Karma Automotive Hosts Create Karma 2025, Where the Technologies and Communities of Tomorrow's Vehicle Experiences Come Together
Karma Automotive's Next-Generation of Extended-Range Electric Vehicles (EREV) Breaks Cover with the Stunning Amaris 2-Door Coupe
IRVINE, Calif., March 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Karma Automotive today hosted Create Karma 2025, drawing together industry innovators, educators, civic and business leaders for an inspiring forum on the future of automotive technology and its transformative impact upon Southern California.
At Create Karma 2025, the company discussed its leadership role in advancing game-changing technologies including AI and SDV (Software-Defined Vehicles), and presented its strategy for creating career pathways for SoCal youth – in collaboration with partners assembled for Create Karma 2025 – to develop the workforce of tomorrow. Further, the event featured the World Premiere of the stunning Karma Amaris, the company's next-generation EREV (Extended-Range Electric Vehicle) performance coupe.
"Create Karma is our platform to bring the industry, our partners, and our community together to tell our story, spark new ideas, and meaningfully contribute to the future of Southern California," says Marques McCammon, President, Karma Automotive. "This event is about more than just unveiling new products – it's about redefining what's possible in innovation and how that can create a better future for our communities and the broader industry."
Create Karma 2025 featured three chapters – Community, Technology, and Experience –each highlighting a key aspect of Karma's vision for the future.
Community: Karma announced the newly-formed Clean Transportation Technology Collaborative, a partnership bringing together regional leaders in education, workforce development, business, and technology to accelerate career pathways and job creation in the automotive, software and clean energy sectors in Southern California. Karma Automotive's fellow members of the Collaborative include: CerraCap Venture, Inland Southern California United Way, Orange County Business Council, San Diego State University, Sustain SoCal, UC Irvine, and UC Riverside.
Technology: In partnership with Intel Automotive, Karma Automotive is developing Software-Defined Vehicles (SDV) which will transform both the manufacturing process and driving experience with smarter, quicker-thinking, more power-efficient vehicles. At Create Karma 2025, the company demonstrated SDV's revolutionary impact, and how it unlocks AI's potential. This served as a continuation of the presentation by Karma Automotive and Intel Automotive at CES 2025, now focusing on the progress of the two company's joint development activities to bring concept to reality.
Experience: Karma Automotive World Premiered its next-generation EREV vehicle, the stunning Karma Amaris alongside its stablemates, the 3rd Generation Karma Revero and Revero Invictus; and spotlighted its upcoming ultra-luxury EVs including the Karma Kaveya super-coupe. Attendees were also given an exclusive look at the brand's desig philosophy, along with insights into the company's vision for performance and sustainability.
Announcing the Karma AmarisThe Karma Amaris will deliver a zero-comprises mix of exclusivity, high-performance and efficiency, and is anticipated for production in Q4/2026. Karma Automotive's first production 2-door coupe, Amaris will feature a more powerful evolution the company's proven EREV powertrain utilizing a larger, turbocharged 4-Cylinder ICE generator. Resulting acceleration from 0-60mph is estimated at less than 3.5 seconds, culminating with an estimated top speed of 165mph. The powerful yet timelessly elegant carbon fiber and aluminum body of the Amaris features the latest evolution of the Comet Line design language first established with the Karma Kaveya super-coupe. Pricing for Amaris will be announced at a later date.
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About Karma Automotive
Karma Automotive is America's only full-line ultra-luxury vehicle manufacturer, and a pioneer of EREV (Extended-Range Electric) vehicles which it manufactures at its Karma Innovation and Customization Center (KICC) in Moreno Valley, CA. Its Executive, Product Development, and Design headquarters are located in nearby Irvine, CA. The Karma portfolio embodies California's spirit of innovation and entrepreneurial boldness, reflected by the signature Comet Line which is the central hallmark of Karma's new design language. Sales of the 3rd Generation Karma Revero sport sedan, the world's first luxury EREV plug-in hybrid, are now underway in the USA and EU, offering luxury balanced with conscientiousness delivered without compromise. Sales of Revero's ultra-exclusive, performance-tuned stablemate, Karma Invictus, will begin in Q2 2025, followed by the Gyesera EREV four-seater in Q4 2025, and the Amaris coupe in Q4 2026. The Karma Kaveya super-coupe, with up to 1,000HP and butterfly-doors, will arrive in 2027, and the Karma Ivara GT-UV will arrive in 2028: both EVs will incorporate SDVA (Software-Defined Vehicle Architecture) developed in collaboration with Intel Automotive. Further, Karma Automotive will provide Tier 1s and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) with business-to-business SDVA solutions, as it does today with Karma Connect, its proprietary Vehicle Data Management and Over-the-Air services platform, which presently provides services to the world's second largest OEM. Karma Automotive's dealer network spans North America, Europe, South America and the Middle East. (www.karmaautomotive.com)
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