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		<title>Energy Department expects Fisker to default, pulls funds from reserve account</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 5, we reported that Fisker automotive had laid off 75-percent of its workforce, with a lawsuit following a few days later over the last-minute nature of the mass layoffs. The auto maker had run into a string of problems, and appeared to be making some last-ditch efforts to avoid bankruptcy. In light of  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/energy-department-expects-fisker-to-default-pulls-funds-from-reserve-account-23278851/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fisker Automotive hit with lawsuit due to last-minute layoffs</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/fisker-automotive-hit-with-lawsuit-due-to-last-minute-layoffs-08276948/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 01:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hillen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fisker, maker of the beautiful Karma hybrid luxury vehicle, had a rough time last year, reportedly having fire issues with some of its cars and then losing hundreds of them during Hurricane Sandy. On April 5, we reported that the company had laid off about 75-percent of its workforce in what seemed to be a  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/fisker-automotive-hit-with-lawsuit-due-to-last-minute-layoffs-08276948/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fisker reportedly lays off 75% of workforce</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/fisker-reportedly-lays-off-75-of-workforce-05276677/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:13:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fisker, the automotive company that has been selling its hybrid-powered Karma vehicle for over a year now, is reported to be laying off 160 employees, which is approximately 75% of the entire company&#8217;s staff. Rumors were flying around earlier this morning, but it appears to be a done deal, and this could spell the end  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/fisker-reportedly-lays-off-75-of-workforce-05276677/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fisker Twitter account hacked by diet aficionados</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/fisker-twitter-account-hacked-by-diet-aficionados-20270332/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Lloyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s happened again, folks. Another verified Twitter account was hacked this week, the latest victim being automobile manufacturer Fisker, who&#8217;s Twitter account was hacked by what seems to be a group of diet and exercise fiends, or just a couple of hackers wanting to post some spam. Either way, this marks the fourth time that  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/fisker-twitter-account-hacked-by-diet-aficionados-20270332/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: November 6, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 02:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Abent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: Presidential Edition. The world of tech didn&#8217;t come to a halt just because we needed to go out and vote, so in case you missed it, here&#8217;s the big news from the day. We learned today that HTC and Verizon will be holding a press event on November 13,  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-evening-wrap-up-november-6-2012-06255902/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fisker hit hard by Hurricane Sandy</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/fisker-hit-hard-by-hurricane-sandy-06255842/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 22:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Abent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of places suffered the wrath of Sandy as it collided with the East Coast last week, but one manufacturer in particular was left with quite a mess to clean up after Sandy had passed. Fisker says that 300 of its Karma electric vehicles were destroyed by Sandy as they sat in a New  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/fisker-hit-hard-by-hurricane-sandy-06255842/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fisker confirms no Atlantic until late 2014/early 2015; downplays battery supplier blip</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/fisker-confirms-no-atlantic-until-late-2014early-2015-downplays-battery-supplier-blip-17252368/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:33:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fisker&#8216;s second car, the smaller and cheaper Atlantic all-electric vehicle, may not roll onto buyers&#8217; drives until early 2015 the company has warned. The launch date of the Atlantic, revealed back in April as a more affordable option than Fisker&#8217;s first car, the Karma, has been shouded in mystery so far, but a &#8220;late 2014, or  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/fisker-confirms-no-atlantic-until-late-2014early-2015-downplays-battery-supplier-blip-17252368/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fisker retorts to Consumer Reports amid new $100m equity round</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/fisker-retorts-to-consumer-reports-amid-new-100m-equity-round-27249486/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:23:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Electric car manufacturer Fisker has hit back at Consumer Reports criticisms, which described the Karma as &#8220;plagued with flaws,&#8221; and simultaneously announced a new round of private equity funding. The firm &#8211; now more than $100m better off, thanks to investment from unnamed benefactors &#8211; was quick to cite the list of accolades and successes the Karma has  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/fisker-retorts-to-consumer-reports-amid-new-100m-equity-round-27249486/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fisker lends official statement to Karma fire</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/fisker-lends-official-statement-to-karma-fire-18243277/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2012 20:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An official statement has been released regarding the Fisker Karma roadside fire incident that occurred back on the 10th of August. This incident has been provided with a detailed account by none other than Fisker representatives who speak in detail on what caused the fire and how a recall on a cooling fan inside the  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/fisker-lends-official-statement-to-karma-fire-18243277/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: August 14, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Abent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Tuesday, folks. It was a busy day today, and there&#8217;s plenty of news to cover, so let&#8217;s get right into it. It appears that the worldwide mobile 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  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-evening-wrap-up-august-14-2012-14242887/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fisker investigates second Karma auto fire</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 22:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week the folks behind the Fisker Karma electric car have begun investigating the second auto fire since the launch of the next-generation vehicle. The incident occurred on Saturday in Woodside California for yet-unknown reasons, but Fisker has made it clear that they know it was neither &#8220;the lithium-ion battery pack, new technology components nor  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/fisker-investigates-second-karma-auto-fire-14242885/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fisker Karma ignites into flames while owner runs errands</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2012 21:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Abent</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s some more bad news for the Fisker Karma crowd: an owner of the hybrid car returned from a grocery run to find his Karma engulfed in flames, Jalopnik reports. This isn&#8217;t the first time we&#8217;ve heard of Fisker Karmas erupting into flames seemingly out of the blue, as earlier in May one actually caught  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/fisker-karma-ignites-into-flames-while-owner-runs-errands-12242622/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fisker Atlantic EV officially revealed</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/fisker-atlantic-ev-officially-revealed-04221422/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fisker has taken the wraps off of its second hybrid electric car, the Fisker Atlantic, promising a more affordable option for Earth-friendly driving but with the same swoopy style of its Karma sibling. Unveiled at a New York Auto Show preview, in design concept form, the Atlantic is a four-door relying on a BMW-sourced, specially  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/fisker-atlantic-ev-officially-revealed-04221422/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Official Fisker Atlantic pics leak</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/official-fisker-atlantic-pics-leak-02221044/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:26:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane McGlaun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, we mentioned that some early spy shots of the smaller Fisker plug-in hybrid sibling to the Karma had leaked. At the time, the car was being called the Nina. Official shots of the new Fisker plug-in hybrid have now turned up online, and the car is now being called the Atlantic. The official  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/official-fisker-atlantic-pics-leak-02221044/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fisker Nina plug-in hybrid caught on camera early</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/fisker-nina-plug-in-hybrid-caught-on-camera-early-29220621/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a fabulously sharp looking shiny new car out there in the wild this week, and it goes by the name Fisker Nina. This plug-in hybrid vehicle still has few to no details revealed about it, but the absolutely beautiful curves all about it can be seen plainly thanks to a spy who appears to  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/fisker-nina-plug-in-hybrid-caught-on-camera-early-29220621/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fisker knowingly sold half-baked cars claims ex-employee</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/fisker-knowingly-sold-half-baked-cars-claims-ex-employee-13218069/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Electric car company Fisker can&#8217;t catch a break lately; days after its Karma embarrassingly broke down before Consumer Reports could even begin testing it, a former employee has alleged Fisker knowingly pushed the Karma to market before it was fully baked so as to qualify for US government loans. The decision to begin releasing the Karma to market  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/fisker-knowingly-sold-half-baked-cars-claims-ex-employee-13218069/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fisker Karma breaks down in Consumer Reports testing</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/fisker-karma-breaks-down-in-consumer-reports-testing-09217763/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rue Liu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Fisker Karma luxury hybrid, purchased brand-new for testing by Consumer Reports, embarrassingly broke down this week before official testing even began. Consumer Reports paid over $100,000 for the vehicle and was perplexed that it stopped working just a few days into the check-in process. Consumer Reports said that they had owned the Fiskar Karma  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/fisker-karma-breaks-down-in-consumer-reports-testing-09217763/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fisker funding frozen: Project Nina delayed</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/fisker-funding-frozen-project-nina-delayed-07212377/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Luxury eco car company Fisker has been forced to freeze work on its second vehicle, Project Nina, as well as make a total of 66 redundancies as government loans dry up. Fisker, which began delivering Karma plug-ins back in July 2011, faced renewed US government attention with its launch schedule delays, GigaOm reports, with the Department of Energy suspending  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/fisker-funding-frozen-project-nina-delayed-07212377/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>50 Fisker Karma vehicles have potential battery issue</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/50-fisker-karma-vehicles-have-potential-battery-issue-27204595/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shane McGlaun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The EV and hybrid industry runs on batteries and those batteries have the potential to cause a fire hazard if the right set of circumstances occurs. GM found this out the hard way with the recent battery woes that led to some Volt test vehicles catching fire after an impact that affected the coolant system  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/50-fisker-karma-vehicles-have-potential-battery-issue-27204595/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fisker Karma Lux Hybrid Car Ships to Leonardo Di Caprio First, then Al Gore and Colin Powell</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/fisker-karma-lux-hybrid-car-ships-to-leonardo-di-caprio-first-then-al-gore-and-colin-powell-19173039/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s funny how a fantastic car such at the Fisker Karma, a luxury $100,000 USD hybrid car, won&#8217;t get nearly the press it deserves until a celebrity buys one. Turns out several celebrities are about to get their hands on this massively excellent range-extended four-door performance car soon. The last time we mentioned this vehicle,  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/fisker-karma-lux-hybrid-car-ships-to-leonardo-di-caprio-first-then-al-gore-and-colin-powell-19173039/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fisker To Finally Start Production Of Luxury Hybrid Karma</title>
		<link>http://www.slashgear.com/fisker-to-finally-start-production-of-luxury-hybrid-karma-22135229/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rue Liu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Green-promoting Hollywood celebs, such as Leonardo Di Caprio, can soon ditch their Priuses for the Karma. After several delays having to do with financing and logistics, the electric car startup company Fisker has finally confirmed production for the Karma, a luxury plug-in hybrid sports car. The Karma is set to start production on March 21st,  <p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/fisker-to-finally-start-production-of-luxury-hybrid-karma-22135229/" class="more-link">Read The Full Story</a>]]></description>
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