The video has both English speaking parts and Danish. The good news is,  there are subtitles for the English parts. The bad news is, we don’t speak Danish. Here’s the translated lead in for the story:

Henrik Fisker challenged the traditional automobile industry. He goes another route with his super electric car that might become tomorrow’s car. We visited his studio in the U.S..

When Henrik Fisker was interviewed for jyskebank.tv. and the Danish imagineear.com/pharmacy/ automobile manufacturer has just been on the front of the renowned magazine Forbes Magazine. There is great interest in his theories, and all will see the Fisker Karma car.

Henrik Fisker was born in 1963 in Denmark, and is a leading designer and CEO of Fisker Coach Build. He has designed cars for Aston Martin and BMW.

[Source: jyskebank.tv]

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Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies (NASDAQ:QTWW) rose 8.4% and currently trades at $0.935 on a traded volume of 8.35 million shares. The stock opened at $0.92. On August 18, 2009, Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc announced that its affiliate company Fisker Automotive made its Karma PHEV’s driving debut over the weekend, just 19 months after being introduced as a concept. Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc is a fully integrated alternative energy company, and a player in the development and production of propulsion systems, energy storage technologies, and alternative fuel vehicles. The Company’s portfolio of technologies include electronic controls, hybrid electric drive systems, hydrogen storage and metering systems, and alternative fuel technologies that enable fuel efficient, low emission hybrid, plug-in electric hybrid, fuel cell and alternative fuel vehicles.

[Source: TransWorldNews]

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Sean Daily

Green Talk Radio host Sean Daily speaks to Henrik Fisker, CEO and lead designer of Fisker Automotive. This is a very high quality interview that covers all the main points about the Fisker Karma. It’s a must listen for anyone who wants to know all there is about the Karma. Topics allergy covered include the use of the largest curved solar panel in the industry, the largest haptic (touch) screen in a car (10.3″), and the advantage of the dealer network.

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[Source: Green Living Ideas]

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The video provides some very good details about the concepts that were brought together to design the Fisker Karma interior. These concepts are illustrated by Alexander Klatt, Director of Interior Design, and Fairuz Schlecht, Color & Material Design Manager. From a tiger’s glossy eye contrasting its fur, to the light and shade of a sand dune, the designers were inspired by all aspect of nature. Great care was taken to highlight the technology with accents provided by the highest quality sustainable materials. This concept is highlighted with the glass panel located in the center antiviral console that is used to highlight the battery pack. Great care has been taken to  select very sustainable materials to build the interior.

Design Philosophy Overview: First One Hundred

Fisker Automotive’s Philosophy of Sustainable Design
Presented by: Alexander Klatt, Director of Interior Design

Fisker Karma’s Interior Materials
Presented by: Fairuz Schlecht, Color & Material Design Manager

Note: For those who have already seen the videos…YES, he does appear to be a little to enamored with the car’s fender. It might be best to leave “sensuality” as a more subliminal concept.

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The greening of the automobile presents a chance to reinvent the car business.

The Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid is an intriguing vehicle. It is stunningly beautiful and comes with a host of compelling technologies, yet this 402-hp, 125-mph luxurious sports sedan will be priced at $87,900 when it arrives early next year, well below the less practical—and much ballyhooed—$110,950 Tesla electric roadster. But Henrik Fisker believes the reason his new company will succeed goes further than the Karma’s technology. Fisker weight loss Automotive will use a business model that differs from the auto industry’s formula of the past 100 years or so, whereby every new-model program now costs billions of dollars. “To build a car the old way,” says Fisker, “the venture capitalists wouldn’t put the money in because they want a quick return. We wanted to put all the money we raised into product development rather than building a factory.”

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[Source: Car and Driver]

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