The Fisker Karma Sunset, a stunningly beautiful hardtop convertible plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), has won the 2009 Production Preview Concept of the Year. The award is part of the eighth annual North American Concept Vehicle of the Year awards which honor the vehicles most likely to influence the future of the automotive industry. Just [...]
Following the approval of a loan from the U.S. Department of Energy, Nissan has announced that they will be drastically expanding the operations of their Smyrna, Tennessee. The $1.6 billion loan will be used to bring the factory into the 21st century by making it capable of constructing battery electric vehicles and individual battery packs [...]
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If the Fisker Karma stays on its production schedule, it could accomplish a lot of firsts; the first plug-in hybrid sold in America, the first American-made plug-in hybrid to reach the market, and the first to feature a battery made on American soil. That’s a lot of firsts riding on the shoulders of the Irvine, [...]
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