The Evetta is a small Isetta -inspired electric car produced by the German company Electric Brands. It was presented to the public at the 2022 International Motor Show Germany .
41-568: The vehicle was originally designed by Artega Automobile in 2019 and was called the Karo . In 2022 Artega was acquired by German company Electric Brands , who had introduced their Xbus electric truck in 2021. In February 2024 Electric Brands went into insolvency protection, and the future of the company and its models became unclear. The non-commercial versions have a maximum battery capacity of 16.2 kWh, with an autonomy of 234 km (145 mi). Electric Brands aimed to start delivering
82-412: A big automaker collapsed, which led it to its bankruptcy. Fisker claims that it is planning to repay its creditors during the bankruptcy proceedings. On 14 April 2008, Tesla Motors filed a lawsuit against Fisker Coachbuild, Fisker and Koehler, contending that they had fraudulently agreed to a design contract in 2007 only to gain access to confidential information, before announcing a competing vehicle,
123-426: A capacity of 5.3 kWh, and the vehicle is offered with three different motors with different power levels, depending on the rider's age and skill level. For the 17 kW version the 705 lb (319.8 kg) vehicle can accelerate from 0–50 mph (0.0–80.5 km/h) in 4.5 seconds. The Karo also comes with a built-in wireless cellphone charger and a detachable sound system. The Scalo Superelletra debuted at
164-427: A company called paragon electronics GmbH in 1988, and another called paragon AG in 1999, into which paragon electronic GmbH was merged. paragon AG specialises in electronic modules, controls and display systems for the automotive industry. Frers is also one of the principals of Voltabox Deutschland GmbH, as well as a car collector and competitor in historic racing. Frers founded Artega Automobil in 2006. The name of
205-786: A degree in transportation design from the Art Center College of Design in Vevey, Switzerland , in 1989. In 1989, Fisker began working at BMW Technik , the company's advanced design studio in Munich. His first project he collaborated was the E1 electric concept car , designed by Mark Clarke. From 1992 to 1997, he refined the Z07 concept car, which would become the BMW Z8 roadster, produced from 1999 to 2003. The car combined design elements from
246-588: A single pen-on-paper sketch of the Force 1 in December 2015, he received a letter from Aston Martin claiming the design was too similar to their DB10 and demanding that he either change the design or not display the car at the auto show. Aston Martin had previously sued Fisker in 2015 over his car design for the Thunderbolt. That case was settled after Fisker agreed not to move forward with the vehicle. Following
287-513: A total of 760.6 kW (1,020 hp). The car is to carry the driver and two passengers, seated three-abreast with the driver in the middle. The IISB-One is a car that began life as an Artega GT and was modified to accept an electric drivetrain by the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology. The car received two electric motors to drive the rear wheels and a lithium battery pack to power them. Each motor
328-502: Is a Danish automotive designer and entrepreneur based in Los Angeles, California , US. He is best known as the founder of Fisker Automotive and Fisker Inc , and as a designer of luxury cars. After working at BMW, Ford, and Aston Martin, Fisker founded Fisker Automotive in 2007. The company failed to meet production deadlines despite significant federal and private investment. Fisker resigned in 2013. The New York Times described
369-766: Is backed by private equity firm Apollo Global Management . On 30 October 2020, Fisker Inc. officially closed its merger with Spartan Energy Acquisition Corp. The company is publicly listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker (NYSE:FSR). On 28 June 2021, Fisker stock was added to the Russell 3000 Index . On 17 June 2024, Fisker Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware, listing liabilities at between $ 100 million to $ 500 million and assets between $ 500 million and $ 1 billion. The company stated that possible deal talks with
410-713: The Force 1 V10 car in 2016. Production began at VLF's Auburn Hills manufacturing facility in August 2016, with approximately 50 of the two-seaters scheduled to be manufactured. Only five cars were actually produced. In 2016, Fisker launched Fisker Inc. The company's only vehicle is the Fisker Ocean , which began production in 2022. The first deliveries of the launch edition, the Ocean One, occurred in May 2023. As of 2022,
