Fisker Automotive Confirms Karma EPA Certification

Anaheim, California USA – October 19, 2011:
Fisker Automotive is pleased to confirm that the 2012 Fisker Karma sedan has received emission certification and fuel economy ratings from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), allowing the company’s dealers to begin selling the car to customers immediately in most states.

As the first luxury sports sedan on the market with a range-extended electric powertrain, the Karma creates an alluring class of its own. It blends supercar performance and luxury with a tailpipe CO2 output that is comparable with today’s conventional compact hybrid cars.

The EPA – with its newly formulated methodology for rating electric vehicles – found that, when running in electric mode, the Fisker Karma sedan achieves the energy equivalent of 52 miles per gallon city/highway combined. The Karma sedan’s 52 MPGe is close to the Obama administration’s mandate of an industry average goal of 54.5 mpg by 2025, demonstrating that Fisker Automotive’s Electric Vehicle with extended range (EVer™) powertrain technology clearly represents the future for the automotive industry.



The Karma’s all-electric range was found to be 32 miles by the EPA under its test criteria. To put that figure in perspective, a Karma driver with a 40-mile commute who starts each day with a full battery charge will only need to visit the gas station about every 1,000 miles and would use just 9 gallons of gasoline per month.

Fisker’s own analysis suggests that many Karma drivers will actually experience a longer all‑electric range under most every day driving conditions. Research also reveals that more than half of American’s have a daily commute of less than 32 miles, a comfortable distance for the Karma to run in electric-only mode from a single charge.

“We are delighted to have EPA certification and fuel economy ratings that verify the Karma’s remarkable green credentials.” said Henrik Fisker, CEO and co-founder of Fisker Automotive.

“As with all electric vehicles, range varies greatly on the conditions of the road and how you drive the car. We firmly believe that most owners will get up to 50 miles of driving range on a single charge and will use our electric-only mode most of the time they drive the car, thereby running on zero emissions. Overall, we are very pleased with the results of EPA’s tests. The Karma is a groundbreaking product with a unique powertrain.”

Source [Fisker]

 

car looks good.

 

Best looking sedan ever. So glad this is going into production.

 

Looks great!

 

Looks terrific. Interested to see if they bring them to Canada and how it will fare in our extreme winter clime.

 

Would love to pick one up for my 250km daily commute...lets hope we get them in Canada...

 

Then again, hybrid range may not be good enough...

 

God those things look good. Very glad they kept this styling this "radical".

 

Now this a car that is not afraid of being trim and beautiful.

But, I still do not understand how much it would cost a month if one was to charge the car to full each night. Can anyone comment on that?

 

I got to see this car up close and sit in it at the concours show over the weekend. It was easily one of my favorite cars there. It's stunning in person and the interior is just as nice. I think it's a bargain at just over $100K.