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Fisker: Leonardo DiCaprio's Prius inspired the Karma

Ever wonder what it is that sparks the mind of an entrepreneur? After all, lots of people have big imaginations and great ideas, but only a relatively small number of them actually follow through, create a company and design a product. Of course, we can add Henrik Fisker to that list of entrepreneurs, and we're definitely looking forward to seeing what else springs from his fertile mind. So, back to the original question. In the case of Henrik Fisker, the inspiration for the Karma extended-range electric car came from none other than ... Read more →

REPORT: Elon Musk says Fisker is "very far" from overcoming EV hurdles Sebastian Blanco

In some ways, the all-electric Tesla Roadster and the plug-in hybrid Fisker Karma don't compete. The difference in powertrains, which will filter down to the two compaies' lower-cost models, the ...

Joe Biden reveals Fisker's future plans: sedan, coupe and crossover in the works Sebastian Blanco

Earlier this month, Fox news was ripping Fisker Automotive apart and Fisker fought back. Yesterday, as the start-up automaker announced it will buy an old GM plant in Delaware, everyone was all ...

PEV 2009: Henrik Fisker explains how his company will be profitable, plans for 2010 Sebastian Blanco

With his company about to announce its first U.S. plant in Delaware, CEO Henrik Fisker was in high spirits and high demand at last week's Business of Plugging In conference in Detroit. We were ...

VIDEO: Fisker Karma's design was bred from dogs and fighter jets Sebastian Blanco

Do playfully fighting dogs and advanced jet fighters come to mind when you see pictures of the Fisker Karma? They should, since the design was based on angles and lines found in nature and highly ...

Henrik Fisker distances his company from Tesla, GM 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

- Considering the two fledgling automaker's past history, it's not terribly surprising that Henrik Fisker would want to distance his company from Tesla Motors. Recall that Fisker had originally been tasked with penning the design for the Tesla S electric sedan but later unveiled the Karma ...

REPORT: Fisker planning third Karma variant, low-cost hybrid 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Fisker CEO Henrik Fisker feels like the automotive world is at the beginning of a renaissance, and he believes now is the first time in 40 years that start-up automakers can compete and even thrive against the established OEMs. Fisker has already began to rage against the machine with the ...

New York 2009: Fisker says plug-in hybrids will cost just $20,000 in a decade 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

According to Henrik Fisker, the auto industry is due for some big changes. As the only representative of a young automaker participating in the Newsweek Future of Automotive Panel Discussion at the New York Auto Show last week, Fisker was the voice of the insurgent. For example, he said that, in ...

Quantum and Fisker execs named entrepreneurs of the year 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Orange County Business Journal has picked the crew behind the Fisker Karma as its entrepreneurs of the year. Alan Niedzwiecki, the President and CEO of Quantum, Henrik Fisker, cofounder and CEO of Fisker Automotive Inc., and Bernhard Koehler, cofounder and COO of Fisker Automotive were ...

Washington 2009: Colin Powell likes the Fisker Karma 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

There was a bit of a hub-bub around the Fisker Automotive booth yesterday afternoon thanks to the surprise appearance of one Colin Powell. The former four-star general, Secretary of State and WMD fearmonger spent a lot of time with both the Karma and the Karma S, getting a lot of one-on-one ...

Detroit 2009: Henrik Fisker talks about the future of the Karma, and a low-cost model 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

When we sat down with Henrik Fisker during the Detroit Auto Show, he acknowledged that many people didn't think his company would return for a second year. But, as we all saw, the company did return, and did so with a bang with the unveiling of the Karma S hardtop convertible. Braving the ...

VIDEO: Henrik Fisker talks about the Karma 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 of some of the technical details such as the battery supplier which is Advanced Lithium Power. ...

Friendly but fighting: the history of Tesla and Fisker 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Wall Street Journal Magazine has published an interesting look at the battle between Tesla Motors and Fisker Automotive. The rival California startups are both trying to build premium electrically-driven cars but are taking very different approaches. The stories of the two companies have taken ...

Fisker Automotive appoints Russell Datz to Director of Public Relations 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

It may not seem like the most interesting piece of news you'll read today, but there's a bit more beneath the surface of the appointment of Russell Datz to the Director of Public Relations at Fisker Automotive than initially meets the eye. Datz has previously worked with Lotus on the launch of ...

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 ...


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