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delawareonline.com - 14 days ago
Rival expresses doubts about Fisker
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The top executive at the electric-car company Tesla Motors said Thursday that he is skeptical about the viability of rival startup Fisker Automotive, which plans to build its plug-in hybrid cars in Delaware. Elon Musk, a 38-year-old entrepreneur who has launched Internet, spacecraft and ...
reuters.com - 17 days ago
Fisker picks distributor for Europe
— reuters.com — Poornima Gupta SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Fisker Automotive Inc, the builder of luxury plug-in hybrids, has picked a large distributor to sell its vehicles in Europe and is looking to sign a similar deal in China, its chief executive told Reuters on ... (more) Fisker picks distributor for Europe

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First Fisker dealership opens in LA, 120 pre-orders already taken
green.autoblog.com - 13 days ago
First Fisker dealership opens in LA, 120 pre-orders already taken
— green.autoblog.com — Fisker Karma - Click above for high-res image gallery Take an old Lexus dealership in Santa Monica, repurpose the showroom to display a Fisker Karma, invite a bunch of plug-in hybrid-loving locals over a grand opening and - boom - you've got yourself a fun night. This is what happened ... (more) First Fisker dealership opens in LA, 120 pre-orders ...

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Fisker Set to Buy GM Plant to Build Low-cost Plug-in Electric Vehicle
earth2tech.com - 17 days ago
Fisker Set to Buy GM Plant to Build Low-cost Plug-in Electric Vehicle
— earth2tech.com — If there’s one thing to be said about plug-in hybrid vehicle developer Fisker, it’s that the young startup moves quickly. A month after securing a $528.7 million loan from the Department of Energy, Fisker is reportedly in advanced talks to buy an old ... (more) Fisker Set to Buy GM Plant to Build Low-cost Plug-in ...

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Earth2Tech:  Tesla CEO Has “Reservations” About Rival Fisker’s Feasibility

Autoblog Green:  REPORT: Elon Musk says Fisker is "very far" from overcoming EV hurdles

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Tesla CEO Has “Reservations” About Rival Fisker’s Feasibility
Earth2Tech — ... According to the Delaware News Journal, Musk said, “It’s very tough to create a car company,” noting particularly high hurdles for engineering an electric car, adding,”Fisker is very far from overcoming those.” ...

REPORT: Elon Musk says Fisker is "very far" from overcoming EV hurdles
Autoblog Green — Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Tesla Motors, Green Daily, Fisker In some ways, the all-electric Tesla Roadster and the plug-in hybrid Fisker Karma don't compete. The difference in powertrains, which will filter down to the two compaies' lower-cost models, the Tesla Model S and Fisker's Project Nina vehicle, means that slightly different consumers are going to be interested in these cars. In other ways, though, Fisker and Tesla go head-to-head for the luxury green car market, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk isn't afraid to fan the ...

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