Editor's Pick "Fisker spent a stunning $900,000 for each vehicle it produced," PrivCo chief executive Sam Hamadeh told me. "Then they sold them to dealers for an invoice price of just $70,000."
Apparently, it's not easy starting a brand new car manufacturing company.
Electric car maker Fisker Automotive has issued a recall for 239 of its Karma vehicles, fewer than 50 of which have been sold to customers. The $96,000 luxury electric sedans have an issue with a hose clip in their battery …
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Some crazy concept cars have emerged since the electric car frenzy hit the market in 2008. Where are they now?
We caught up with 29 electric car manufacturers and developers to find out what they’re doing today. Some are still …
“Range anxiety” for pure battery-powered electric car owners wears off quickly as a driver begins to understand the capabilities and charging patterns of their car, according to a new study by the Technology Strategy Board.
Around 35 percent of electric …
A clear trend is emerging among electric car manufacturers: Plug-in hybrids are a better near-term bet than purely battery-powered cars.
Ford today unveiled the latest in its series of electric cars, a plug-in hybrid electric car called the Evos. The …
Hybrid electric car manufacturer Fisker Automotive delivered its first production model electric car for consumers, the Fisker Karma, to Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner Ray Lane (pictured right) on Tuesday.
Fisker Automotive has produced 54 cars and is revving …
Fisker Automotive, which manufactures luxury plug-in electric hybrid cars, has raised an extra $100 million in its third round of funding to help fund production of its luxury sedan and a second, cheaper electric car that is geared toward more …
Electric cars are getting blinged out.
We’ve written before about how major automakers like Nissan, Ford and GM are plowing forth with electric car and hybrid offerings. Nissan, in particular, wants to grab 20 percent of the global electric cars …
After several rounds of delays and price increases, electric car startup Fisker says it will start production next month for the Karma, a luxury plug-in hybrid priced at $95,900.
The company raised $150 million earlier this month at a $600 …
The 2011 Fisker Karma is still on track to reach U.S. dealers in March or April, according to the company.
But there’s one new piece of info: The price of the extended-range electric sports sedan has gone up. Again.
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Here are the top cleantech stories we’re following on the GreenBeat today:
Coda CEO Kevin Czinger has stepped down by “mutual consent,” according to a company statement. Co-chairman Steve Heller will serve as interim CEO until a replacement has been …
We don’t hear “death of Detroit” stories as often now as we did a year ago.
When GM and Chrysler plunged into bankruptcy and the entire U.S. industry laid off tens of thousands of workers in one year, the effects …
