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Expert: Fisker Karma's engine packaging, not batteries, likely caused fire

Jon Bereisa, CEO of consultancy Auto Lectrification, said of the Karma: "That engine is shoehorned into that bay, because they had to use a larger engine, because it was too heavy a car."
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Mark Rechtin
May 10, 2012 05:00 AM

LOS ANGELES -- A garage fire last week in suburban Houston has been linked to a Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid, but the company quickly noted that the battery remained intact and unplugged -- and did not appear to be the cause.

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