Ever since Henrik Fisker’s car business was bought by a Chinese auto-parts conglomerate back in 2014, we’ve heard very little of the new firm, but it appears that Karma Automotive is working to complete development of a luxury electric car.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the company, formerly called Fisker Automotive, will unveil the vehicle this July or August, together with a new battery and charger pack. Production has been moved from Finland to California, where Karma plans to build the all-new Revero.
“If you manufacture all kinds of hype then fail to deliver on time, it undermines your credibility. We are being careful about making promises [because] things happen in car development,” said Jim Taylor, Karma’s chief marketing officer.
With that in mind, details about the upcoming car are quite scarce, although it’s known that Karma made an agreement with BMW last year in order to use some of the Bavarian car maker’s electrical components. The deal allows Karma to offer a new mechanical base under the original Frisker designed body, a fact underlined by Taylor:
“There are huge, serious, major upgrades throughout the electronics systems, wiring, charging, battery,” he said. “It just won’t be visible to the naked eye.”
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