1. Fisker to Unveil New Concept Car at Detroit Auto Show

In addition to the production version of the Karma, a luxury plug-in hybrid, Fisker Automotive will also be taking the wraps off a new concept during the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit.

The Fisker Karma S will be powered by the Karma’s Q-Drive powertrain, developed in cooperation with Quantum Technologies exclusively for Fisker. Q-Drive offers a 50 mile range on a single charge to its Lithium-Ion battery pack, and up to 408hp from two electric motors.

02/01/2009 | 260 Hits | Print | Email

2. Fisker Opens New Design Center in Michigan

Fisker Automotive today announced the opening of a new Engineering and Development Center in Pontiac, Michigan. The 34,000 square foot facility will house up to 200 engineers and designers, who will support the development and production program of Fisker Automotive’s first production car, the Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid.

“The available talent, supplier base and infrastructure in Michigan will help us reach our production goal,” said Fisker Automotive COO Bernhard Koehler. “While Fisker Automotive will continue to be headquartered in Irvine, California, the new facility will allow us the opportunity to collaborate with our Michigan supplier base and have everyone under one roof.”

11/11/2008 | 680 Hits | Print | Email

3. France to Invest Euro 400 Million for Low-Carbon Vehicles

The French President has announced support worth €400 million ($550m) over four years for the development and construction of low-carbon vehicles. 

Speaking at the Paris Motor Show, Nicolas Sarkozy said the money is intended "exclusively for the research and development of non-polluting vehicles, that is vehicles with the least possible emission of carbon dioxide, whether electric cars or hybrids."

09/11/2008 | 603 Hits | Print | Email

4. Fisker Raises $65 Million in Series C Financing Round

Fisker Automotive, a "green" American premium sports car company, yesterday announced that the company has completed its Series C financing round. The funding was completed on the 4th of September, 2008 with a total investment of $65 million.

The round was led by a new investor, an affiliate of Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). Existing investors Palo Alto Investors and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers also participated.

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5. Fisker: Karma Plug-in-Hybrid-Prototype on the Test Track

Fisker Automotive and Quantum Technologies announced they are performing initial vehicle testing and fine tuning the battery software management system for the Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid production car. These initial test track developments are taking place in Southern California.

Three Fisker Karma prototypes have been built, and are currently undergoing testing for the electric powertrain developed by Quantum Technologies. Concurrently, the Fisker engineering team is working on crash test simulation. Further validation and certification on the vehicles will be performed over the coming months.

14/05/2008 | 1597 Hits | Print | Email

6. First Production 2008 Tesla Roadster - Series Production Begins in March

Tesla Motors has received all regulatory approvals to import the first production Tesla Roadster (“P1”) for sale. This includes all necessary EPA and DOT approvals, including completion of all Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS.).

P1 will arrive at Tesla Motors headquarters this week for delivery to customer Elon Musk, Chairman of Tesla Motors. Series production of the Tesla Roadster is scheduled to begin March 17th, 2008.

31/01/2008 | 2131 Hits | Print | Email

7. First Fully Electric Smart Delivered to Coventry City Council

The car is the first of 100 cars to be delivered as part of a UK-based market trial for the introduction of a fully electric version of the two-seater (smart ed).

The car will be made available on a lease arrangement to selected UK corporate customers. It has 30kW output and a top speed of 60 mph. It offers nippy in-town performance with 0-30 mph in 6.5 seconds. With a range of up to 70 miles, the smart ed is exempt from vehicle excise duty and congestion charge.

26/12/2007 | 1859 Hits | Print | Email

8. Final Countdown to London Low Emission Zone

(Source: FTA) London - The Freight Transport Association says that with only 50 working days remaining before the implementation of the London Low Emission Zone (LEZ), many operators have still not got their fleets ready. On 4 February 2008 all vehicles over 12 tonnes will have to meet the Euro 3 standards for particulate matter (PM10).

Vehicles over 3.5 tonnes come into the scheme on 7 July, along with buses and coaches (over 9 seats). The standard can be met by using vehicles bought since October 2001, when the Euro 3 standard became the norm, or by having the vehicle fitted with a particulate trap.

20/11/2007 | 614 Hits | Print | Email

9. Fisker Automotive Preview Premium Plug-In Hybrid

(Source: Fisker)Irvine, Calif. - Quantum Technologies, a publicly traded company and Fisker Coachbuild, LLC disclose continuing developments of the first production vehicle to come from Fisker Automotive, Inc. - the green American premium car company. The four-door plug-in hybrid premium sports sedan will make its debut at the Detroit Auto Show in January with a starting price of $80,000.

Initial deliveries will commence in the 4th quarter of 2009 with annual production projected to reach 15,000 cars. Each Fisker vehicle will feature an all-new from the ground up platform. Certification, testing and drive train development will be conducted by joint venture partner Quantum Technologies.

31/10/2007 | 1699 Hits | Print | Email

10. Fiat Presents Fuel Cell Powered-Panda Fleet to City of Mantova

(Source: Nuvera) Mantova, Italy - Centro Ricerche Fiat (CRF) presented three Nuvera Fuel Cell-powered Panda cars to the municipality of Mantova today as part of the Zero Regio project. Zero Regio is an integrated project aimed at developing and demonstrating zero emission road transport systems in normal daily use in Mantova, Italy, and Frankfurt, Germany.

The three hydrogen Pandas were presented alongside an ENI multi-fuel refilling station, offering pressurized hydrogen at 350 bar. Following today’s event, the vehicles will serve the city of Mantova in a number of different civic applications.

21/09/2007 | 1242 Hits | Print | Email