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+Fisker Automotive just finished up their reveal of the Atlantic, the second model…

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+Fisker Automotive just finished up their reveal of the Atlantic, the second model line they plan to produce. The design is clearly an evolution of the Karma design language, although smaller and potentially a bit roomier.

Aside from the fact that they will use a BMW four cylinder engine as the range extender (something that was announced two years ago), Henrik Fisker and CEO Tom LaSorda didn't announce any other hardware details. Following last week's recall on defective batteries I'll be curious to see if they continue with A123 or switch to a different supplier.

Of course all that may be moot if the company can't generate enough cash to fund development of the Atlantic tool up the Wilmington Delaware plant where it is supposed to be built.

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I'm not sure how it is that these leaks always seem to surface through one of… 2

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I'm not sure how it is that these leaks always seem to surface through one of the numerous obscure eastern European sites, but here is the Fisker Atlantic (formerly known as Project Nina). Assuming that +Fisker Automotive manages to survive it's current monetary squeeze (something that is far from guaranteed) the Atlantic is intended to come in at about half the price or less of the $100K+ Karma.

It retains the same basic front engine/rear motor extended range EV layout of the Karma but with a BMW four cylinder sitting under the hood and presumably a lower motor output.

While the Karma has dubious build quality and reliability so far, it's hard to argue with Henrik Fisker's sense of style and that carries over to this new model. It retains many of the cues of its big brother but on a more reasonable scale and hopefully it tips the scales a bit lower than the Karma's 5,300 lbs as well.

The full story on the Atlantic should be revealed on Tuesday.

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Fisker Altantic: unikly první fotky menšího bratra Karmy
Ne všechny naše dnešní zprávy jsou mín?ny vážn?, ale tato je. Opravdu. Dostaly se nám do rukou první fotky vozu dosud známého jako Fisker Nina.

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Consumer Reports early impressions of the +Fisker Automotive Karma are up and it… 1

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Consumer Reports early impressions of the +Fisker Automotive Karma are up and it doesn't seem to live up to its $100,000+ price tag.

In large part, the Karma comes across as more of an under-engineered design concept than a viable mass production machine. Not an auspicious start.

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When an app crashes on your phone, it's not the end of the world

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But software bugs in a car can range from simply annoying to downright dangerous.

I worked with automotive embedded software systems as an engineer for 17 years and making sure the software is robust and reliable is one of the toughest parts of developing modern cars. In fact, it's one of the main reasons it still takes so long to bring a new car to market.

Being an early adopter in consumer electronics is a lot easier than in the car business. Hopefully, Fisker owners will be patient and the engineers will address these problems quickly before it does irreparable damage to the brand reputation.

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Dead Fisker Karmas: One May Be A Fluke, But Is Two A Trend?
First off, just to be clear, the photo above is NOT a dead Fisker. It shows the 2012 Fisker Karma we road-tested three weeks ago parked in front of a Tesla Motors dealer in Los Angeles. But while our …

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Henrik Fisker, founder of +Fisker Automotive has just announced that he is stepping… 1

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Henrik Fisker, founder of +Fisker Automotive has just announced that he is stepping aside as CEO to focus of expanding the brand globally and leading the design efforts of future models. He will become executive chairman of the startup. Former Chrysler CEO Tom Lasorda who recently joined the company as a consultant and vice-chairman will take over day to day operations as CEO.

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There's going to be a major executive announcement coming from +Fisker Automotive…

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There's going to be a major executive announcement coming from +Fisker Automotive at 9:55am PST today. Considering the problems the company has had recently this could be huge (or it could be much ado about nothing). Is it possible that the venture capital investors have run out of patience with founder and CEO Henrik Fisker? We'll be watching.

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Venture capital investing is never for the faint of heart, it's often really… 6

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Venture capital investing is never for the faint of heart, it's often really more about gambling than actual investing, especially for early rounds.

The risks inherent in this sort of investing in the technology field are multiplied by several orders of magnitude when you are getting mixed up with a startup in the auto industry.

Building cars in any significant volume is one of most capital intensive business in the world. And that's after you've spent hundreds of millions of dollars just to develop a product.

One of the standard bits of boiler plate in any investment prospective is something to the effect that "past performance is no guarantee of future success."

In the car business it should probably be something along the lines of "past performance of other automakers means that this venture will more than likely fail." Thousands of auto brands have come and gone over the last 125 years, and anyone putting money into a startup with big performance promises based on amazing new technology should probably be prepared up front to say goodbye to their cash.

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Irate Investor Sues Fisker: A Little Lesson In Venture Capital
This is the week when driving impressions of the 2012 Fisker Karma have started to appear, as Fisker invites in waves of automotive journalists for a half-day of driving in and around Los Angeles. (We…

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I honestly wish I could say that this was a surprise, but frankly I'm surprised… 1

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I honestly wish I could say that this was a surprise, but frankly I'm surprised that Fisker actually got as far as it did. The 125+ years of the auto industry is riddled with far more failed brands than successful ones and jumping in at the technological bleeding edge is a great way to be among the latter group.
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Some ugly news from Fisker: losing federal funds, laying off 66 and having to abort Project Nina.

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With federal loans blocked, Fisker halts work on Project Nina, lays off 66 workers
Fisker Automotive's bumpy 2011 appears to have given way to an even rockier 2012. A little more than a month after recalling 239 of

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