451-608: The Ford Motor Company in 2001, where he served as design director at Aston Martin . He was in charge of the production design of the Aston Martin DB9 (in production from 2004 to 2016), bringing in elements from the history of Aston Martin cars. The DB9 was available as both a coupe and a convertible. Fisker also designed the Aston Martin V8 Vantage (in production from 2005 to 2018). It
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#1732787710698492-640: The Tesla Model S electric sedan, which was introduced in 2012. That year, he also designed the body of the Artega GT two-door sports car, Artega Automobile 's first model, which was produced between 2009 and 2012. It spawned the 2011 Artega SE, an electric sports car with an identical body. In 2005, Fisker partnered with Bernhard Koehler to start a custom car firm, Fisker Coachbuild , based in Orange County, California . The company's first car
533-507: The 2017 Geneva Auto Show. The car's name combines that of the earlier Scalo with a portmanteau of the Italian Superleggera and elettrica , indicating light weight and electric drive. Designed by Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera , the new car was longer than the original Scalo and featured a new carbon-fibre monocoque chassis. Motive power is still electric, with a quartet of motors, one at each wheel, capable of producing
574-515: The Evetta by the summer of 2023, priced at €19,540 including German taxes. This article about a modern automobile produced after 1975 is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Artega Automobile Artega Automobil GmbH & Co. KG is a German sports car manufacturer, based in Delbrück , Germany. It was founded by Klaus Dieter Frers in 2006. The company's first product
615-766: The Fisker Karma. Both the Tesla and Fisker vehicles in question were designed as serial hybrid cars, with a gas engine powering a generator that charges a battery to power the electric motor, and both were initially planned for delivery in 2010. The lawsuit sought to prevent Fisker from using Tesla design documents, along with a return of the money from the Tesla contract, plus punitive damages. Fisker filed for arbitration in May 2008. An arbitrator ruled in their favour in November 2008, finding "overwhelming" evidence showing that Fisker did not do anything wrong. Subsequently, Tesla
656-689: The GT called the Artega SE (for Sports Electric). A Targa variant of the GT with a glass roof was shown at the Geneva Auto Show in March 2012. In July of the same year the company filed for bankruptcy protection, and what was expected to be the final GT built rolled off the production line in September. On 1 October 2012, Paragon AG assumed control of Artega. This put Frers once again in charge of
697-496: The Geneva Auto Show. In December 2018, Artega announced the acquisition of the production rights for the Swiss electric car Microlino. The Artega GT was a two-seat hardtop coupé with a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout . The car was built on an aluminum space-frame chassis, with carbon-fibre-reinforced bodywork. Suspension front and rear was by unequal-length upper and lower A-arms with coil-over dampers. Mechanical design
738-541: The Ocean had 63,000 preorders. Only 10,000 were built, with less than half delivered. On 8 July 2020, Fisker announced the completion of a US$ 50 million Series C financing round funded by Moore Strategic Ventures, the private investment arm of Louis Bacon . On 13 July 2020, Fisker announced that Fisker Inc. would offer an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange through a merger with special-purpose acquisition company Spartan Energy Acquisition Corp., which
779-779: The SE weighed more than the GT, but had slightly greater acceleration. The car's range was estimated to be 200–300 km (124–186 mi), depending on driving style. Artega said that the price would be €150,000 (approx. US$ 212,500). The Scalo first appeared at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show. A refined version of the SE, the Scalo was considered the successor to the GT by Artega. Power came from two Voltabox electric motors that combined to produce 300 kW (402.3 hp) and 779.6 N⋅m (575 ft⋅lb). The actively-cooled battery pack could store 37 kWh of energy at 411 volts and combined lithium-ion battery cells with supercapacitors. The name of
820-534: The car company. The decision was described as an acquisition of Artega's technology, staff and other assets, with no plan to restart automobile production. At the 2015 International Motor Show in Frankfurt Artega showed two new products; the Scalo, a fully electric sports coupé, and the Karo, an ATV-like vehicle that was also electric. In 2017, Artega brought the new Scalo Superelletra three-seat coupé to
