http://venturebeat.disqus.com/News about Tech, Business and InnovationenWed, 21 Oct 2009 03:25:35 -0000http://green.venturebeat.com/2009/09/22/fisker-trumps-tesla-with-528m-loan-from-energy-dept/#comment-20683887<p>From VentureBeat: Dept of Commerce and NIST roll out Smart Grid standards </p>linksWed, 21 Oct 2009 03:25:35 -0000http://green.venturebeat.com/2009/09/22/fisker-trumps-tesla-with-528m-loan-from-energy-dept/#comment-17211475<p>No, $90k for a hot-rod luxury car. Compare with, e.g., the BMW M5, which starts at $85k. The M5 has more horsepower (once you get the blasted thing in the right mode) but gets 13 mpg.</p><p>(I was looking at the Tesla, but it has no cargo space; looked at the M5, but it's such an environmental disaster; am now waiting for either the Fisker Karma or the Model S, at this point. I like the Karma better but it won't fit in my garage, it's about six inches too big, so I'll have to remodel the garage if I go that route.)</p>ctWed, 23 Sep 2009 07:06:08 -0000http://green.venturebeat.com/2009/09/22/fisker-trumps-tesla-with-528m-loan-from-energy-dept/#comment-17169085<p>$90k for a Prius with a nice body?</p>jdWed, 23 Sep 2009 00:11:13 -0000