The Karma Revero Is Dead

Karma Automotive has built the last Revero.
The extended-range electric four-door sedan was based on the ill-fated Fisker Karma.
Even after running two car companies into the ground, Henrik Fisker’s legacy will live on in another vehicle.

The Karma Revero is officially dead, sealing the fate of what was essentially a continuation of the ill-fated Fisker Karma.

As a reminder, Henrik Fisker, the man behind the Fisker Ocean electric crossover, first tried his hand at a car company in the 2000s, which resulted in the Fisker Karma, a four-door luxury extended-range EV that lasted just one year before bankruptcy came knocking. A similar story unfolded this decade, when the legendary car designer entered another coin in the car company-making machine, only to end in bankruptcy once again.

Gallery: The Last Karma Revero

Karma Automotive picked up the pieces of Fisker’s first bankruptcy and set up shop in Irvine, California. The company started building the Revero at its small facility in Moreno Valley in 2016, and multiple versions of the car came and went. All of them featured many components that were identical to the Fisker Karma, but Karma Automotive made some upgrades over time, including fitting a larger, 28-kilowatt-hour high-voltage battery pack and a BMW-sourced 1.5-liter gasoline engine that replaced the old GM-sourced engine of the Fisker Karma.

The body panels, suspension setup and interior, however, were almost identical to Fisker’s creation. In its final form, the Karma Revero was touted as having a total driving range of 360 miles, with up to 80 of those miles made possible by a full battery. Speaking of the battery, the Revero–and the Fisker Karma before it–are part of a very exclusive club in the auto industry: plug-in hybrids that can be DC fast-charged. The Revero, for instance, can be hooked up to a 45-kilowatt DC charger, which will result in a 90% top-up in 34 minutes.

The 2025 Karma Revero, which is priced at around $175,000, has an aluminum spaceframe on top of which composite and aluminum body panels are bolted. Its powertrain can output 536 horsepower and 550 pound-feet of torque, leading to a zero to 60 miles per hour sprint in 4.5 seconds. Not too shabby for a 5,000-pound car.

Its direct replacement, the Karma Gyesera, is based on the same aluminum spaceframe that dates back to the Fisker Karma. The same 28 kWh battery of the Revero powers the rear electric motor, but the total power goes up to 566 hp, while the torque figure decreases slightly to 546 lb-ft. What’s more, the Gyesera features a new interior and a carbon fiber and aluminum exterior.

Karma Automotive is also working on the Amaris, a more powerful two-door EREV based on a modified version of the same aluminum spaceframe that underpins the Gyesera. The California-based low-volume carmaker is taking pre-orders for both cars, but it’s unclear when they’ll hit the road.

The Gyesera, which requires a $5,000 deposit, supposedly went into production in the fourth quarter of this year. Meanwhile, the Amaris, which can be reserved for $7,500, is scheduled to start rolling off the assembly line at the end of 2026. Karma also showed off the Ivara crossover and the Kaveya electric supercar, but neither has a clear timeline.