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Fisker Karma And The New Project

Nick — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:00:09 +0000

It would be easy to forget that there is life beyond the Frankfurt Auto Show and Fisker is here to remind us that much is happening.

The gist is that a nice competition war is brewing between Fisker and Tesla Motors which can only spell good news for the electric drive, in general.

Fisker’s Sub-$40,000. If theFisker Karma $87,999 is too much for your budget, then how about a $39,000 other Fisker mobile? According to FastCompany, Fisker plans to produce 100,000 sub-$40,000 mid-sized sedan. Fisker and Tesla Motors are stoking the electric drive competition.

Fisker Karma Tech Specs. Here is a little more on the Fisker Karma. Its recently estimated fuel consumption through a Society of Automotive Engineers, SAE calculation came out to be more than 100 mpg during official EPA testing. The equivalent of 15,000 Karmas would save at least 248 million gallons of gas a year and 2.5 million tons of CO2 emissions, according to Edmunds. Fisker’s own estimates shows that fueling the Karma would cost its operator about 3 cents per mile in Stealth mode, using 21 kW/h per 100 kilometers, or 62 miles.

It is not only good news to hear another maker of high end performance electric drive brings another cheaper variant of its platform. After the well received Model S from Tesla Motors that should end up costing about $50,000, a sub-$40,000 from Fisker is ample proof that the electric drive revolution is not only well and alive but that we have also reached the tipping point.

India And China Turn To Alternative Energy

Nick — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:00:44 +0000

Both China and India are turning their attention to alternative energy in order to meet their future energy needs. This is good news, especially since both are building more and more electric drive vehicles.
The gist is that both countries are realizing their sustainable growth will come with environmentally harmful consequences. With a few studies and companies eying this vibrant new market, both countries could spark their economy is a greener way.

China Turns To The Sun. First Solar wants to offer its knowledge for free as part of a deal to build a 2-gigawatt solar farm in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, according to GreenMedia on Seeking Alpha.

India And China Turns To The Wind. Meanwhile, a recent study carried out by the Global Wind Energy Council, GWEC and the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association, IWTMA found that India could derive 24% of its energy need by 2030, according to SifyNews.

China also sees wind as another energy source with environmental scientists from the U.S. and China found wind power could meet China’s electricity needs for 2030 using a wind turbine farm, according to the Canadian CBC.

This news will be interesting to follow as both countries are going toward making more and more electric drive vehicles. Electric vehicles, EV alone will not be enough to cure our environmental issues but powered by increasingly clean alternative, renewable energy will surely help.