Fisker Ready For Production

First car goes into production in March

• Fisker Automotive was born three years ago.
• The first car will go into production later on in March.
• At the Geneva motor show the Fisker Karma was displayed.
• The Fisker Karma is an electric car, kitted out with four cylinders, petrol powered, range extender engine.
• Chief Executive Henrik Fisker said the Californian Company hopes to sell 15,000 cars per year.
• Mr Fisker is a former Aston Martin and BMW designer then hopes the company will grow and achieve sales in the hundreds of thousands.
• Fisker is the second car company to launch an electric car with a range extender.
• General motors Chevrolet Volt which in on sale also features the range extender.
• Karma is very luxurious car, so the company hopes it will be a rival to  a high end car like BMW, Mercedes, Porsche and Audi.
• Henrik Fisker says the idea behind the car is so sacrifice in terms of style, power or price.
• The price of the Karma is around the same price as the Porsche Panamera petrol electric Hybrid.
• The Porsche Panamera was launched on Tuesday at the Geneva motor show.
• Karma price starts at 85,000 euros (£72,000, $117,000).
• Selling the 15,000 cars hoped would bring in $1.5bn in Revenues.
• Range Extender cars have batteries too, as well as petrol powered engines, the engines drive a generator, this in turn sends power to the electric motor.
• This stops the range anxiety suffered by Electric Cars.
• The Karma seats four adults.
• The batteries overs a 50 mile range on full charge.
• The range extender adds another 250 miles.
• 0-60 mph in less than 60 seconds.
• Top speed 125mph.
• 400bhp.