Luxury Hybrid Company Adds 200 Workers

Fisker is putting people to work with their latest luxury hybrid cars, the Fisker Karma and ‘Project Nina’, a more affordable 2nd Fisker hybrid car. Valmet Automotive is in the process of hiring 200 employees this year to manage the rapid sales created by the cars. Valmet’s Uusikaupunki (that is in Finland, btw) factory currently employs 850 people, so adding 200 is certainly nothing to scoff at!

Leonardo DiCaprio Fisker Karma

Stars like Leonardo DiCaprio have helped catapult luxury hybrids into the mainstream, shown here with his Fisker Karma

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Fisker Firing Out 2nd Luxury Hybrid Car

On the heels of much success with its first luxury hybrid car, the Fisker Karma, the brand is already pushing the pedal down to produce another hybrid! Previously I shared that Leonardo DiCaprio ordered first Fisker Karma hybrid, and it will be interesting to see if he orders a second, or just remains on his green path with the original.

Fisker Project Nina

Fisker Project Nina

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Aston Martin Cygnet Loses Popularity Contest

So sad! It seems that sales for the Aston Martin Cygnet have sagged far below expectation. While there is a high demand for the personality-packed mini-cars, they simply are not being produced fast enough to fill orders.

Aston Martin Cygnet

Aston Martin Cygnet production woes

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Pedestrian Alerts Mandatory for Hybrid Electric Cars?

Pedestrian Alerts Hybrid & Electric Cars

Certain hybrid cars and luxury hybrid cars are apparently stealth machines, as the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is proposing that they should be required to sound alerts to pedestrians under certain conditions, to announce their presence. Now that is a smooth ride!

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Crazy Hybrid Bugatti Sedan Confirmed

After much speculation, it is confirmed: The previously unthinkable hybrid Bugatti sedan shall reach production! This is an epic luxury hybrid car, from one of the most expensive and fastest supercars on earth!

Hybrid Bugatti Sedan

Hybrid Bugatti sedan

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Underestimated & Undersized Ferrari Sells Out at $70k

The ultimate Fiat 500, the Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari has sold out before even arriving on the shores of Australia and New Zealand!  Every last of the 45 undersized units sold out at $70k a pop!  Many say that this is a large price tag for such a tiny exotic car. 

Video of the diminutive Abarth 695 Ferrari from all angles

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Leonardo DiCaprio to Own First Fisker Karma Luxury Hybrid Car

When it comes to celebrities going green, Leonardo DiCaprio has always been among the first, and now he will be the first to own the Karma luxury hybrid car.  Will he be keeping his Prius?

Leonardo DiCaprio's Prius

Leonardo DiCaprio’s Prius

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California Hybrid Drivers Lose Special Privileges

For the past six years, drivers of hybrid cars in California had the luxury of life in the fast lane:  permission to drive in the carpooling lane normally reserved for carpoolers with 2 or more passengers, completely alone.  Now hybrid drivers of California are facing the loss of that privilege, coloring their once green faces red with anger. 

Hybrid HOV stickers

The stickers issued to drivers of hybrids and luxury hybrid vehicles, allowing them to roll freely through carpooling lanes, are about to expire, and will not be renewed.  The right to drive in the carpooling lanes began as an incentive to buy vehicles that used less fuel and were kinder to the environment.  Now the road is being cleared for a generation of even cleaner smart cars, with 40,000 green bumper sticker decals soon available to owners of “partial zero-emission” vehicles.

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Meet the High Emotion, Low Emission Ferrari California HELE

It is a dazzling vision in red…or green, depending on how you view the new eco-friendly Ferrari California HELE (pronounced “heli”, like a helicopter). After much speculation, Ferrari has finally unleashed its most unusual supercar, boasting a serious reduction in emissions…and no, it is not a luxury hybrid!

Ferrari California goes green

The Ferrari California goes green!

Now that your interest is piqued, let’s get down to specs on the new Ferrari California HELE. This model is the first-ever showroom example of an environmental program by Ferrari focused on reducing total corporate carbon emissions by roughly 30,000 tons, or 40% over a 5-year span.

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Pope Gears Up For Mercedes-Benz Hybrid Popemobile Arrival

Pope Luxury Cars

Pope Benedict XVI is not quite as popular as his predecessor, but the arrival of his new Mercedes-Benz  luxury hybrid popemobile may help the cause!  Yes, the Pope is gearing up for the latest edition to his fleet, a sleek hybrid Mercedes luxury car!

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