[ljbad4life]

Well now the the Karma is on the cusp of production there are a couple of questions that haven't been answered (perhaps they have, but I have not seen them)

1)Oil change intervals

2) How is the Karma going to deal with engine maintenance/lubrication?

3)How is the Karma going to deal with the possibility of stale gas?

I can assume that it's going to be somewhat like the Chevy Volt, but has Fisker answered these questions?

 

[brian]

My guess is that it'll be annual maintenance for most people. I plan on just keeping a small amount of gas in the tank so that it gets cycled out every month.

-Brian

 

[Dutch]

If you hardly ever use sport mode or never drive more than 50 miles, the Ecotec-engine could stand idle for a long time. That is not going to do it much good. So I guess they will have programmed it to kick in once in a while (hopefully with an announcement on the screen).

 

[ct-fiskerbuzz]

If you hardly ever use sport mode or never drive more than 50 miles, the Ecotec-engine could stand idle for a long time. That is not going to do it much good. So I guess they will have programmed it to kick in once in a while (hopefully with an announcement on the screen).

Indeed, something I read implied that it will do precisely this.

It may still be wise to add Sta-Bil to your tank, though.

 

[ljbad4life]

If you hardly ever use sport mode or never drive more than 50 miles, the Ecotec-engine could stand idle for a long time. That is not going to do it much good. So I guess they will have programmed it to kick in once in a while (hopefully with an announcement on the screen).

Indeed, something I read implied that it will do precisely this.

It may still be wise to add Sta-Bil to your tank, though.

I'm going to assume that they will use a pressurized tank, like the Volt, to keep the gas in good shape for longer...

Now that production has officially started, there is nothing hold Fisker back from releasing the details.

 

[brian]

Now that production has officially started, there is nothing hold Fisker back from releasing the details.

Hahaha... except for their marketing department! :s

-Brian