861-477: The car was borrowed from that of a famous racehorse. The Artega Karo-Isetta appeared as a concept called the Artega Karo at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto show alongside the Scalo but was renamed to Artega Karo-Isetta upon production. The Karo-Isetta is a quadricycle with electric drive. Resembling a road-going ATV "Quad", the Karo can carry a driver and one passenger riding two-up style. The battery pack has
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#1732787710698902-449: The company as the " Solyndra of the electric car industry" and a "debacle". Fisker resigned as chairman from Fisker Automotive in March 2013, after the company failed to meet a series of production deadlines. Later that year, the company declared voluntary bankruptcy. Assets of Fisker Automotive were sold at a bankruptcy auction in 2014 to Chinese automotive parts firm Wanxiang for $ 149.2 million. In September 2015, Fisker Automotive
943-508: The company as the " Solyndra of the electric car industry" and a "debacle". He is currently the CEO of Fisker Inc., which he co-founded with his wife in 2016; the company filed for bankruptcy in 2024. Fisker was born in Allerød , Denmark. As a young boy he became interested in cars after seeing a Maserati Bora on the highway, and soon started sketching designs in notebooks. He graduated with
984-723: The company raised over $ 1 billion from private investors. In September 2009, Fisker Automotive was awarded a $ 528 million loan guarantee by the United States Department of Energy (DOE). The automaker was one of four recipients of the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program , to encourage the domestic manufacture of electric cars. The funds were to be used to develop the Karma, as well as an affordable family-size plug-in hybrid car. The loan facility
1025-486: The company was suggested by Manfred Gotta, a German brand-development expert. The company previewed their first sports car, the Artega GT , at the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show as an engineless prototype. A production-ready version appeared at the Geneva Auto Show one year later, labelled the Intro 2008 special edition. Production of the car started in 2009. In interviews in 2008, chief adviser Karl-Heinz Kalbfell indicated that
1066-563: The company's past with a modern look, paying homage to the BMW 507 (produced from 1956 to 1959). Fisker also worked on the design of BMW's first SUV , a mid-size luxury crossover introduced in 1999, the X5 . From 1999 to 2001, Fisker was the president and chief executive officer of Designworks , a BMW industrial design studio headquartered in Newbury Park, California . Fisker left BMW for
1107-613: The company. From September 2001 to August 2003, Fisker was creative director of Ingeni, Ford's London-based design and creativity center. In August 2003, he became the director of Ford's Global Advanced Design Studio in Irvine, California , where the Ford Shelby GR-1 was designed. In 2005, Fisker left Aston Martin and the Ford Motor Company. In 2007, Tesla Motors hired Fisker to perform initial design work on
1148-537: The deadline for repayment on the loan, which was originally approved as a $ 529 million loan guarantee. On 4 January 2016, Fisker filed a suit against Aston Martin and three of its executives for US$ 100 million in damages for civil extortion, claiming that his former employer was trying to prevent him from unveiling his new luxury sports car hybrid, the VLF Force 1 V10 , at the 2016 North American International Auto Show. The complaint claimed that after Fisker released
1189-414: The next models anticipated were a soft-top version and a 4-cylinder car. On 25 January 2010, Mexican investment firm Tresalia Capital assumed control of Artega. At a later date there was a change in management, with Frers leaving the company and Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Ziebart , former Head of Continental AG and Infineon AG, becoming CEO of Artega. In March 2011, Artega unveiled an electric version of
1230-658: Was a mid-engined sports coupé released in 2007. In early 2010, a private equity and venture capital firm that already held a stake in Artega took full control. Artega filed for bankruptcy in July 2012. It was reacquired by a company under Frers's control that same year and eventually resumed production, specializing in electric vehicles. Artega was founded by Klaus Dieter Frers, a mechanical engineer who worked for AEG-Telefunken before moving to Nixdorf Computer to oversee their production facilities from 1983 to 1987. Frers established
