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 11, 2022

Which “expensive” electric car did a Senator drive to Washington, D.C.? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending June 10, 2022. How many miles apart is the federal government asking for EV fast-chargers?

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 7, 2015

Today, the remains of Fisker Automotive show a hint of life, we drive the 2014 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid plug-in car, and a Volkswagen Beetle Hybrid prototype appears outside the 2015 New York Auto Show. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Today in Car News'

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Today''s news includes the much-anticipated unveiling of the Tesla "D" all-wheel drive Model S electric car and its "Autopilot" feature, as well as Chrysler''s announcement of a plug-in hybrid minivan, and the restart of the Department of Energy loan program that funded Tesla and Fisker. Only rumors prove.'

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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

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

JULY 8, 2015

Today, we take a quick spin in the 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE550e plug-in hybrid, examine a new BMW plug-in hybrid prototype, and check on Fisker's progress in restarting production of the Karma luxury sedan. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 31, 2013

The sale of electric car maker Fisker Automotive continues to grab headlines after the company''s creditors decided to oppose the sale of the company''s assets to Hybrid Tech Holdings LLC. Latest News Green cars Electric cars Fisker'

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 28, 2017

Today, we've got a few details on next year's Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid, we bust a myth about alt-fuels, there's video of a new electric Audi, and we look at some disturbing diesel test results. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 7, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: The 2014 BMW 2 Series Active Tourer and Quant e-Sportlimousine concept debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, and Fisker Automotive launches a new website. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The Volkswagen Golf GTE plug-in hybrid is.'

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 14, 2019

Bikes and cars can coexist. All this and more on Green Car Reports. We brought you some of the best deals on plug-in electric, and hybrid vehicles for this month. And we look at some of the best deals of the month for the cleanest and most efficient vehicles. The Chevrolet Bolt EV.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 22, 2016

Today, Tesla Model 3 reservation details are released by the company, the 2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack debuts ahead of the 2016 New York Auto Show, and Henrik Fisker says electric cars will overtake plug-in hybrids. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Today on Green Car Reports: Tesla Model S owner David Noland updates us on life with his car, we respond to a reader about Honda Civic gas mileage, and Fisker files for bankruptcy. All this and more on Green Car Reports. What''s Toyota''s biggest hybrid? That''d be the diesel-electric Hino 195h.

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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. Are gas stations.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 3, 2014

The sale of plug-in hybrid sports car maker Fisker Automotive has taken another twist: after the company asked a Federal judge to approve its sale to a Hong Kong tycoon. Fisker wants the sale to take place to Richard Li ahead of Wanxiang Group, the leading auto parts company in China, which it blam[.].

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 19, 2015

Today, Tesla criticizes attempts to soften California's zero-emission vehicle mandate, we talk 2016 BMW X5 xDrive 40e plug-in hybrid pricing and other details, and the 2017 Infiniti Q30 compact is confirmed for the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 3, 2024

Which major automaker might be partnering with Fisker for an electric pickup? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 2, 2024. However it has indicated that production models based on these concepts will include a mix of hybrid and internal combustion powertrains.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

The Fisker Karma has been a long time coming but now it has taken a step closer to becoming a mainstream reality after Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies received a $30million purchase order for key components and subsystems relating to its Q-Drive powertrain systems for the vehicle. Thanks to the order, Quantum will supply components and [.].

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Green Cars News

APRIL 26, 2010

Range-extended vehicle maker Fisker Automotive has now officially closed its mammoth cash boost from the US Department of Energy (DOE). The DOE closed a $528.7million loan to the company for the development and production of two lines of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 19, 2010

As it aims to speed up completion of the Karma, the company’s first plug-in hybrid, Fisker Automotive has been handed a significant funding boost. The company has secured an additional $115.3million in private equity funding to develop its plug-in hybrid cars.

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Green Cars News

JULY 28, 2011

The very first Fisker Karma models have begun to roll off the production line, as the firm makes its first deliveries of the plug-in hybrid model. Ray Lane, Chairman of Fisker and managing partner [.].

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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.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 4, 2012

New York was once again the setting for an exciting new vehicle to be unveiled – as this time Fisker took centre stage with its Atlantic saloon car. The Fisker Atlantic (pictured) was originally known as Project Nina and is a luxury four-door saloon car that uses Fisker’s extended range technology.

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Green Cars News

JULY 11, 2009

How many times have we read about various green car concepts that come to nothing? However, if you were expecting the Fisker Karma to be another example of a green car that got away, then it seems you got one wrong. It features a 2.4 It features a 2.4

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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

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. However, it’s not just the ‘big boys’ of motoring that are having an impact as we enter a new automotive era. Fisker Automotive.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Fisker Automotive is celebrating a significant funding boost as it bids to breakout from upstart company into a mainstream success story. Both cars must be delivered by 2016. Both cars must be delivered by 2016. Fisker hopes to make 75,000-100,000 of these plug-in vehicles a year beginning in late 2012.

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Green Cars News

JULY 3, 2012

Canadian pop star Justin Bieber has wrapped his Fisker Karma in a shiny chrome finish. Bieber took the once-black $102,000 plug-in hybrid to West Coast Customs which previously turned his less-than-green Cadillac CTS-V into a Batmobile.

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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

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

DECEMBER 15, 2010

The Fisker Karma has been one of the most talked about vehicles here at TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk for several years – and now it looks set to break new ground in China. Fisker Automotive has reached an agreement with China Grand Automotive Group (CGA) to have its vehicles distributed, marketed and serviced in the country – CGA [.].

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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

AUGUST 19, 2009

Those lucky enough to be at the Mazda Raceway last weekend got to witness one of the most hotly anticipated debuts in motoring as the Fisker Karma plug-in extended range electric vehicle made its public driving debut. None other than Fisker’s co-founder and COO Bernhard Koehler. And the driver for the debut performance?

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 11, 2010

While many of the world’s leading car manufacturers have been playing catch up with their green car offerings – only now producing viable alternatives to their conventional vehicles – some companies have surged ahead producing hybrid or electric cars that reinvent the perception of ‘green’.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 30, 2024

Which automaker outlined an all-of-the-above electrified approach for the near future, including hybrids, PHEVs, and a 3-row electric SUV? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending March 29, 2024. bound hybrids and plug-in hybrids. kwh battery pack.

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Green Cars News

MAY 14, 2009

Just days ago we told you about its agreement to supply batteries to Fisker and now the company’s chairman and CEO Charles Gassenheimer has spoken of the “excellent progress&# being made in the development of a fuel cell range extender for plug-in hybrid vehicles.

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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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