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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: 126 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: 144 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Green Vehicles prepping two electric vehicles for U.S. The electric vehicles market has become one of the most watched segments as the world begins to favor fuel economy over other more speed-related aspects of a car. While start-ups such as Tesla and Fisker are already offering electric sports cars, other segments of the electric vehicle market remain wide open. A new Northern Californian company going by the name of Green Vehicles is set to enter the burgeoning market, having developed a range of new electric vehicles in secrecy. Green Vehicles is... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-12 10:09:42 Article Views Rating: 126 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Magna sues Tesla over unpaid bill It seems electric car manufacturer Tesla is having trouble keeping its nose clean these days - just a day after our report on Tesla suing Fisker Automotive for deliberately stealing designs, the electric-sports-car startup is now embroiled in another lawsuit and this time ‘round it’s playing the role of defendant. Tesla is being sued by automotive components design company, Magna Powertrain. Tesla had originally contracted Magna to design and build 800 Dark Star transmissions in the first year... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-17 07:39:35 Article Views Rating: 148 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Spy Shots: Fisker Karma luxury plug-in hybrid Fisker Automotive is keen to launch its Karma plug-in hybrid by the end of the next year and is hard at work testing prototypes of the upcoming eco-saloon in Southern California. Less than five months out from the concept version’s debut at the Detroit Auto Show, the new prototype reveals Fisker is keeping its promise that the production version will be almost identical to the original concept. The new Karma will be a plug-in hybrid vehicle, which means it will be able to run on electric power alone... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-12 10:09:09 Article Views Rating: 112 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: 106 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Update: Tesla’s lawsuit against Fisker will end in arbitration Update: Tesla’s lawsuit, filed against rival hybrid-electric carmaker Fisker in April for design theft and ‘poor work’, will end in arbitration. As we reported earlier, Fisker asked for the arbitration, and under the terms of its contract with Tesla, the court has agreed. Submitting the dispute to arbitration will likely result in a more timely resolution than a protracted legal battle would have. Fisker’s legal adviser expects a decision within three months. Fisker does not plan... Full article... Article added: 2008-06-14 06:15:29 Article Views Rating: 146 Main > Auto Shows > Other > 2009 Artega GT - New VW-Powered Sports Car Powered by a 300hp 3.6 ltr VW. Claimed top speed of 167 mph. Aluminum space frame. Six speed direct shift gearbox. Designed by Henrik Fisker of Aston Martin fame. More details and photos will be posted when they become available. CL Yes, there's a little Porsche Cayman there, and the Artega GT does have a 3.6-liter Volkswagen-sourced V-6 engine, so there is sort of a link to the family. But the styling, penned by Henrik Fisker, is cleaner than a Cayman. Fisker is, after all, the man responsible... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-04 10:56:32 Article Views Rating: 975 Main > Car Makers News > Other > 2009 DETROIT AUTO SHOW: Fisker Has Some Good Karma Ready For The Industry in 09' Fisker Automotive, Inc., a green American premium sports car company, today announced that Fisker's first production car, the Fisker KARMA, will be showcased at the North American International Auto Show, Detroit, Michigan, January, 2009. With only minor design enhancements made to the exterior of the vehicle, the production Fisker KARMA plug-in hybrid retains the extreme proportions and beautiful sculpture of the January 2008 KARMA show car.With a base price of $87,900 USD, the Fisker KARMA is... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-09 06:02:15 Article Views Rating: 115 Main > Car Makers News > Other > 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show The 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show is going to be the largest one this year. It is opening tomorrow, on September, 15. This is not only the major German exhibition, but the largest one worldwide, so all automakers are working for the best presentations at the show. It is obvious than all German manufacturers will present their best models there. Some great debuts will take place tomorrow: the production versions of Audi R8 convertible, BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo, BMW X1, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG and Mini... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-15 04:26:21 Article Views Rating: 55 |
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