These join the luxury-oriented limited-production Tesla Model S all-electric and Fisker Karma extended-range electric sedans.
The project - dubbed Karma Chameleon - involves weaving electronic fabric into clothes in a way that allows the storage of energy from the body.
With the blessing of founder and Karma-designer Henryk Fisker, the tiny VL team set about converting several extended-range electric Karmas to gasoline-only propulsion.
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His anecdote centres on the moment Mahatma Gandhi discussed the principle of karma - the Hindu doctrine that you will pay for your actions, or be rewarded for them, perhaps in a future life.
Fisker's Karma series-hybrid electric vehicle hasn't exactly been receiving a lot of great press lately, but the company didn't let the process of swapping out 640 battery packs dampen the launch of that car's smaller sibling, the Atlantic.
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Another start-up, Fisker Automotive, will debut with the sexy Karma, a plug-in hybrid sports car, then launch a sedan of its own.
Our conversation brought in a 21-year-old Palestinian student, Karma Abu Ayyash, who watched the speech on television in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
Justine Rivero is the Credit Advisor for Credit Karma, the pro-consumer credit advocate.
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The Karma's lithium-ion battery is said to deliver a 50-mile range on a full charge.
The Karma's all-electric range was found to be 32 miles by the EPA under its test criteria.
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The Karma developed a cult-like following, high profile investors, like Leonardo DiCaprio, and drivers, including Justin Bieber.
In fact, the new Gifts is built upon, and run by, the folks at Karma, the gift-giving service Facebook acquired in May.
Because of its direct kinship, the Destino can piggyback on the Corvette's emissions certification as well as the Karma's crash-testing data, since none of the car's load-path structure has been altered.
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Justine Rivero is the Credit Advisor and resident Credit Rockstar for Credit Karma, the pro-consumer credit advocate that helps more than 2.6 million consumers realize the everyday cost savings of having great credit health.
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The 5, 300-pound Karma can see mileage in the low 30s, no problem.
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Facebook in May acquired startup Karma, a social gift-giving app.
As Karma cofounder Lee Linden told me when I interviewed him at South By Southwest last year, Karma had built the back-end infrastructure for e-commerce operations.
My first question was about how the restaurant had survived for so long, Mr. Picot explaining that it was a combination of attention to quality and lucky real-estate karma.
And the 400-hp Karma's sporting character is altogether whelming.
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In an ironic twist, one of the showstoppers is the VL Destino, which strips the Karma of its electric drive-train and inserts a fire-breathing, 638-horsepower Corvette ZR-1 gas engine in its place.
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To put that figure in perspective, a Karma driver with a 40-mile commute who starts each day with a full battery charge will only need to visit the gas station about every 1, 000 miles and would use just 9 gallons of gasoline per month.
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Fisker Automotive can't seem to catch break -- because its Karma hybrid EV sedan has yet again become too hot.
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The Karma Sedan is a series Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) powered by a lithium-ion battery and an efficient 2.0-liter range-extending gasoline engine.
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The company has issued another statement after a parked, thankfully empty Karma EV opted for some self-immolation in a Californian parking lot last Friday.
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Gear-wise, the Karma hotspot is basically a rebranded Clear wireless device, and runs on the Clear network.
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So some people might be surprised at my latest venture: retrofitting the plug-in hybrid Fisker Karma with a powerful internal combustion engine.
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Using this social sharing wi-fi, the Karma has sold a few thousand hotspot units with the backing of investors like Amazon CTO Werner Vogels.
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But there must be some bad karma associated with not buying an e-beer when a buddy has taken the time to tweet it your way.
The car company delayed the launch of its first and only commercially available model, the plug-in hybrid called Karma, and that caused A123 to lower its 2011 sales forecast significantly.
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Karma taps into our love of all-things free.
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