Right Lane Cruiser
04-03-2009, 08:25 AM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/AmericanFlag.jpg The Karma will be built in Finland, but the small car will of necessity have to be made in the U.S.A. (http://www.mnn.com/transportation/cars/blogs/fast-fiskers-ultra-high-performance-hybrids)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/590/Fisker_PHEV.jpgJim Motavalli - The Mother Nature Network (http://www.mnn.com) - April 2, 2009
Where do I sign up? :D --Ed.
Henrik Fisker, founder of Fisker Automotive, was on his way to the airport, but his cell phone was at the ready. When he’s not preparing the truly outrageous $80,000 Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid for an October launch, he has time to think about another, rather different car.
“If we were to get a Department of Energy low-interest loan, we could get a head start on a higher-volume, lower-cost car,” he said. “It’s always been in our business plan, but this would allow us to start earlier. We could create thousands of new jobs in the U.S., and we could be producing cars in 29 months.”
Of course, this is Fisker, so it would still be an ultra high-performance car. Just smaller. The market is getting crowded with fast electrics: In addition to Tesla, with its Roadster and Model S, there's also new entry Velozzi, which is partnering with Bayer Material Science LLC to build "commercially viable eco-friendly alternative energy vehicles," including an outrageous supercar.
The DOE has $25 billion in funding for battery and EV makers through a dedicated fund for companies willing to build plants in the U.S. Although the money was approved in 2007, none of it has been awarded yet, and lately new startups have sprung up like mushrooms after a... http://www.mnn.com/transportation/cars/blogs/fast-fiskers-ultra-high-performance-hybrids
Check out the new television ad:
http://www.youtube.com/v/VJlhcBotQ7w&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/590/Fisker_PHEV.jpgJim Motavalli - The Mother Nature Network (http://www.mnn.com) - April 2, 2009
Where do I sign up? :D --Ed.
Henrik Fisker, founder of Fisker Automotive, was on his way to the airport, but his cell phone was at the ready. When he’s not preparing the truly outrageous $80,000 Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid for an October launch, he has time to think about another, rather different car.
“If we were to get a Department of Energy low-interest loan, we could get a head start on a higher-volume, lower-cost car,” he said. “It’s always been in our business plan, but this would allow us to start earlier. We could create thousands of new jobs in the U.S., and we could be producing cars in 29 months.”
Of course, this is Fisker, so it would still be an ultra high-performance car. Just smaller. The market is getting crowded with fast electrics: In addition to Tesla, with its Roadster and Model S, there's also new entry Velozzi, which is partnering with Bayer Material Science LLC to build "commercially viable eco-friendly alternative energy vehicles," including an outrageous supercar.
The DOE has $25 billion in funding for battery and EV makers through a dedicated fund for companies willing to build plants in the U.S. Although the money was approved in 2007, none of it has been awarded yet, and lately new startups have sprung up like mushrooms after a... http://www.mnn.com/transportation/cars/blogs/fast-fiskers-ultra-high-performance-hybrids
Check out the new television ad:
http://www.youtube.com/v/VJlhcBotQ7w&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en