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Former BMW designer Henrik Fisker announced plans Tuesday to relaunch his electric vehicle efforts three years after a bankruptcy with his venture that made high-priced cars popular with celebrities.
Fisker's effort aims to revive his rivalry with Tesla, promising a premium, all-electric successor to his 2012 Fisker Karma with "a patented battery that will deliver a significantly longer life and range than any battery currently on the market," a statement from the reconstituted company Fisker Inc. said.
The relaunch comes after a high-profile bankruptcy by Fisker Automotive, which received $192 million in US government loans and left $139 million of that unpaid.
[...] In addition, Fisker is developing a "mass-market, affordable electric vehicle that will retail for less than its competitors, but will feature a longer electric range," it added.
Now that the bigger car companies are getting into the electric vehicle (EV) market, has Fisker missed its window?
(Score: 5, Funny) by jummama on Friday October 07 2016, @03:42PM
Fisker's effort aims to revive his rivalry with Tesla
He should call the new company Edison, and make wild claims of having invented things that Tesla did first, and do demonstrations about how dangerous Tesla products are.
(Score: 3, Funny) by bob_super on Friday October 07 2016, @04:29PM
Great, so after Regular/Plus/Premium/Diesel, we'll get car chargers with AC vs DC options... I'm sure the price will be 10 cents off and people will stand there for 5 minutes mumbling about whether they should try the other, against the recommendation of the manufacturer.
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 07 2016, @05:45PM
My car already plays AC/DC all the time so I welcome this rivalry.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Friday October 07 2016, @05:24PM
Fisker ain't done 'till that elephant can't run?