals, according to new research by DEKRA. The research is released as concerns about electric car safety is reignited this week, following reports of fires involving Fisker Karma models.

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Green Cars News

JULY 25, 2009

It is one of the most exciting and innovative green car concepts around and now the Fisker Karma Plug-in Hybrid will make its public driving debut. The Fisker Karma is an extended range electric vehicle that seats four and can travel for 50 miles on electric charge only, if its lithium-ion battery is fully charged.

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Green Cars News

MAY 31, 2011

Making its European ‘dynamic’ debut this past weekend, the Fisker Karma was put through its paces in Monaco by Sovereign Prince of Monaco, Albert II. Visitors to the world famous Formula One Grand Prix were among the first to see the first Karma off the production line speed around the challenging street circuit. Driven by [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 19, 2011

The new plug-in petrol electric luxury saloon car, the Fisker Karma, will soon benefit from emission after-treatment catalysts after an agreement was reached with Clean Diesel Technologies Inc.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 14, 2012

Early results have been revealed from preliminary investigations after a fire involving a Fisker Karma (pictured) electric car. Engineers have worked with independent investigators and have so far found evidence to support the fact that the ignition source was not the lithium-ion battery pack.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Another exciting debut set for Los Angeles next week is the first-factory built Fisker Karma, which makes its very first public appearance in the US. Designed and engineered by Southern California automaker Fisker Automotive, the four-door Karma is claimed to be the ‘first electric vehicle with extended range’.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 4, 2009

The 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show opens to the public today with a glittering display of green cars taking pride of place. The show, based at the Los Angeles Convention Center will host more than 30 significant world and North American debuts and feature more than 900 vehicles from sports cars and sedans to crossovers and minivans.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

In last week’s edition of The Green Piece Column, we looked at the leaders in the green car race including the likes of Toyota, Honda, Volkswagen and Nissan. Of all the ‘upstart’ green car companies, Tesla is the closest to breaking out into the mainstream. REVA: An Indian company that markets the G-Wiz in the UK.

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Green Cars News

MAY 9, 2009

Indianapolis based battery market EnerDel has secured a huge coup as it announced that is has signed a letter of intent to power the Fisker Karma. The Karma, set to be the standard bearer for plug-in hybrid vehicles, is to be launched in June 2010.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 19, 2012

US electric car battery maker, A123 Systems has won court approval to seek bankruptcy protection after it missed a payment for a $2.7 The firm, which makes lithium iron phosphate batteries for the Fisker Karma, won approval to borrow as much as $15.5 million in loan interest on October 15.

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Green Cars News

MAY 9, 2012

There is no truth in the claim that a Fisker Karma’s lithium-ion battery was to blame for causing a house fire which left the range-extended electric car in cinders. That’s the opinion of Fisker Automotive after three cars, including a Mercedes-Benz SUV and Acura NSX, were destroyed as a result of the fire at a [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

The Green Piece Column. American automaker Fisker burst on to the scene several years ago with its first product, the Fisker Karma, expected to be among the world’s first true electric cars with extended range. September 6, 2011.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 11, 2011

Still think electric cars are slow and clunky? If anyone maintained that perception after the introduction of the Honda CR-Z Hybrid, the Tesla Roadster and the Fisker Karma, Mercedes-AMG is determined to quash the myth once and for all.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Troubled electric carmaker, Fisker has attracted two Chinese suitors; Geely and Dongfeng Motor Group, as the firm looks for a buyer to secure its future. Geely, the firm which bought Volvo from Ford back in 2010, is the favourite to takeover the Californian start-up, best known for its range-extended Karma sports car.

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Green Cars News

JULY 7, 2009

Which car do you think could be best described as the car of the future? Now however, it plans on making a comeback and hopes to make around 25 cars a day in the third quarter of 2010. Tags: Green cars Latest news DuraCar DuraCar Quicc Diva Dutch Netherlands.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 17, 2012

Electric car maker, Fisker is seeking a injection of $150 million in order to tie it over until the launch of its second model, according to Reuters. A key investor told the publication that the company has already raised more than $1 billion in private funding since 2007, when the carmaker was first established. But [.].

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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. Volkswagen CEO says "Future belongs to electric cars," has gained German government support for development. When people start driving electric cars, where will the electricity come from?

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The program backs automotive companies that offer both green energy initiatives, such as increased fuel efficiency, and new auto industry jobs in the United States. Fisker’s loan was granted so the company could build an environmentally friendly luxury car called Karma in Finland and later a second vehicle named Atlantic in the United States.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The Volt is, and always has been, more than than an electric car. Lutz, who retired earlier this year, called the car Detroits "moon shot" and an attempt to wrest the mantle of innovation back from the Japanese. GM will leapfrog Toyota and Honda by providing an electric car to the masses by the end of next year.

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