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- A clean energy company now has a market cap rivaling ExxonMobil Wed, 7 Oct 20, 6:55amThe news last week that NextEra Energy, a U.S. utility and renewable energy company, briefly overtook ExxonMobil and Saudi Aramco to become the world’s most valuable energy producer shows just how valuable sustainable...
- Karma Automotive raises $100 million as it looks to resell it EV platform to other automakers Wed, 8 Jul 20, 10:21pmKarma Automotive has raised a $100 million lifeline from outside investors, as reported by Bloomberg, with the struggling electric vehicle maker’s fortunes likely buoyed by the current market optimism on other EV companies...
- US Department of Energy Seizes $21 Million from Fisker Automotive Wed, 24 Apr 13, 2:30amIn this economy, it isn't just students and homeowners who are having trouble paying back their loans. In a statement on Monday, the US Department of Energy said that it had seized $21 million from Anaheim, California-based...
- Fisker Debts Pile Up as Landlord and Web Designer Claim $700,000 in Unpaid Bills Thu, 18 Apr 13, 11:00pmThe past few weeks have seen a rapid unraveling of Fisker Automotive's stability, as CEO Henrik Fisker announced his resignation, bankruptcy rumors swirled and the company laid off 75 percent of its work force...
- Fisker Lays Off 160 Employees as Bankruptcy Rumors Circle Sat, 6 Apr 13, 6:30amAs rumors of bankruptcy swirl around Fisker Automotive, today the sports car manufacturer laid off 160 employees in its Anaheim, California office. The luxury eco automaker apparently failed to find a funding partner, which...
- Bad Karma? Obama promotes electric cars, but they still fall short Wed, 20 Mar 13, 3:46amGuest post by Steve Goreham Originally published in The Washington Times Last Friday, President Obama once again pitched electric cars during his presentation at Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois...
- Exxon called hateful for producing value Mon, 10 Dec 12, 11:45amHow do we know that Solyndra and First Solar and Fisker Automotive and thirty other failed Obama-subsidized green energy ventures are (or were) highly moral enterprises? Because they are all going bankrupt...
- Bad battery “karma” – Taxpayers’ Green ‘Investment’ in Battery Company Withers Thu, 5 Apr 12, 10:30amBy Paul Chesser, National Legal & Policy Center A123 Systems – the taxpayer-funded electric vehicle battery manufacturer that famously shipped duds to Fisker Automotive, which caused one of its luxurious Karma EVs to...
- Fisker Replaces Almost All Of Its Faulty Karma Batteries in a Speedy Fashion Wed, 4 Jan 12, 2:44amJust two weeks ago Fisker Automotive and their battery supplier A123 announced to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that the lithium ion batteries used in their Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid electric models...
- Bad electric Karma Mon, 2 Jan 12, 2:59am… Fisker said it was not aware of any consumer complaints, warranty claims or “any other reports related to this condition.” It said fewer than 50 vehicles were in the hands of consumers. Under federal regulations...
- Fisker Officially Recalls All Karmas to Fix Battery Defect Sat, 31 Dec 11, 9:01amFisker Automotive, the maker of the Fisker Karma luxury plug-in electric hybrid vehicle has officially announced a recall of all 239 Karmas in the world in order to fix a defect recently revealed by their battery manufacturer, A123...
- Fisker Karma Batteries Pose Safety Issues, Fix is in the Works Wed, 28 Dec 11, 3:54amA123, the battery manufacturer that supplies power packs to Fisker Automotive, has admitted that some batteries installed in the Karma may malfunction due to misaligned hose clamps...
- VIDEO: Inhabitat Interviews Henrik Fisker, Founder of Fisker Automotive and Designer of the Karma Tue, 29 Nov 11, 1:16amCar designer and entrepreneur Henrik Fisker made his name in the car industry designing the highest of the high-end luxury cars for BMW and Aston Martin...
- Fisker Karma Receives EPA Certification, but Only for 52 mpge/20 mpg! Thu, 20 Oct 11, 11:17pmRead the rest of Fisker Karma Receives EPA Certification, but Only for 52 mpge/20 mpg! Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: alternative transportation, electric car, electric range, electric vehicle,...
- Fisker Karma Electric Sedan Will be Ready for Sale This Summer Tue, 19 Apr 11, 4:31amFisker Automotive, an ambitious start-up raising funds to manufacture green luxury cars, has announced that they’ve reached their $1Billion dollar goal! With ample fund now in hand the company is setting plans in motion...