Karma Automotive on Thursday unveiled the new Amaris series plug-in hybrid coupe during the company’s first Create Karma product presentation event held in Irvine, California.
Karma was gearing up to launch a separate coupe, the fully electric Kaveya, in 2026, but the company on Thursday said it would delay that model to 2027 due to changing demand dynamics for electric vehicles in the high-end sector. The Amaris will help plug the gap by launching on the market in late 2026. An Ivara electric SUV is also due in 2027.
Unlike the Kaveya, which has been designed around a new dedicated EV platform capable of delivering over 1,000 hp, the Amaris will use a modified version of the platform found in Karma’s sole vehicle currently on sale, the Revero sedan, helping to accelerate its development. The Revero’s platform can actually trace its roots back to the original Fisker Karma, launched early last decade. Karma was born out of the remains of the original Fisker, which went bankrupt in 2013.
Karma on Thursday also said the previously announced Gyesera electric sedan will now initially arrive as a series plug-in hybrid, and with revised styling compared to the original design first shown a year ago. The Gyesera series plug-in hybrid is due later this year and will replace the Revero, which has been on sale since the 2017 model year.
Karma Gyesera
“We’re building a range of vehicles that will deliver exceptional EV torque and performance paired with worry-free cruising range, a combination that only [series plug-in hybrids] can deliver,” Marques McCammon, Karma’s president, said in a statement.
Series plug-in hybrids, often referred to as extended-range electric vehicles, feature electric powertrains but with smaller batteries compared to the typical EV. Instead, a gas engine acts as a generator to top up the battery, and in some cases, also sends power directly to the electric motor(s) during high-load situations.
For the Amaris—and likely the Gyesera, too—Karma will use a turbocharged 4-cylinder engine as the generator instead of the turbocharged 3-cylinder currently found in the Revero, which relies on two electric motors at the rear axle to generate a peak 536 hp. The Revero also comes with a 28-kwh battery, which Karma estimates can deliver 80 miles of pure electric range. Karma hasn’t provided further details on the Amaris powertrain but said the car will accelerate to 60 mph in under 3.5 seconds and top out at 165 mph.
Pricing and the start of deliveries for the Amaris and Gyesera haven’t been announced. Production is scheduled to take place at Karma’s plant in Moreno Valley, California.