Fisker's Quantum-Powered Luxury Hybrid Sports Sedan Featured in U.K. CAR Magazine

IRVINE, Calif., June 27 -- Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. , today announced that the Quantum-powered Fisker Karma, a high-performance hybrid sports sedan built through a partnership with green automaker, Fisker Automotive, Inc., is featured in the July 2008 edition of the CAR Magazine, a U.K. publication focusing on trends and technology in the automotive industry.

"We're very excited to see the car featured in such a popular publication," said Alan P. Niedzwiecki, president and CEO of Quantum. "We continue to see growing interest in the Karma, both from traditional car enthusiasts and eco-conscious drivers around the world."

The five-page article by Ben Oliver is part of a feature entitled, "Cars to Save the Car," and highlights the unique features of the Karma, as designed by the CEO of Fisker Automotive, Henrik Fisker, who formerly designed the Aston Martin's DB9 and BMW's Z8 roadster. The piece details Fisker's success in creating a car that delivers high-speed performance, luxury style, and zero-emissions, all at a reasonable price tag for a luxury sports sedan of US$80,000. The Fisker Karma, as Oliver notes, is one of the first green technology vehicles "to go on sale in big numbers, at a viable price and to make a major dent on emissions and oil use."

Quoting Henrik Fisker in the article, Oliver writes: "'Usually, enthusiasts are the first to buy a new car, environmentalists the last. We've united the two. You don't get as much reaction in a cool sports car now; people don't look at you and say 'lucky guy.' That's why you see movie stars in Priuses. People are just amazed and surprised that they can now have a truly sexy environmental car. This is the car they've been waiting for. Consumers are ahead of the car companies' here.'"

The car's power comes from Quantum Technologies' innovative Q-Drive, which is a hybrid propulsion system configured with a small gasoline engine used solely to power an electric generator that charges a lithium-ion battery pack. The advanced propulsion system takes the Karma from 0 to 60 mph in 5.8 seconds, reaching speeds in excess of 125 mph. Quantum's Q-Drive technology will provide a base for all future derivatives from Fisker Automotive.

In addition to supplying the Karma's advanced electric drive motor and lithium-ion battery and control systems, Quantum also supplies the car's regenerative braking system, generator, power inverters and the electronics and software systems. Quantum's German engineering partner, Asola, supplies the Karma's rooftop solar panels, which provide an additional power source for the car.

Fisker expects to deliver 100 of the luxury hybrids by the end of 2009 with full production commencing in 2010.