Monthly archive: September 2009
Fisker, Gore, Finland, Oh my. All these Rumors sure do Fly. Let’s start with the most highly publicized article on the topic. In the Wall Street Journal…
Just as one EV automaker has announced the loan that will be the life blood of it’s new product line. Yet another has chosen to concede before they even really got started. Yesterday, Canadian EV automaker Zenn announced that plans for a new “high-speed” EV have been canceled. There is even talk that production of [...]
Fisker Automotive has received a conditional loan of $527M to build affordable, fuel-efficient plug-in hybrid cars. Pictured here is the company’s first car, the Fisker Karma.
- Funds awarded to develop affordable plug-in hybrids made in USA
- At least 5,000 direct and indirect US jobs to be created or saved
- An estimated 821 million gallons of gasoline will be saved and 8 million tons of CO2 offset from sales of Fisker plug-in hybrids through 2016
Is it really needed? After so many years of hearing about noise pollution, we now have a solution and are being asked to add sound to it.
Fisker Automotive’s Russell Datz, explains why after so many years of ineffective attempts by American start-up car manufacturers to compete against the big three, that this time it’s different.