Fisker Karma

[Jaff]

Well, not entirely true Matt...the Model S is an Alpha build now (on top of a proven battery pack, motor & gearbox in the Roadster.)

Understand that at this point the Model S is a spec sheet. So the correct words are not IS but rather WILL BE (maybe). You're implying I can say I will be building a 400hp, 400 mile range EV in the next couple of years, and brag about how much better it IS than the Roadster?

 

[Adm]

Fisker pushes production back t march.

I really hope Tesla will do better....

http://electrovelocity.com/2011/01/24/fisker-pushes-production-back-to-march/

 

[EKoS]

Whatever the final delivery schedule may be, they apparently do have some sort of pre-production run going at Valmet - I caught the tail end of a presentation by Henrik Fisker at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi last week, where he claimed as much and showed a few pics of Karmas in various states of completion on an assembly line.

I tried to snap a cell-phone photo of his presentation, but the image quality is too crappy to be of much use...

 

[ljbad4life]

Whatever the final delivery schedule may be, they apparently do have some sort of pre-production run going at Valmet - I caught the tail end of a presentation by Henrik Fisker at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi last week, where he claimed as much and showed a few pics of Karmas in various states of completion on an assembly line.

I tried to snap a cell-phone photo of his presentation, but the image quality is too crappy to be of much use...

well that is encouraging and discouraging at the same time. Fisker has a month (its almost feb at this point) to get validation units built and crash test them. Pre-production units typically mean a 4-6 month more until production. Of course Fisker could speed things along, but I expect another announcement stating deliveries starting in may.

 

[AnOutsider]

I've been out of the loop... but has anyone actually driven one yet or has that still not happened?

 

[vfx]

I've been out of the loop... but has anyone actually driven one yet or has that still not happened?

Nope. No one has driven one yet. Chelsea has had a ride once.

Investors got to see the Nina several months ago.

 

[TEG]

Investors got to see the Nina several months ago.

Any quotables of what they thought?

 

[donauker]

Any quotables of what they thought?

No way to tell if this is real but here's one.

http://fiskerbuzz.com/forums/Thread-Nina-Revealed

 

[AnOutsider]

No way to tell if this is real but here's one.

http://fiskerbuzz.com/forums/Thread-Nina-Revealed

Yeah, I saw that thread too, there was a mention of an SUV as well. I don't know though, something's just off with Fisker. I smell a rat.

 

[vfx]

Any quotables of what they thought?

Was invited but did not attend. Another Roadster owner also declined. Trail ends there.

 

[TEG]

And this old bit:
http://www.fiskertalk.com/forum/fisker-nina/62-fisker-nina-information.html

...Vice President Joe Biden later said it looked like a four door Ferrari...

 

[TEG]

Looking at http://www.fiskertalk.com one can see what happens to a VB forum if there are no moderators weeding out spam!
http://www.fiskertalk.com/forum/fisker-nina/89-nina.html

 

[TEG]

By the way, Fisker appears to be moving to a bigger space.

http://fiskerbuzz.com/forums/Thread-Fisker-HQ-moving-to-Anaheim

 

[ljbad4life]

By the way, Fisker appears to be moving to a bigger space.

http://fiskerbuzz.com/forums/Thread-Fisker-HQ-moving-to-Anaheim

this again IMHO points to another delay. I would never move my headquarters during a product launch. A product launch is very hectic by itself add in a move, that's pure chaos. Moving takes away time and resources from (Fisker's first and only product at this point). Did I mention a fiscal nightmare? Product launches usually mean overtime for almost every dept. add in a move, who is going to pack up all the stuff? Either pay mover to pack it or pay employees that aren't getting overtime from the launch overtime. I'm going to stick with my est. of may-june delivery of the Karma

 

[smoothoperator]

Looking at http://www.fiskertalk.com one can see what happens to a VB forum if there are no moderators weeding out spam!
http://www.fiskertalk.com/forum/fisker-nina/89-nina.html

That site is definitely NSFW!


Did you see the thread titled Tesla Vs Fisker?

Some guy called the Tesla an unsafe kit car

 

[qwk]

Yikes! That site looks abandoned and overgrown with Russian spam.

 

[dpeilow]

Fisker Automotive raises additional $150M

 

[AnOutsider]

So at a billion now... still no visible progress...

 

[vfx]

A commenter on the ABG blog posted this:

http://translate.google.com/transla...n%20tuotantoon/art-1288366906608.html&act=url

Production about to begin this year's first quarter, ie no later than the next eight weeks.

 

[smoothoperator]

A commenter on the ABG blog posted this:

http://translate.google.com/transla...n%20tuotantoon/art-1288366906608.html&act=url

Amazing that Fisker is in the midst of a corporate headquarters move right at the start of production of the Karma.