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Danish crown prince drives Fisker Karma prototype to UN climate conference

By Fisker Buzz on December 16, 2009

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WHAT: 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 four- cylinder 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.

[Source: Fisker Automotive]

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  • DanFrederiksen

    interesting to note the royal plates. that might mean that it's for keeps..

  • http://www.fiskerbuzz.com FiskerBuzz

    Perhaps. But since the model pictured is still a prototype, I bet he won't get this one.

    I wonder if he will get #78 of the 100 Signature Edition Fisker Karmas?

  • DanFrederiksen

    how do you know what it is?

  • http://www.fiskerbuzz.com FiskerBuzz

    The Fisker press release states it's a prototype, I'm just speculating on the rest.

  • DanFrederiksen

    I'm speculating too but it's possible that it's virtually as the production cars will be and they are just calling it prototype since it's not yet launch date. similarly the Chevy Volts driving around are also basically production cars identical to those we'll see in late 2010

  • http://www.fiskerbuzz.com FiskerBuzz

    You may be spot on, I guess time will tell.

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