Sources: Fisker to build plug-in cars in Delaware (AP)

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By RANDALL CHASE (AP) – 23 hours ago

DOVER, Del. — Fisker Automotive, a California-based startup manufacturer of luxury electric vehicles, plans to build plug-in electric cars at a former General Motors assembly plant in Delaware, people with knowledge of the situation said Friday.

Henrik Fisker, the company's co-founder and chief executive, said Tuesday that an announcement about the location of a manufacturing facility was in the works. He declined to elaborate on the site but appeared to rule out a California facility where Toyota plans to halt production in March 2010.

"We'll be making an official announcement on Tuesday, and a senior White House official may be involved," Fisker spokesman Russell Datz said Friday, declining to provide any other details.

A person who has knowledge of the situation but didn't want to be identified because an announcement has not been made, confirmed that Fisker has settled on GM's Boxwood Road facility in Wilmington.

A state government official, who also didn't want to be identified because there's been no announcement, described the deal as "99 percent" complete.
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Don't know how much luxury vehicles are going to help the environment, but I do know the recent closing of this plant was economically devastating to the area.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2009-07-12-gm-wilmington-plant-boxwood_N.htm

Biden would seem to be the hands-down favorite for that "White House official".

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1. price of 40K in 2012 doesn't sound like much "luxury"

from the article:

"Project Nina cars, whose production will be supported by about $359 million in government loans, will sell for about $40,000 and are expected to reach showrooms by 2012."

the Karma is being built in Finland. THAT is the luxury car. (and a damn fine looking one!)

[eppur_se_muova]

2. True enough. But for 2010 and 2011 ...

http://karma.fiskerautomotive.com /

Fisker's home page only features the "luxury" Karma. No mention of Nina.

"Initial production is anticipated to be 15,000 vehicles annually with pricing to start at $87,900." Pre-order requires a $5K down payment.

I guess the Nina is something to look forward to in a couple of years, but by then it may have a lot of competition.




ON EDIT: Thanks to your reply, I did some Googling for Nina. Came across some VERY interesting stories that appeared earlier. Maybe this was discussed earlier, but I thought it worth posting links in GD:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6848841&mesg_id=6848841#
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6848851&mesg_id=6848851#