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Electric vehicle sales in the US have slowed
down.
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In August JD.
Power said EVs would account for 9% of us
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automotive sales this year, a fairly major
adjustment to its previous forecast of 12%.
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It’s a market reality that’s forcing large
automakers like Ford and Toyota to adjust their
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plans.
It’s also forcing smaller EV makers like
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Lordstown and Fisker to throw in the towel
altogether.
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And in Fischer’s case, it looks like it got out
as fast as it could in June,
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Fisker filed for bankruptcy protection and
shortly after filed a legal motion to get out
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of the lease at its former headquarters in
California, that potential arrangement could be
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in jeopardy.
Now, based on a new filing spotted by
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techcrunch, in which Fisker is landlord.
Shamrock describes the state of the company’s
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abandoned headquarters as quote complete
disarray.
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Shamrock arranged to retake possession of the
premises due to past acts of vandalism,
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theft and damage related to the homeless
breaking in and attempting to set up residents.
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When Shamrock representative Tony Lenzini went
to inspect the property,
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he found a scene that led him to believe the
building had been quote,
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ransacked personal property and office supplies
were scattered throughout the property.
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Large amounts of potentially hazardous
chemicals had been left behind.
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Approximately 20 automotive size batteries were
still on site and even the full scale clay
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models used to prototype new vehicle models
were still there.
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Pictures taken by Shamrock show a chaotic scene
littered with office equipment,
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furniture, appliances, papers, boxes, pictures
cabinets, compressed gas bottles,
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pallets, car parts, cabling and a quote large
metal frame of some sort.
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If you look close, you’ll see a ping pong table
in there too.
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After the initial assessment, Lenzini estimated
Shamrock is facing tens of thousands of dollars
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in cleanup costs, damage, repairs and possibly
hazardous waste removal to complicate matters.
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He said he’s been receiving calls from people,
he doesn’t know requesting access to the
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building so they can recover personal property.
For Fisker.
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A trashed HQ may not be the worst of its
worries.
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The company is under federal investigation as
it navigates bankruptcy proceedings,
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but for an automaker that was once valued at
$2.9 billion it’s an alarming end.
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I’m Ben Munson and this is manufacturing now.