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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Tesla sues Fisker over stolen electric-car designs Both Tesla and Fisker plan to sell a new generation of electric vehicles - Tesla with its recently launched all-electric Roadster and Fisker with its future Karma plug-in hybrid luxury saloon. The two carmakers are now tied up in a lawsuit with Tesla claiming design and trade secrets for a future electric sedan were ‘borrowed’ by Fisker Coachbuild – the company originally commissioned by Tesla to design the car. The lawsuit contends Fisker founder Henrik Fisker and its chief operating officer... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-16 05:53:03 Article Views Rating: 124 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid confirmed for Europe Just days after the announcement Tesla’s all-electric Roadster is to be sold in Europe comes confirmation rival niche sports carmaker Fisker Automotive will sell its Karma luxury plug-in hybrid saloon in Europe as well. Fisker appointed its first European importer today, Fisker Italia, and eventually hopes to sell up to 50% of its fleet in Europe. Fisker plans to build up to 15,000 units of its new Karma in the short term and eventually plans to lift production up to 100,000 units annually. Unlike the... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-11 13:43:30 Article Views Rating: 163 Main > Week in Photos > Other > This Week in Photos Detroit Style: 01-12-2008 - 01-16-2008 Miss any photo galleries from this week? Don’t worry, we always compile a list of photo galleries we’ve posted throughout the week. Check out the pictures from the massive galleries of the 2008 Detroit Auto Show and see the BMW X6, Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, Cadillac CT Coupe Concept, Hyundai Genesis, Audi TT-S, BMW 1-Series Convertible, Mercedes GLK and many more. Click through for a full week’s worth of galleries. Check out the Week in Photos Category for more. 2009 Dodge Ram View Photos: ... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-08 05:08:42 Article Views Rating: 2340 Main > Car Makers News > Other > California eases quotas for zero-emissions vehicles The California Air Resources Board CARB has today agreed to reduce the number of zero-emissions vehicles carmakers are mandated to build each year by 70%, easing an earlier target that would have seen them sell up to 25,000 zero-emissions vehicles between 2012-2014. This figure has now been reduced to just 7,500, and only the top six carmakers have to meet the new regulation. While the reduction may seem like a backwards step, the board is in instead focusing on viable technologies by increasing quotas... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-01 05:38:18 Article Views Rating: 145 Main > Car Makers News > Toyota > Toyota thinks outside box Toyota likes to think of its quirky, boxy Scion as a 21st-century chariot of the soul -- not just an affordable car, but also a unique expression of the young, hip person who Toyota hopes is driving it. Now Toyota's Scion enthusiasts will have even more "me time": a marketing campaign with an underground vibe intended to show just how much their chosen transportation reflects their personality. With an eye to the social networking ethos that has made Facebook and MySpace wildly popular, Toyota will let... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-25 07:31:06 Article Views Rating: 234 Main > Car Makers News > Saab > Saab launches Pure BioPower Eco Clothing Collection Saab has embraced E85 as an alternative fuel in Europe as a way to offer good performance and relatively good emissions using small turbocharged engines. Because ethanol has a higher octane rating than gasoline, boost pressure can be raised, allowing for a higher specific power output. It also helps that Saab already had a history of being quirky and using turbocharged engines in their vehicles. As an added bonus, it also gets to capitalize on the "green" aspect of the biofuel, and is leaving no... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-22 19:54:41 Article Views Rating: 232 |
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