San Francisco's Japanese Auto Repair Specialists

Karma Automotive has just announced its new Karma E-Flex Platform. It’s a chassis that will become the foundation of a broad range of electric vehicles – from regular, daily driver cars, to autonomous vans, to high-performance electric cars.   Karma announced that the platform will first be used in the 2020 Revero GT extended-range electric vehicle (EREV). New designs for battery electric-only vehicles and additional extended-range electric vehicles will be announced soon. Karma is demonstrating its developing capabilities not just in the electric vehicle space, but also autonomous vehicle, and artificial intelligence solutions for personal and utility vehicles.  The new platform will allow Karma to significantly lower cost of developing new vehicles.  As you probably know, we are big fans of Karma, so we are looking forward to servicing and maintaining new designs from Karma. In the meantime, if you have any concerns or questions about your Fisker Ka ... read more

Traditionally, electrical wiring has been insulated by being coated with plastics – the multi-color wire insulation you see on most electrical wiring comes from petroleum-based plastics. Hyundai decided to change this by moving in a new direction (and so apparently did Kia, Toyota, Honda, and Subaru). Hyundai decided to change their vehicle wiring harness insulation to a soy-based “bioplastic”. This new soy-based material not only costs less to produce but functions just as well as regular plastics when it comes to electrical insulation, however, it is biodegradable – it will decompose in a landfill. Unfortunately, it turned out that rats and mice discovered the new soy-based insulation – they found it tasty and also a great nesting material. As a result, many Hyundai owners found new issues with their otherwise reliable vehicles: dash lights coming on, no start problems, sub-system shutting down, pretty much anything that relies on electricity sent thro ... read more

Hyundai just announced a new scholarship with the goal of closing the gender gap in engineering, autonomous driving and mobility fields. At Pat’s Garage, we are big fans Hyundai, and we not only offer Hyundai repair in San Francisco but also follow developments at Hyundai in general.  The new Women in STEM scholarship will offer five female students interested in pursuing a career in autonomous driving, engineering, or mobility, an award of $10,000 each. They must be high school seniors or undergraduate female students who want to pursue a STEM-related field of education, and they must reside in the United States. Students apply for the award by writing an essay of 500+ words on why they chose to study a STEM-related field, and what drives them to be better. At Pat’s Garage we are huge believers in the power of education, and we salute Hyundai for its efforts. At Pat’s we do our share by offering regular training to our technicians, including the ones that rep ... read more

  Karma Automotive, manufacturer of Fisker Karma and Karma Revero, has unveiled a new design studio at its Irvine, CA headquarters.  The 12,000-square-foot studio is designed to allow Karma to grow its design services, and not just in the automotive field.  Treated as a separate business unit, it will offer design services targeted at the luxury-lifestyle market. It includes a floor-to-ceiling power wall that gives designers ability to show their concepts in full size - digitally.   Karma's design team is responsible for the design of company's striking SC1 and SC2 concept cars, and its latest reincarnation of the Karma Revero - the 2020 Revero GT, which is the winner of the 2020 Luxury Green Car of the Year Award. At Pat's Garage we are delighted to follow the continued development of Karma, and as always, stand ready to assist Fisker Karma and Karma Revero owners with their service and repair needs. Pat's Garage remains committed to Karma ... read more