1271-411: Was an all-electric battery-powered , short-lived version of the GT, using the same aluminum space frame and basic bodywork, but was powered by a pair of electric motors producing a combined 280 kW (375.5 hp). On-board energy storage was a water-cooled battery pack that weighed 310 kg (683.4 lb) and stored 37 kWh (133.2 MJ) at 350 Volts. At 1,400 kg (3,086.5 lb),
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1312-576: Was capable of delivering up to 80 kW (107.3 hp) to its associated wheel. The car was also a test-bed for a variety of charging system, having three different system on board. Artega's racing arm, Artega Rennsport, fielded an Artega GT prepared for racing (and relabeled GTR ) at the Nürburgring in 2011. In 2014 a one-make series called the Artega GT Cup was started. Henrik Fisker Henrik Fisker (born 10 August 1963)
1353-505: Was frozen at $ 192 million in February 2012, after the DOE claimed that Fisker missed its milestones. According to the DOE, the government recouped a total of approximately $ 53 million ($ 28 million from the company plus $ 25 million from the sale of the loan to Hybrid Technology, months before assets of Fisker Automotive were sold to Wanxiang for $ 149.2 million). The New York Times described
1394-417: Was handled by Hardy Essig, formerly the technical designer for Porsche. Henrik Fisker , who had designed the Aston Martin DB9 , styled the car. Power came from a 3,598 cc (220 cu in) direct-injection version of Volkswagen 's VR6 engine . In the GT this engine was mounted transversely behind the driver and produced 300 hp (223.7 kW). Maximum torque of 350 N⋅m (260 lb⋅ft)
1435-509: Was named the coolest car of the year and the best sounding car of the year by Top Gear in 2005. The Vantage is the best selling Aston Martin of all time. The extent of Fisker's involvement in designing both the DB9 and V8 Vantage has been disputed, however, with former director of design at Aston Martin Ian Callum saying the two cars were largely designed under his watch before Fisker joined
1476-599: Was ordered to pay US$ 1.14 million in legal fees and costs to Fisker. Following his resignation from Fisker Automotive in March 2013, Fisker voluntarily testified on 24 April 2013, at a congressional hearing led by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on the Department of Energy 's $ 192 million disbursement to Fisker Automotive through the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program . Fisker Automotive had failed earlier that week to meet
1517-493: Was produced at 2400 rpm. Power went to the rear wheels through a 6-speed Volkswagen DSG transaxle. The Artega GT weighed 1,100 kg (2,425 lb) without passengers. Artega claimed that the GT could accelerate from 0–100 km/h (0.0–62.1 mph) in less than 5 seconds and had a top speed of more than 270 km/h (168 mph). In Germany the Artega GT was priced at €74,948 or $ 104,000 with taxes. The Artega SE
1558-654: Was renamed Karma Automotive . The Fisker Karma was renamed the Karma Revero in 2016. Fisker is not affiliated with Karma Automotive or its parent company Wanxiang. In 2013, Fisker formed HF Design & Technology, a Los Angeles-based design house. In November 2014, Fisker designed the Galpin-Fisker Mustang Rocket , a coachbuilt custom-bodied Mustang. The car was a collaboration between HF Design and Galpin Auto Sports . In 2017, it
1599-538: Was renamed the VLF Rocket V8. In January 2016, Fisker formed VLF Automotive with manufacturer and former Boeing executive Gilbert Villarreal, and auto engineer and former General Motors executive Bob Lutz , to manufacture small-run handcrafted luxury cars. Based in Auburn Hills, Michigan , VLF is the successor to VL Automotive, which was launched in 2013 and led by Villarreal and Lutz. VLF designed
1640-792: Was the Fisker Karma , a hybrid sports sedan. The Karma was the only car by Fisker to ever be produced. In 2009, Fisker displayed the company's second model, the Karma Sunset, a two-door retractable-hardtop convertible based on the regular Karma. The Fisker Surf , displayed in 2011, was designed as a four-door plug-in hybrid hatchback. Neither the Sunset or the Surf entered production. In 2008, Fisker raised over $ 90 million from investors including venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and actor Leonardo DiCaprio . In total,
1681-655: Was the Fisker Tramonto, a roadster based on the Mercedes-Benz SL 55 AMG . The company's second car was the Fisker Latigo CS, with a re-bodied BMW 645Ci coupe. 17 units of Tramonto were ever built in collaboration with coachbuilder Stola . In August 2007, Fisker and Quantum Technologies launched Fisker Automotive in Anaheim, California . The first car to be designed by Fisker Automotive