The Daily Bail

Update Aug. 20 - Fisker Recalls All Karma Hybrid EVs Over Fire Risk

Fisker Statement
The investigation located the ignition source to the left front of the Karma, forward of the
wheel, where the low temperature cooling fan is located. The final conclusion was that
this sealed component had an internal fault that caused it to fail, overheat and start a
slow burning fire.

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Fisker Karma won a $529M super-low rate, green-energy loan in 2010, paid for by taxpayers. The vehicles carries an MSRP starting at $102,000.

The Karma above caught fire in a Woodside, CA parking lot while powered off. The owner found the vehicle emitting smoke after returning from a grocery run, prompting a call to Fisker and then the local fire department, which arrived as it was already engulfed in flames.

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Fisker Karma starts fire in Texas home:

This happened in early May.

A fire badly damaged the home of a new Fisker Karma owner, and authorities are saying that the electric car was the source of the blaze.

According to Fort Bend County, Texas, chief fire investigator Robert Baker, the Fisker Karma started the fire that spread to the house.

"Yes, the Karma was the origin of the fire, but what exactly caused that we don't know at this time," he said. The car was a complete loss.

According to Baker, the driver arrived home in the Fisker, pulled into the garage, and less than three minutes later the car was in flames. It reportedly was not plugged in at the time of the fire and the Karma's battery remains intact.

Right before the fire, the owner reported a smell of burning rubber. "The car was brand-new," said Baker. "He still had paper tags on it, so it was 60 days old at most."

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Congress complains about Solyndra, Fisker loans

Fisker Karma - $529 million loan from the U.S. but they aren't made in the U.S.