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SSI Racing Announces 10 Year, 100 Percent Guaranteed Automotive Battery and Limited Edition Full Custom Electric Vehicle

May 2nd, 2010

Detroit, MI – SSI Racing Announces 10 Year, 100 Percent Guaranteed Automotive Battery San Diego-based electric vehicle company to also produce 10 limited edition custom automobiles in 2010.

San Diego-based SSI Racing is proud to announce a patent pending lightweight 10 year, 100% replacement guarantee, automotive battery.  This battery comes as a result of over five years of development and testing spanning SSI Racing’s participation in the DARPA Grand Challenge, as well as its participation in the ongoing Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE, three years of testing on the race track, and 8 world records.

The features of the battery include:
Over 500 Cranking Amps
Less voltage drop during starting means higher RPMs
Over charge protection.
Short circuit protection
Long shelf life
Leaving the lights on won’t damage the battery
Smaller, lighter weight
6, 12, and 15 volt batteries available
Custom batteries and cases available upon request.

Sample batteries will begin shipping late February upon request, with quantity shipping to begin in late April. For more information, please contact Michael Kadie with SSI Racing at 928- EV RACER (928-387-2237)

Additionally, SSI Racing will produce a series of limited edition, completely custom automobiles in 2010.  With its partners from the greater Southern California area, which include master fabricators, mechanics and show quality paint and body specialists, SSI Racing will develop10 of these vehicles starting at $120,000 each.  

To order a car, SSI Racing requires a minimum two hour interview and disclosure of height and weight of driver and passenger.  Choices will be offered in performance, range, driving style, colors, and interior options.

Fisker Automotive Announces Michigan Expansion

February 22nd, 2010

Simple math: Michigan plus the American car industry usually doesn’t add up to a net gain in jobs. With plant closings, cut backs, lay offs, and related language suggesting job loss, any sort of addition to the fast draining job pool should warm the heart especially in the state of Michigan which has seen its share of bad times lately.

Fisker Helps Michigan

Well, Fisker Automotive, the self-named “green car company” is in the process of reversing that trend, if you count a ripple of new jobs as being something to shout about. The car company, which will be releasing its all-electric Fisker Karma in late 2009, has opened an Engineering and Development Center in Pontiac, Michigan. The 34,000 square foot facility will be the home to some 200 designers and engineers who help to develop and produce the Karma.

“The available talent, supplier base and infrastructure in Michigan will help us reach our production goal,” said Fisker Automotive COO Bernhard Koehler. “While Fisker Automotive will continue to be headquartered in Irvine, California, the new facility will allow us the opportunity to collaborate with our Michigan supplier base and have everyone under one roof.”

Tesla Motors Loses Its Suit

The announcement by Fisker comes fresh on the heels of a recent arbitrator finding that the company did not steal confidential design information from rival Tesla Motors, Inc. Tesla had previously used Fisker’s design team to help the company develop a second model, a luxury all-electric sedan.