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Fisker Hires Investment Bank To Find Funding, Partner Companies
Fisker Automotive, often referring to in the media as "struggling," is looking for additional funding and a carmaking partner. According to a story in the Wall Street Journal (subscription required), the company has now hired an investment bank, Evercore Partners, to assist in those quests. Fisker...
New Onstar App Lets Chevy Volt Drivers Compete On Electric Miles
It happens already: Chevy Volt owners compare their lifetime electric miles, how long they've driven without using gasoline, and their lifetime gas mileage. Now Chevrolet is... November 15, 2012 by John Voelcker 5
Does A123 Bankruptcy Threaten Coup De Grace For Fisker?
Fisker Automotive has had more than its share of trials and tribulations of late. Now, a new threat has emerged that holds the potential to harm the company severely, by... November 7, 2012 by John Voelcker 2
Sandy Flood Fire Followup: Fisker Karma Battery Not At Fault
It's becoming an awkward, unfortunate routine. Somewhere, somehow, a Fisker Karma catches fire, and the company rushes in its inspectors and engineers to analyze the... November 6, 2012 by John Voelcker 15
Fisker Karma Boosts Hollywood Image With Cameo In Thriller
Some might say that luxury carmaker Fisker's story is a bit of a thriller itself. Whether tales of fires and frozen loans will measure up to the new Harrison Ford thriller... October 18, 2012 by Antony Ingram 2
2013 Chevrolet Volt: Gas Mileage, Electric Range Test
It had been almost two years since we'd driven a Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car, and the new 2013 model has been slightly modified to boost its electric range. We... October 11, 2012 by John Voelcker 52
Fisker Atlantic Could Bring New Strategic Partners, CEO Says
It's probably not much fun being Tony Posawatz, the latest CEO of Fisker Automotive, these days. Consider the list of challenges he faces: Fisker appears to have built only... October 3, 2012 by John Voelcker 2
Value Of Early Fisker Stake Drops By Two-Thirds After New Money
Investing in startup companies is a risky way to make money. And if the startups are carmakers, it may be even riskier yet--as the Illinois Student Assistance Commission... October 1, 2012 by John Voelcker
Fisker Gets $100 Million More In Funding To Develop Atlantic
In April, Tom LaSorda--then CEO of Fisker Automotive--said the company was raising additional capital. Today, Fisker announced that it had closed a new round of financing... September 28, 2012 by John Voelcker 3
2012 Fisker Karma Owners Average 150 MPG, Company Says
The same day Consumer Reports released its devastating review of the 2012 Fisker Karma, the makers of the range-extended electric luxury sedan put out their own press... September 26, 2012 by John Voelcker 16
More 2012 Fisker Karma Woe: Consumer Reports Review Savages Plug-In Hybrid
The well-respected Consumer Reports doesn't pull any punches, and its review of the 2012 Fisker Karma range-extended electric luxury sedan is no exception. The magazine all... September 25, 2012 by John Voelcker 6
Chevy Volt Outsells Half The Cars On Sale; Is That Failure?
With the Chevrolet Volt racking up the highest sales last month since it launched--though the numbers were helped by incentives for both buyers and dealers--some of the "Volt... September 20, 2012 by John Voelcker 38
2013 Plug-In Hybrids: Our Roundup
Hybrids have been popular gas-sipping choices for several years, but it's taken until this year for momentum to really gather behind plug-in hybrids. Using mostly familiar... September 18, 2012 by Antony Ingram 3
Are Hybrid & Electric-Car Keyless Entry Fobs A Safety Hazard?
There's no question that the Chevy Volt has been through more than its share of travails. But with last month's Volt sales at an all-time high--though it's not clear they... September 13, 2012 by John Voelcker 16
Can Chevy Sustain Volt Electric Car Sales After Incentives End?
Last month, more Chevrolet Volts were sold than in any month since the range-extended electric car went on sale in December 2010. The total of 2,831 handily surpassed the... September 7, 2012 by John Voelcker 15
August Set To Be Best Month Yet For Chevy Volt Sales
At the start of each month we report sales figures on each electric car currently on sale in the U.S. Over the last few years, the highest electric sales have been a... August 30, 2012 by Antony Ingram 10
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