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First Teaser of Peugeot 208 GTI Leaks Out

First Teaser of Peugeot 208 GTI Leaks Out

Peugeot teased the new 208 back in October with a Youtube video. The car will likely be revealed to the public very soon, perhaps as soon at the Geneva Auto Show in a few weeks. Now Peugeot is starting to tease the more sporty 208 GTI with a singl...
16.02.2012 | 7569 views | 0 comments
First Time Hybrid Buyers Tend Not to Buy a Second, According to Study

First Time Hybrid Buyers Tend Not to Buy a Second, According to Study

The rate at which hybrid car drivers buy another hybrid is 22% in North America according to a study by Polk. Polk has been keeping track of this statistic since 2008. At the time, the 35.2% of hybrid drivers bought another hybrid. The figure was ...
10.04.2012 | 8032 views | 0 comments
First Toyota Rav4 EV Deliveries Begin on September 24

First Toyota Rav4 EV Deliveries Begin on September 24

Toyota has announced that the first will begin deliveries on September 24. For the time being the truck will only be on sale in California. Prices for the Rav4 EV start at $49,800. Although, there is also a $2,500 rebate from the state of Cal...
13.09.2012 | 1851 views | 0 comments
First Trailer for Need for Speed Movie Released

First Trailer for Need for Speed Movie Released

It stars a bunch of hypercars and a few actors too

With Rush either out or coming out soon in theaters around the world, it is time to find a new car movie to look forward to. Need for Speed, based on the long-running video game series of the same name, might not have the patho...
26.09.2013 | 9548 views | 1 comments
First Volvo Returns to Factory 85 Years Later

First Volvo Returns to Factory 85 Years Later

The first mass-produced Volvo was an OV4 that rolled off the assembly line in Goteborg on April 14, 1927 - 85 years ago. The same car will roll out of the Volvo factory again at 10am local time just like it did in 1927.  "It's a ...
14.04.2012 | 1113 views | 0 comments
Fisker Generates $100 Million in Revenue for 1st Quarter

Fisker Generates $100 Million in Revenue for 1st Quarter

Fisker has reported its first ever full quarterly earnings since it launched the Karma in December 2011. In its first quarter as an automaker, Fisker made $100 million in revenue and delivered 1000 cars in the US and Europe.  “We ar...
30.05.2012 | 1554 views | 0 comments
Fisker Karma Displayed in Harrods Window

Fisker Karma Displayed in Harrods Window

The Fisker Karma has taken a prominent spot in the display window of London department store Harrods. The vehicle will remain in the window until February 4th.  “Harrods is one of the most prestigious retail sites in the world, whic...
16.01.2012 | 1248 views | 1 comments
Fisker Karma Racing in Bodensee-Elektrik 2012 Rallye

Fisker Karma Racing in Bodensee-Elektrik 2012 Rallye

Fisker is entering a Karma into the inauguralBodensee-Elektrik 2012 Rallye from May 3-6. The rally is meant to test the range and performance of electric vehicles through the Alps and roads of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The car will be driv...
04.05.2012 | 1720 views | 0 comments
Fisker Looking for Chinese Investment After Not Building Car in Six Months

Fisker Looking for Chinese Investment After Not Building Car in Six Months

Hoping that Chinese sales can jumpstart company

FIsker is hoping that Chinese investment and selling cars to China will save the company from death. The company sold 2,000 cars in 2012, but not a single Fisker has been built for the past six months because its battery supplier has gone bankrupt...
21.01.2013 | 6517 views | 0 comments
Fisker May Be Sold to German Investors for $25 Million

Fisker May Be Sold to German Investors for $25 Million

The deal has to be accepted by the US Department of Energy

Remember when people when mention Tesla and Fisker in the same breath? Fisker had a flash of brilliance with the Karma series hybrid, but it could not survive. It went out of business last year and was taken over by the US Department of Energy, to...
23.08.2013 | 1701 views | 0 comments

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