« GM, Asians report sales gains; Ford, Chrysler fall |
Main
| DOT seeks to lower motorcycle deaths, educate riders »
November 2, 2007
Fisker Automotive, the latest Palo Alto, California-based venture from Henrik Fisker, the Danish founder of Fisker Coachbuild, that has dubbed itself the 'green American premium car company,' has released a first image and some cursory information about its upcoming plug-in hybrid sports sedan, according to thecarconnection.com
The car will make its debut at this next January's North American International Auto Show in Detroit and go on sale in late 2009 starting at $80,000.
Unlike Fisker Coachbuild products, which are built on existing Mercedes-Benz and BMW models, the new sedan will employ a platform that's all-new from the ground up, according to the automaker, with testing and development done in conjunction with Quantum Technologies, an Irvine, California company that has worked with Toyota, GM, and NASA.
The sedan will be a true plug-in hybrid-electric vehicle (PHEV), meaning that it will be able to travel respectable commuting distances on electric power alone, but use the gasoline engine to recharge the system, and both gasoline and electric components for longer-distance driving.
Fisker says that it will be able to go about 50 miles on a single electric charge, and the system will be mated with a gasoline or diesel engine to achieve a range of up to 620 miles. The actual miles-per-gallon figure will be around 100, they say.
Posted by Peter C. T. Elsworth 
at 7:06 AM to Alternative fuels
| Permalink
Please be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published.
