Hybrids are the rage at this year's Detroit Auto Show. Center stage then is the
$100,000 $80,000
Fisker Automotive
plug-in hybrid set for delivery in 2009. California-based Fisker is the namesake of Danish-born Henrik Fisker, CEO and former BMW and Aston Martin designer. The Fisker Karma (pictured), can go up to 50 miles before the gas engine kicks in to charge the lithium-ion batteries. It features a 150mph top speed capable of reaching 60mph from a standstill in 5.8 seconds. Sharing the stage with Fisker is AFS Trinity Power Corporation and their 150mpg plug-in hybrid XH-150 SUV -- that "XH" stands for Extreme Hybrid. Unlike traditional hybrids, the XH-150's powertrain uses ultra-capacitors, not gas, for "fast" acceleration. The XH-150 goes from 0 to 60 in 6.9 seconds with a top highway speed of just 87mph. Instead of bringing the XH-150 to market, however, AFS Trinity is more focused on licensing their ultra-capacitor technology. Good idea too, after checking the ho-hum XH-150 just beyond the break.
[Via
c|net News]
Read -- Fisker Karma
Read -- AFT Trinity unveils 150 MG XH SUV
posted Jan 14th 2008 6:03AM
u forgot to mention Hybrid Supplier Is it Quantum Fuel? i heard it's nasdaq QTWW . Can u confirm it? Thnx
SOLD!!!!
"Fisker Coachbuild will provide exclusive design services for Fisker Automotive while Quantum Technologies (QTWW - a publicly traded company) will provide the latest technological advancements."
READ THE PROSPECTUS FIRST!!!
This is quite a beauty.
It will be fascinating to watch the development of hybrids over the next decade
Is it me or does the fisker karma look like Poirot?. Its got a 1930's waxed moustache stuck on the front.
Where's that cool grayscale beach? I want to take a picture of my car there.
Paint it black and you got a kick ass batmobile. Who says batman can't be green.
Former Aston Martin designer? 150mph? 0-60 in 5.8? Eco-friendly? $80,000?
Want. It. Now.
that would be 150mpg not 150mph
John fails.
It says "150 mph top speed."
" Fisker is the namesake of Danish-born Henrik Fisker..."
Don't you mean Henrik Fisker is the namesake of the company Fisker, not the other way around?
Otherwise he's very skilled for his age!
"former austin martin and bmw designer"
It looks like a crossbreed between the two.
That SUV looks a great deal like the previous-generation Saturn VUE.
ya think?
yes it does, because it is...
TESLA just got blind sided - holy shit!!!
A cross between an Alfa Romeo and a Blue Whale. Maybe it's powered by Krill?
"New and improved with 'Krill-Grill' aero-dramatic front end!"