NHTSA investigating Fisker Karma garage fire

NHTSA investigating Fisker Karma garage fire

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is conducting an investigation to determine the exact cause of a garage fire in Sugar Land, Texas. A $103,000 Karma plug-in... Read more


Fisker Karma garage fire was caused by engine packaging, not batteries

Fisker Karma garage fire was caused by engine packaging, not batteries

A Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid made headlines last week when it was linked to a garage fire in suburban Houston. However, the company was quick to deny that the battery was the cause since... Read more


A123 Systems starts to replace Fisker Karma battery packs

A123 Systems starts to replace Fisker Karma battery packs

A123 Systems has started to replace the lithium-ion battery modules and packs that may fail because of a manufacturing defect, a problem that had led to the notorious shutdown of the... Read more


Fisker Automotive faces problems ahead of Karma hybrid launch

Fisker Automotive faces problems ahead of Karma hybrid launch

Fisker Automotive's goal to deliver its Karma plug-in hybrid sedans by the end of the second quarter of 2012 is on track. There were delays as the company faced challenges along the way.... Read more


A123 Systems to fix misaligned clamps in batteries supplied to Fisker

A123 Systems to fix misaligned clamps in batteries supplied to Fisker

A123 Systems Inc. has identified a "potential safety issue" in the batteries that it supplies to Fisker Automotive Inc., the battery maker's CEO David Vieau revealed in a memo posted in... Read more


BBC Top Gear names Fisker Karma as ‘Luxury Car of the Year’

BBC Top Gear names Fisker Karma as ‘Luxury Car of the Year’

The Fisker Karma has been heralded as the 'Luxury Car of the Year' by BBC Top Gear magazine. It was the personal pick of BBC Top Gear James May and was recognized by Editor Charlie Turner... Read more


2012 Fisker Karma fuel economy ratings from EPA

2012 Fisker Karma fuel economy ratings from EPA

At last, Fisker confirmed today that the 2012 Karma sedan received emission certification and fuel economy ratings from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). As a result, the... Read more


Leonardo DiCaprio gets his $100,000 2012 Fisker Karma hybrid car

Leonardo DiCaprio gets his $100,000 2012 Fisker Karma hybrid car

You may already know that Leonardo DiCaprio is the first person to receive the all-new 2012 Fisker Karma, a $100,000 hybrid car, and it appears that photographers already caught him... Read more


Fisker begins production of the Karma plug-in hybrid

Fisker begins production of the Karma plug-in hybrid

It’s official! Fisker has finally begun production of the Karma plug-in hybrid and announced that the first production vehicles will roll off the production line, for customers in the... Read more


Fisker revises starting price of 2011 Karma to $95,900

Fisker revises starting price of 2011 Karma to $95,900

Fisker has raised the starting price for the Karma. Without any options, its final price will be $95,900. To get the Sport model, $8,000 is added to the price and for the Chic trim, the... Read more


Fisker Karma preparing to make its debut at Frankfurt

Fisker Karma preparing to make its debut at Frankfurt

Claimed to be one of the cleanest and most efficient cars in the world, the four-door Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid electric vehicle will make its German debut in the Frankfurt Motor Show... Read more


2009 Fisker Karma to be produced by Valmet in Finland

2009 Fisker Karma to be produced by Valmet in Finland

The first cars will be coming out of the Valmet assembly lines beginning in the last quarter of 2009 with an expected production of 15,000 units in the initial year. Fifty percent of the... Read more


Fisker says the Karma Hybrid is cleaner than the Toyota Prius

Fisker says the Karma Hybrid is cleaner than the Toyota Prius

Making its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week is a hybrid car with a near-supercar performance  the Fisker Karma hybrid. Despite being powered by a 394bhp hybrid motor, it even... Read more


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