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REPORT: Fisker looks to 2011 for profits; color us skeptical

Anyone that has watched either the auto industry or technology startups knows how hard it is to achieve profitability. Blend the two together and you more often than not have a recipe for financial disaster. We've seen far more aspiring EV makers go belly up than actually deliver product. Even well-financed companies like Tesla have been on the brink. Aside from Tesla, the other startup with the deepest pockets is Fisker Automotive with money from venture capital firms like Kleiner Perkins and others. Fisker hopes to reach profitability ... Read more →

Fisker gives Quantum $10.2 million contract for powertrain development Sam Abuelsamid

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies has been working with Fisker Automotive ever since the latter company started its efforts to be build a luxury plug-in hybrid a couple of years ago. Quantum has ...

VIDEO: Henrik Fisker talks about the Karma Sam Abuelsamid

Following the unveiling of the production version of the Fisker Karma and the Karma Sunset concept, Henrik Fisker sat down to talk about the car company he has launched. We now have confirmation ...

Green Car Journal picks 5 nominees for Green Car Vision award Sam Abuelsamid

Having honored the VW Jetta TDI as the Green Car of the Year at last month's LA Auto Show, the editors at Green Car Journal are not done with awards just yet. Next up they will be selecting a winner ...

Fisker Karma to use GM's 2.0-liter turbo'd four Jeremy Korzeniewski

Those who were miffed at General Motors for eschewing its initial plans to launch the Chevy Volt with a small 1.0L turbocharged three cylinder engine are probably not going to like this piece of ...

Fisker and Valmet finalize Finnish production deal 12 months ago on Autoblog Green

While Tesla Motors has been scrambling just to stay solvent in recent weeks, arch-rival Fisker Automotive seems to be streaming ahead. Fisker just opened a Michigan engineering facility a few days ago and the startup has now finalized its deal to manufacture the Karma in Finland. Valmet Automotive ...

Fisker sets up shop in Detroit 12 months ago on Autoblog Green

In a rare bit of good news for Detroit these days, Fisker Automotive is planning to set up shop in Pontiac, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. It makes sense for the emerging automaker to have its engineering location near the automotive capitol of the United States, considering that there is a ...

Fisker wins abritration case with Tesla 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

This past April, the troubles between Henrik Fisker (of Fisker Automotive) and Tesla Motors resulted in a lawsuit. Tesla filed the suit against Fisker Automotive accusing Fisker of stealing insider information (he did some work on the design of the Tesla Whitestar/Model S sedan) for his own ...

Fisker planning four hybrids by 2012? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for more shots of the Fisker Karma While you could certainly argue that developing just one single new plug-in hybrid vehicle is about as difficult a task as a small automaker could handle, Fisker Automotive is rumored to be working on four such models. Of course, that task should be ...

Spy Shots: Fisker Karma caught testing in California 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Come rain, come shine... come lawsuits, Fisker appears determined not to let anything get in the way of a late 2009 launch for its upcoming Karma electric sedan. Along with the spy shots over on Autocar, the first indication of what on-board powerplant will charge the batteries is mentioned: a ...

Fisker claims lawsuits won't stop Q4 2009 delivery 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

In spite of the recent lawsuit brought against Fisker Automotive Inc. by Tesla Motors, Fisker says they are still on track to deliver cars in the fourth quarter of 2009. Fisker's partners and investors in the venture are stepping up to defend the designer in the dispute and insist the Karma PHEV is ...

Top 20 green cars we wish we could buy today, Number 2: Fisker Karma 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for high-res live gallery of the Fisker Karma It's a bit ironic that the Tesla WhiteStar sedan and the Fisker Karma grace our list back-to-back as the number two and three most exciting green cars we wish we could buy today. As you're probably aware, news has surfaced that Henrik Fisker ...

Breaking: Tesla sues Fisker over electric car design 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

You know how it goes, when there's smoke... Tesla Motors is reportedly suing Fisker Automotive for stealing inside design ideas. As rumors indicated earlier this week, Henrik Fisker apparently was hired by Tesla to style their upcoming Whitestar sedan. The styling was not to Tesla's liking, either ...

Fisker Automotive announces Fisker Italia, still plans on delivering Karma in '09 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Although it's obvious that Fisker has a long-ways to go when it comes to moving their Karma PHEV sedan from its current conceptual stage to its hopeful production stage, Fisker has reportedly set up its first European importer: Fisker Italia. Currently, this means next to nothing, but Fisker execs ...

Fisker Karma now appearing in dark blue 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Someone over at Fisker Automotive has been having fun with Photoshop. In the company's gallery of images for the Karma we see the sleek and "sexy" hybrid in a dark blue on some sort of rocky seashore. Very nice. There are also some actual close-up photos of the Karma taken by photographer Robert ...

Fisker believes green cars need to be sexy 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for more high-res images of the Fisker Karma There is one major problem with the current list of electric or hybrid sedans on the market right now: they are seen as boring by many people. Sure, some drivers have fun in their hybrids by squeezing the most mileage that they can from a ...

Fisker announces a four-seat plug-in hybrid convertible 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Henrik Fisker is not slowing down. Following a positive reception to his Karma plug-in hybrid at the Detroit Auto Show, Fisker showed off the first picture of a two-door, four-seat convertible at the J.D. Power Roundtable in San Francisco today, according to Automotive News (subs req'd). That little ...

While some automakers flee Detroit, start-ups see opportunity 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

With all three of the domestic automakers scrambling to shed jobs at U.S. facilities including their Detroit area engineering facilities and headquarters, others are seeing opportunities. When Tesla Motors started doing some preliminary work on their WhiteStar sedan early in 2007, they opened an ...

Advanced Lithium Power may be providing batteries for Fisker Karma 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

At the Detroit Auto Show, Henrik Fisker finally unveiled the Karma, the plug-in hybrid electric car he hopes to start selling in 2009. Actually what was unveiled was a curvaceous four door styling buck. There are no mechanical components. According to Fisker reps, there won't be a running prototype ...

Fisker Automotive gets multi-million dollar investment 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Now that we've seen the Fisker Karma, we're glad to know more about the company behind this $80,000 plug-in hybrid. As part to the Karma's unveiling, Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, the company that is part of the joint venture behind Fisker Automotive, announced that the funding group ...

Detroit 2008: Fisker Karma live reveal 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The look of the Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid that was unveiled in Detroit today is not a surprise. We saw a sneak peek of it all the way back in October. It was on the last day of October, but still. The difference is that now we got to oooh and aaah over this expensive and sleek (and I'm tempted to ...


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