Fisker boosts fundraising plans by $200M
Electric car maker Fisker Automotive has boosted its fund raising plans by $200 million, according to a filing. The company has now raised around a billion in private funding. Read more »
Electric car maker Fisker brings in new CEO
Electric car startup Fisker Automotive has named Fisker vice chairman, and former Chrysler Chief Executive, Tom Lasorda as its CEO. Read more »
Green Overdrive [video]: Test driving the Fisker Karma
Despite that electric car startup Fisker Automotive has had its fair share of struggles in recent months, we were really excited to head down to Beverly Hills this week to check out the Fisker Karma. We bring you the Karma test drive! Read more »
Investor sues electric car maker Fisker
Last week an investor, Daniel Wray, who put a couple hundred thousand dollars into electric car company Fisker Automotive, filed a lawsuit against Fisker and Fisker’s fund raiser Advanced Equities. Check out the lawsuit itself: Read more »
Analyst: Pretty certain Fisker’s DOE loan is gone
How likely is it that electric car company Fisker Automotive will be able to draw down on the remaining $339 million of its Department of Energy loan? According to one analyst, not likely. Read more »
Fisker suspends work on Project Nina, lays off workers
Electric vehicle maker Fisker Automotive announced on Monday that it has halted work on its second electric car called Project Nina at its factory in Delaware, has laid off 26 workers, and is attempting to renegotiate the terms of its loan with the U.S. government. Read more »
Fisker recalls electric cars again, due to software glitch
Updated. Electric car maker Fisker Automotive issued its second recall of its inaugural car the Karma, this time due to a software malfunction that affected its entertainment and navigation systems, reports Hybridcars. Fisker will also temporarily halt sales of the Karma until the problem is fixed. Read more »
Electric car startup Fisker quietly piles on more funding
Electric car maker Fisker Automotive ended 2011 with a couple hiccups: including a recall and a slower ramp up in production of its Karma. Now kicking off 2012, Fisker has decided to quietly double its current fund raising round from $150 million to $300 million. Read more »
10 Green Cars to Watch At the Paris Motor Show
More than 100 world premieres are planned for the Paris Auto Show, which kicks of next weekend, including a strong contingent of hybrid and electric vehicles. Here’s 10 to watch. Read more »
Fisker Bags $85M to Build Plug-in Hybrid Karma
Fisker Automotive is rounding the bend on production of its first vehicle, the luxury plug-in hybrid Fisker Karma. A Department of Energy loan still hangs in the balance for a lower-cost model, but the Irvine, Calif.-based startup has just announced $85 million in new venture capital […] Read more »
