EnerDel may supply batteries to Fisker Auto

EnerDel has signed an agreement to supply lithium-ion batteries for electric carmaker Fisker Automotive's planned Fisker Karma.

Indianapolis-based EnerDel announced the letter of intent on Friday, a few hours before state senator Evan Bayh is scheduled to dedicate a new production line for auto batteries. The supply deal is contingent on reliability and performance testing. A Fisker Karma will be at the inauguration.

The Fisker Karma

(Credit: Fisker Automotive)

The Fisker Karma is a four-door luxury car, priced at about $88,000, that runs on batteries and gets about 100 miles per gallon. It will have an internal combustion gas engine to charge the batteries for rides longer than 50 miles.

The electric-powered Karma will be available at dealers in June next year in the U.S. Fisker plans to open a European dealer network as well.

For EnerDel, the supply deal could mean as many as 15,000 battery packs, which is the number of Karmas that Fisker plans to build per year.

The company had a contract to supply Think, a maker of an all-electric town car, but Think's production plans have been changed because of financial problems.

Photos: Fisker Karma

[kelldor]

Every 6-12 months, these EV companies postpone their 'for sale' date by 6-12 months. The FA Karma was to be released this fall.

If they can't meet a deadline - stop the media coverage.

[theBike1945]

Unlike the Tesla roadster, this car will actually take you where you want to go. I notice that Tesla Motors
was ordered by a VERY pissed off judge to pay Fisker over $1 million for their effort to obstruct the Fisker car from coming to market. Glad to see that Fisker will be around to kick Tesla's butt. They fully
deserve it,especially that lowlife, Elon Musk.