Fisker Karma owner blames house fire on car, offended by Fisker’s doubts

The owner of a $102,000 Fisker Karma luxury electric sedan burned in a Texas garage fire last week revealed today he believes his new Karma was clearly the source of the blaze -- and that it wasn't until word of the fire became public that Fisker raised the possibility of fraud. Now he wants Fisker to own up to the cause.

In a statement from his attorneys, Jeremy Guitterez says his two-week old Karma caught fire soon after he parked it in his home near Sugar Land, Texas, and that he was able to evacuate his wife, mother and child from their house before the Karma fire could spread to other rooms, including a bedroom. After a local fire official said the blaze started near the Karma -- which uses a gas engine to recharge its lithium-ion battery pack on the road -- and not the two other vehicles in the garage, Fisker said on Tuesday that its probe was still underway, noting that the car wasn't plugged in at the time and that the company "hadn't ruled out fraud or malicious intent."