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Last week, Sandy's furious tempest resulted in 16 brand-new Fisker Karma sedans and three Toyota Prius hybrids going up in flames at a shipping facility in New Jersey after being submerged in seawater for many hours.
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- Fisker Investigating Latest Karma Fire In California, Releases First Findings
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- Officials Say Fisker Karma Was The Origin Of A Texas House Fire
The Fisker Karma is once again under the spotlight following two widely publicized incident regarding a recent recall for its A123-supplied battery pack that posed a fire risk and a car that shut down only a few days after Consumer Reports purchased...
- Fisker Karma S Concept: Plug-in Hardtop Convertible Makes Detroit Debut
Along with the production version of the Karma plug-in hybrid sports saloon, Fisker pulled the wraps off a new concept model called Karma S, where "S" stands for Sunset. The two-door, coupe-convertible version of Fisker's sports sedan looks equally...
- Fisker To Debut 408hp Karma S 'sunset' Hybrid Concept At Detroit Show
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Fisker Wraps Investigation of Karma Fires at New Jersey Port, Blames One Car's Vehicle Control Unit
Last week, Sandy's furious tempest resulted in 16 brand-new Fisker Karma sedans and three Toyota Prius hybrids going up in flames at a shipping facility in New Jersey after being submerged in seawater for many hours.
While we have yet to hear from Toyota, Fisker's engineers finished investigating the incident and have just released their findings through a press statement.
According to the manufacturer, the culprit turned out to be a low voltage Vehicle Control Unit in one Karma, which after being under salt water for several hours, short-circuited and caused a fire that then spread to the other 15 extended-range plug-in hybrid models parked nearby due to the strong winds blowing at the time.
Read more »- Three Toyota Prius Hybrid Models Also Caught Fire At New Jersey Port During Storm
As it turns out, the 16 Fisker Karma extended-range hybrids weren't the only new hybrid cars to catch fire in Port Newark, New Jersey last Monday on October 29, after being submerged in seawater during Hurricane Sandy. In a completely separate incident...
- Fisker Investigating Latest Karma Fire In California, Releases First Findings
Fisker made headlines for all the wrong reasons this past weekend when one of its Karma plug-in hybrid sedans burst into flames at a parking lot in Woodside, California on Friday. Following a short statement on Saturday, Fisker issued a more detailed...
- Officials Say Fisker Karma Was The Origin Of A Texas House Fire
The Fisker Karma is once again under the spotlight following two widely publicized incident regarding a recent recall for its A123-supplied battery pack that posed a fire risk and a car that shut down only a few days after Consumer Reports purchased...
- Fisker Karma S Concept: Plug-in Hardtop Convertible Makes Detroit Debut
Along with the production version of the Karma plug-in hybrid sports saloon, Fisker pulled the wraps off a new concept model called Karma S, where "S" stands for Sunset. The two-door, coupe-convertible version of Fisker's sports sedan looks equally...
- Fisker To Debut 408hp Karma S 'sunset' Hybrid Concept At Detroit Show
Along with the public unveiling of the production Karma plug-in hybrid sports sedan, Fisker will also takes the wraps off a new concept car at next month's Detroit Auto Show. The concept is called Karma S, where S stands for Sunset - something that...