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02-28-2009, 11:01 AM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/AmericanFlag.jpg The Karma sedan will have a retail price of $87,900 and for 15% more you can buy the convertible. (http://www.beyondfossilfuel.com/hybrid/fisker_022709.html)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Fisker_Karma.jpgBeyond Fossil Fuel (http://www.beyondfossilfuel.com) - Feb. 27, 2009
This is one seriously drool worthy vehicle! --Ed.
Fisker Automotive recently advertised their new luxury plug-in hybrid during the Academy Awards gala on Los Angeles television station KTLA.
The production version of its super-lux Karma plug-in hybrid sedan may be in drives ways by the end of the year. They will also have a convertible called the Karma S in two years which will share the gas-electric drive train with the Karma sedan. Like the Tesla and the Chevy Volt the Karma is a range-extended electric vehicle. Like the Volt the Karma will travel 50 miles using only electricity, then if needed the 2.0 liter turbocharged four cylinder engine driving a generator that recharges the 22.6 kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery. The sedan has a rooftop solar panel with 80 cells divided into four zones. The solar cells will provide 130 watts helping to charge the battery and when parked keeping the car cool inside. Fisker claims the Karma will have a 100 MPG average similar to the Volt.
The Karma has an aluminum and composite body that holds two electric motors together producing 300 kW or 408 of horsepower. The sedan weighs 4,650 pounds and will do... http://www.beyondfossilfuel.com/hybrid/fisker_022709.html
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Fisker_Karma.jpgBeyond Fossil Fuel (http://www.beyondfossilfuel.com) - Feb. 27, 2009
This is one seriously drool worthy vehicle! --Ed.
Fisker Automotive recently advertised their new luxury plug-in hybrid during the Academy Awards gala on Los Angeles television station KTLA.
The production version of its super-lux Karma plug-in hybrid sedan may be in drives ways by the end of the year. They will also have a convertible called the Karma S in two years which will share the gas-electric drive train with the Karma sedan. Like the Tesla and the Chevy Volt the Karma is a range-extended electric vehicle. Like the Volt the Karma will travel 50 miles using only electricity, then if needed the 2.0 liter turbocharged four cylinder engine driving a generator that recharges the 22.6 kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery. The sedan has a rooftop solar panel with 80 cells divided into four zones. The solar cells will provide 130 watts helping to charge the battery and when parked keeping the car cool inside. Fisker claims the Karma will have a 100 MPG average similar to the Volt.
The Karma has an aluminum and composite body that holds two electric motors together producing 300 kW or 408 of horsepower. The sedan weighs 4,650 pounds and will do... http://www.beyondfossilfuel.com/hybrid/fisker_022709.html