I honestly wish I could say that this was a surprise, but frankly I'm surprised that Fisker actually got as far as it did. The 125+ years of the auto industry is riddled with far more failed brands than successful ones and jumping in at the technological bleeding edge is a great way to be among the latter group.
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Some ugly news from Fisker: losing federal funds, laying off 66 and having to abort Project Nina.
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With federal loans blocked, Fisker halts work on Project Nina, lays off 66 workers
Fisker Automotive's bumpy 2011 appears to have given way to an even rockier 2012. A little more than a month after recalling 239 of
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I'm hoping an outside company will invest. The Prius and Volt are too ugly to drive, and the Leaf doesn't have enough range. This is actually a decent looking/performing vehicle. Too bad they cost so much.