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Fisker has announced that they are now taking pre-orders on the Karma-S hard-top convertible, due to hit the streets in 2011 and debuting in street-ready prototype form at the Detroit Auto Show next January (2009).

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Fisker televised its new ad for the Karma during the Oscars. The ad features Henrik Fisker himself talking about the car as well as shots of the car in action. The ad focuses on the car’s style and looks and uses the term “eco chic” to describe it. To steal a phrase from Paris Hilton… “That’s hot.”

Read More: Fisker Karma Debuts New Television Ad During Oscars

Here’s a great video of Henrik Fisker, creator of the Fisker Karma, talking about the Karma and his company’s plans. The video was shot at the NAIAS Detroit Auto show the day that Fisker unveiled the Karma-S, their new convertible model.

Read More: VIDEO: Henrik Fisker Talks About the Karma

I know, the NAIAS Detroit Auto Show isn’t actually over. In fact, only the press show is done, the public show starts this weekend. All of the major announcements that were going to be made, all of the cars that were going to be debuted, and all of the pontifications on how such-and-such company promises to be this-that-or-the-other in the future have been grandstanded. So we feel confident in giving a roundup overview of this year’s show.

Read More: NAIAS Detroit Auto Show Roundup

While the question of whether Boy George will be re-releasing his hit song as “Karma, Karma, Karma Conver-ti-bllllle” is left unanswered, Fisker has finally unveiled the new convertible version of the Karma.

Read More: Fisker Unveils New Karma-S Convertible at Detroit Auto Show

Well, it’s the end of the year, so it’s time for everyone to start rolling out their favorites lists and summing up what they saw during the year. This is our top five favorite electric cars that are either on the market or will be before 2010.

Read More: Our Top 5 Electric Cars of 2008

Toyota has suspended construction on their new plant in Blue Springs, Michigan indefinitely. The plant was meant to build the Prius for the North American market, starting with the new 2010 model. “Due to the uncertainty in the market, it is impossible to say at this time when production will begin,” Toyota’s official statement says.

Read More: Plant Closures for Prius and Volt, Bankruptcy for Others

Fisker made some big splashes when their Karma Electric Sedan, which definitely gives Tesla’s Roadster a run for its money in style, debuted in a big way at a Detroit auto show. The car, designed by the famous Fisker Design Group in Irvine, California, in that incarnation was a hybrid-electric four-door sedan-styled sports car. It got rave reviews in several automotive magazines.

Read More: Fisker’s Karma Electric Hybrid Sedan