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Denmark’s Crown Prince HRH Frederik is the
first individual outside the Fisker development team driving the new
eco-friendly Fisker Karma. The Crown Prince will tomorrow travel to the
COP15 UN Climate Conference events in Copenhagen with the plug-in hybrid
car. HRH Frederik will visit at 4 pm Hopenhagen event at Raadhuspladsen
after which he will leave in the Fisker Karma at 5 pm to the Bella
Center. The prototype saloon,
developed by American automaker Fisker Automotive, can travel 80km
(50mi) emission-free on a single charge of its Lithium-ion battery, and
an additional 400km (250mi) on a range extending generator turned by an
efficient fourcylinder gas engine. Economy is 2.4L/100km and emissions
of just 83g/km CO2 – better than today’s best hybrids. Still,
the Karma can reach 100km/h (62mph) in about 6 seconds and exceed
200km/h (125mph).
Fisker Automotive from California is
led by Danish auto designer Henrik Fisker, who also designed the BMW Z8,
Aston Martin DB9 and Aston Martin V8 Vantage.
The company was recently approved for a
USD 528.7-million conditional loan from the U.S. Government and
announced its intent to purchase an assembly plant from General Motors. |
