Henrik Fisker once envisioned a burgeoning EV empire at the startup he named after himself, which was to be led by the Ocean SUV. But cracks started showing in that vision almost as soon as the Ocean hit the road in 2023. Fisker cut production targets multiple times, failed to meet sales goals and laid […]
Fisker scores a win, an AV startup reboots in Texas, and why Elon pushed the Tesla robotaxi reveal
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Another week, another batch of transportation news. And as always, senior reporter Sean O’Kane is deep in the Fisker beat. Fisker has a little something to celebrate […]
Fisker cleared to sell North American EVs for $46.25 million
Fisker has been given the green light by a bankruptcy judge to sell more than 3,000 of its Ocean SUVs to a vehicle leasing company, a deal that will net the defunct EV startup a maximum of $ 46.25 million. The approval of the sale clears the way for the rest of Fisker’s bankruptcy process […]
Fisker has one major objector to its Ocean SUV firesale
One major dissenter threatens to upend Fisker’s apparent best chance at offloading its unsold EVs, a deal that would keep the startup’s bankruptcy proceeding alive and pave the way for paying pack creditors some of what they’re owed. The objection to the sale comes from the office of the U.S. Trustee, an arm of the […]
Lucid revs up sales, Fisker makes a deal and Uber reignites an old fight
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Did you miss us last week? Even with a relatively quiet week due to the July 4 holiday, there were some notable goings-on. To no one’s surprise, […]