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A123 Systems runs out of cash and sells assets for $125 million

Shane McGlaun, Oct 17th 2012 Discuss [0]

... Systems may be best known as the battery manufacturer for the Fisker Karma hybrid. A123 spent over $50 million to replace the battery packs in 640 Karma vehicles when Fisker issued a recall. After shelling out that money, A123 began...

SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: April 2, 2012

Chris Burns, Apr 2nd 2012 Discuss [0]

...-sized asteroid nearly clubbed the earth this weekend. The car company known as Fisker had images leak this week of the Fisker Atlantic - one smooth customer. Ashton Kutcher will be playing Steve Jobs in at least one ...

Tesla Model X takes $40m in advanced sales

Chris Davies, Feb 15th 2012 Discuss [2]

..., the healthy interest is in stark contrast to ailing electric rival Fisker. Despite having an undeniably attractive car, Fisker has struggled to meet its timescale obligations with the US Government, and has seen ...

Johnson Controls withdraws from A123 auction

Shane McGlaun, Dec 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

... October, we reported that battery maker A123 Systems was filing bankruptcy. The battery maker produces the battery packs for the Fisker Karma among other things. In October, it looked like A123 Systems assets would be purchased by a company called Johnson...

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: November 6, 2012

Eric Abent, Nov 6th 2012 Discuss [0]

...know that's an illegal thing to do? Google was awarded a new patent that means something interesting for Google Glass, and Fisker was hit pretty hard by Hurricane Sandy. Microsoft has confirmed it will be focusing on Skype instead of Windows Live Messenger...

Automotive dealers associations file suit against Tesla

Shane McGlaun, Oct 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

... in the suits is upset because he wasn't granted a Tesla franchise and another dealer is selling a competing vehicle as a Fisker dealer. One of the suits is seeking to shut down a Tesla owned showroom in Boston. The same dealer associations have been ...

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: August 14, 2012

Eric Abent, Aug 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

... phone market is falling a little bit year-over-year, and the Motorola DROID RAZR HD might be launching sometime in October. Fisker is currently at work investigating the fire that claimed one Karma EV over the weekend, and we received word of another EV ...

Pikes Peak racing EV catches fire

Shane McGlaun, Aug 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

... number of EVs that caught fire recently. The last high-profile fire in an electric vehicle was over the past weekend when a Fisker Karma caught fire in a grocery store parking lot. The exact cause of that fire is still under investigation. It's not only ...

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: August 13, 2012

Eric Abent, Aug 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

... loyalty to their carrier, and it seems that the iPhone maker licensed out patents to Microsoft while Samsung declined to bite. Fisker has made a new statement about the Karma that spontaneously caught fire in California this past weekend, and the Samsung ...

Infiniti LE concept breaks cover in New York

Shane McGlaun, Apr 6th 2012 Discuss [1]

...'s first luxury EV to hit the market. The car is very attractive with nice curves and reminds me of something that might come from Fisker. The car gets power from a 100 kW synchronous electronic motor with 134 hp and 240 pound-feet of torque. That is a ...

Sim-Lei is simply ugly, proves being green isn’t easy

Shane McGlaun, Jan 17th 2012 Discuss [3]

... unattractive so frequently. It’s not like ugly and green have to go together, look at the Tesla Roadster or the Fisker Karma to see green cars that look good too. Apparently, 34 different Japanese companies signed off on the green auto design ...

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