Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Cool Cars: Flashy Hybrid to be Made in Detroit?


Photo from source, Wired

Here's just a quickie post, before we begin entertaining guests for the evening. Who says hybrid cars are funky and boring? This one is very, very cool, and I just had to let you know. Check it out:

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Fisker's $80K Plug-In Hybrid to Be Made in Detroit?

Fisker Automotive, flush with cash from one of the biggest names in venture capital, may build its $80,000 plug-in hybrid in Detroit and use lithium-ion batteries made in British Columbia.

Vic Doolan, the company's director of retail development, says Fisker is considering the Motor City because of its experienced workforce, idle manufacturing capacity and broad network of suppliers. "It does make a lot of sense" to build the Fisker Karma in Michigan, he told the Detroit Free Press. . .

Read more at: Wired

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