Karma Automotive
Karma Automotive is an American company that makes luxury electric vehicles. It was founded in 2014 after the Chinese company Wanxiang Group bought the assets of Fisker Automotive, which went bankrupt. Karma is based in Irvine, California. The company makes cars at a factory in Moreno Valley, California. Karma sells its cars in places like North America, Europe, South America, and the Middle East.
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Automotive |
| Predecessor | Fisker Automotive |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Irvine, California |
Key people | Marques McCammon (President) |
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| Owner | Wanxiang Group |
| Website | karmaautomotive.com karmanewsroom.com |
History
[change | change source]In February 2014, Wanxiang Group, a Chinese company, bought the assets of Fisker Automotive after it went bankrupt. Fisker’s old factory in Delaware and the designs for its cars were included in the sale, but the Fisker brand itself was not.
In 2016, Karma started building a new car called the Revero in its Moreno Valley factory. The company planned to make about 3,000 Revero cars a year. In 2019, Karma opened a Customization Center to create special designs for its cars and also announced a partnership to build electric delivery vehicles.
Products
[change | change source]Revero
[change | change source]The Karma Revero is a luxury plug-in hybrid. This means it has both an electric motor and a gas engine. The car can travel about 300 miles using both engines, with about 50 miles on electricity alone. It was awarded Luxury Green Car of the Year in 2018.
Revero GT
[change | change source]The Revero GT is a more powerful version of the Revero. It can go from 0 to 60 mph (0 to 96 km/h) in about 4.5 seconds. The total range is about 360 miles, with 80 miles on electric power alone. Karma plans to make the Revero GT its main car, with plans to add an all-wheel-drive version with over 1,100 horsepower.
GS Series
[change | change source]The GS Series includes the first fully-electric car from Karma. It includes the GS-6 and GSe-6 models.
GS-6: This is a plug-in hybrid with a range of 330 miles (530 km) when using both electric and gas engines. It has 536 horsepower.
GSe-6: This car is fully electric, with a 230-mile range (370 km) from its 85-kWh battery. There is also a version with a larger battery, offering over 300 miles (480 km), but its development was canceled in 2023.
Concept Cars
[change | change source]Karma has created some concept cars, which are future car ideas.
Karma GT by Pininfarina
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The Karma GT by Pininfarina is a luxury hybrid coupe made with the help of the famous car design company Pininfarina. It was shown at the 2019 Shanghai Auto Show.[1][2]
SC1 Vision Concept
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the SC1 Vision Concept Is A fully- electric sports car with no roof and scissor doors. It was introduced at the 2019 Shanghai Auto Show.[3]
SC2 Concept
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The SC2 Concept is Another fully-electric sports car with scissor doors, that was shown at the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show.[4] It won the Concept Car of the Year award from Robb Report in 2020.[5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Anthony Kerr (April 16, 2019). "Karma Debuts Beautiful Pininfarina-Designed Electric Coupe". Motor 1.
- ↑ Vijay Pattni (April 16, 2019). "Check out Karma's new Pininfarina-designed GT car". Top Gear.
- ↑ Vijay Pattni (April 16, 2019). "Karma has built an electric scissor-doored hypercar". Top Gear.
- ↑ Cole, Craig (November 19, 2019). "Karma SC2 concept car has 1,100 hp". CNET. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- ↑ "KARMA SC2 NAMED 'BEST OF THE BEST 2020: CONCEPT CAR'". The Speed Journal. June 27, 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.