Things are going from bad to worse
for electric car startup Faraday Future.
Ten years ago, Elon Musk revealed his first «master plan»
for electric car startup company Tesla Motors.
The founder of debt - laden tech conglomerate LeEco has defied orders from Chinese regulators to return to the country before end - 2017, saying he needed to stay in the United States as a fundraising
for his electric car startup was making progress.
Not exact matches
As Business Insider's Bryan Logan explained, «
For all the attention that the
electric -
car startup Faraday Future has...
As Business Insider's Bryan Logan explained, «
For all the attention that the
electric -
car startup Faraday Future has gotten in the past year, very little is still known about the company.»
Both traditional automakers and the bevy of
startups see potential in the government's commitment to boost yearly sales of new - energy vehicles — its term
for plug - in hybrid and fully -
electric cars — by 10-fold in the next decade.
These partners are Mercedes - Benz, which was recently reported to be preparing to unveil a fleet of
electric vehicles based on a completely new architecture; Nvidia, which just launched the artificial intelligence - powered palm - sized Drive PX 2 computer
for self - driving
cars; Otto, an autonomous truck
startup that was acquired by Uber last month; and Didi Chuxing, which recently bought out Uber's operations in China.
Though it's built by a
startup known
for a quirky Lotus - based
electric sports
car, Tesla's Model S sedan is refined enough to compete with
cars from long - established automakers.
A small London
startup - London
Electric Cars - is producing electric conversion kits for cars including this, practically perfect, 1953 electric Morri
Electric Cars - is producing electric conversion kits for cars including this, practically perfect, 1953 electric Morris Mi
Cars - is producing
electric conversion kits for cars including this, practically perfect, 1953 electric Morri
electric conversion kits
for cars including this, practically perfect, 1953 electric Morris Mi
cars including this, practically perfect, 1953
electric Morri
electric Morris Minor.
Default upon
startup is
Electric mode, in which the
car operates up to 37 mph
for over one mile as an EV.
The California
Cars Initiative (CalCars), a non-profit
startup dedicated to jump - starting the market
for plug - in hybrids (PHEV), is building a prototype Prius (the Prius +) capable of functioning as a plug - in hybrid and running in full EV (
electric vehicle) mode
for longer distances than possible with the original Toyota equipment.
Also outside
for some time were Ian Wright's
electric race
car and a vehicle fueled by algae biodiesel from
startup Solazyme.
Apparently it's not enough
for Elon to have changed the Internet with his
startups (Zip2, Paypal), changed the world of
electric cars with Tesla Motors (remember how
electric cars were perceived before the Roadster came on the scene?)
A Dutch
startup is planning to bring a completely solar - powered
electric car to market, which could theoretically let some drivers go
for months without plugging it in.
Five months after announcing its partnership with the Dragon Racing team, American
electric vehicle
startup Faraday Future has released the specs
for its Formula E race
car.
In December, amid mounting concerns about the viability of the
electric -
car startup Faraday Future, Nevada's governor and the mayor of the city of North Las Vegas slammed the
car company's naysayers, saying taxpayers in the state are «fully - protected» from the potential ramifications a $ 335 million incentive deal
for...
In December, amid mounting concerns about the viability of the
electric -
car startup Faraday Future, Nevada's governor and the mayor of the city of North Las Vegas slammed the
car company's naysayers, saying taxpayers in the state are «fully - protected» from the potential ramifications a $ 335 million incentive deal
for FF if it failed to spend $ 1 billion to construct a factory in North Las Vegas.
On Sunday at CES, new Chinese - backed
car startup Byton unveiled its first drivable prototype — an
electric crossover with a screen
for a dashboard that's set to launch in late 2019.
The
startup abandoned a plan this summer
for a proposed $ 1 billion factory in Nevada, but Faraday says it still aims to launch production of its
electric autonomous
car, the FF 91, in 2018.
It's incredibly difficult to translate just how bad of a year it was
for Faraday Future, which is financially backed by Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting with connections to LeEco, another
electric vehicle
startup under the umbrella of Yueting's media empire LeTV, which also confusingly had its LeSee concept
car designed by the Faraday Future team.
Speaking with Mattiacci, Jia said he intended
for Faraday to use the forthcoming 2017 CES conference in January to launch the
startup's own
electric car.
Kim is currently the head of design
for the
startup electric car company Faraday Future, and his design
for the BMW i3 is often described as being «loft - like,» with its novel use of materials and a use of space that feels more architectural than conventional auto design.
The Chinese - backed
electric vehicle
startup NIO raised more than $ 1 billion in its latest fundraising round, Reuters reported on Wednesday, breaking away from a crowded field of young Chinese - funded
car firms who've notably struggled to raise money
for their own ambitious endeavors.
Electric car startup Fisker Automotive took the opportunity of the LA Auto Show to meet with members of the media and divulged to the Detroit Bureau (hat tip Autoblog Green) that it is looking
for a «better financed partner.»
The utility company, Chubu
Electric Power Co Inc (TYO: 9502), in partnership with an Internet of Things (IoT) startup, Nayuta, carried out a dummy transaction using Bitcoin running LN to pay for an electric car at a charging
Electric Power Co Inc (TYO: 9502), in partnership with an Internet of Things (IoT)
startup, Nayuta, carried out a dummy transaction using Bitcoin running LN to pay
for an
electric car at a charging
electric car at a charging station.
Electric car startup Fisker Automotive has filed a lawsuit charging insurance company XL Insurance America with breach of contract
for denying coverage of its claim after 338 of its Karma
cars were destroyed due to flooding in Superstorm Sandy.