When you’re the world’s most valuable company, you can expect a few lawsuits to come your way. For Apple, the latest legal trouble comes…
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Despite years of Solyndra hand wringing, DOE loan program is now profitable
Is the ghost of Solyndra finally dead?…
Read MoreThe electric car brand that just won’t die: the “new” Fisker is getting ready to launch
The new Fisker is here. Will new Karma's resurface and the Atlantic emerge?…
Read MoreA conversation with the U.S. Energy Secretary on energy innovation and the Valley’s role
A year and a half after taking the lead at the Department of Energy, Ernie Moniz reflects on changes to the loan programs, and how the government and Silicon Valley can fund energy innovation.…
Read MoreThe DOE refreshes $16B green car loan program (the one that funded Tesla & Fisker)
Turns out Fisker didn't kill the DOE's green car loan program after all -- it's getting a makeover.…
Read MoreWanxiang plans to immediately restart production of the Fisker Karma
Production is expected imminently of the Fisker Karma, now that Chinese giant Wanxiang has purchased the electric car startup.…
Read MoreChinese auto giant Wanxiang wins Fisker bid
Chinese auto parts giant Wanxiang has won a bid for electric car maker Fisker for $149 million, and a judge has approved it. Will they restart production of the Karma and make the Atlantic soon?…
Read MoreIn case you still care: Fisker’s three years of sales, revealed
In 2012 beleaguered Fisker actually had $170 million in income from sales of its electric cars. That makes the fall of Fisker just that more painful.…
Read MoreFisker green-car government loan heads to auction block
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/10/us-autos-fisker-auction-idUSBRE9991B020131010 The Department of Energy — which loaned now-faltered electric car maker Fisker $192 million to build cars and a factory —…
Read MoreWhat we can learn from the electric vehicle shakeout
GigaOM Pro analyst Adam Lesser looks forward to what lessons can be learned from some of the recent struggles of the electric car startups.…
Read MoreWhere are they now (Fisker edition)? The story gets even weirder
The long disturbing tale of electric car maker Fisker Automotive keeps on going, and keeps getting more weird.…
Read MoreTesla to offer loaner cars to customers with cars in the shop
Tesla plans to offer loaner cars to its customers when the customer's car is in the shop and needs to be serviced.…
Read MoreThe Fisker hearing kicks off today, meanwhile unhappy customers emerge
Fisker's founders will testify before a House Committee in Washington D.C. this afternoon, while Fisker Karma customers come out of the wood work about how the cars aren't working properly.…
Read MoreSources: Fisker to lay off many of its employees today
According to sources electric car startup Fisker Automotive is laying off most of its staff and is announcing that to employees today.…
Read MoreFisker puts U.S. workers on temporary leave
Fisker doesn't seem to have nailed an investment partner or acquirer after months of discussions, so is now cutting costs and has placed its U.S. workers on temporary unpaid leave.…
Read MoreAs electric car experiments fumble, Tesla is last man standing
Three companies that made aggressive bets on the future of electric cars -- A123 Systems, Fisker Automotive and Better Place -- are now facing major problems financially and commercially.…
Read MoreThe cleantech sector dodges a bullet as Obama projected to take Presidency
As Obama is projected to have won the Presidential election, clean energy and cleantech supporters cheer and hope for four more years of support for the development of next-gen energy technologies.…
Read MoreAdvanced Equities settlement another headache for Bloom Energy and cleantech
Will Advanced Equities' charges from the SEC, and subsequent settlement, linger as an issue for Bloom Energy? As part of the settlement, Advanced Equities has to attempt to accommodate any investor in the fund in question if they want to sell the securities.…
Read MoreFisker keeps on raising funds
Electric car maker Fisker Automotive has managed to raise $100 million of its planned $150 million round, bringing the company's funds to a eye brow raising $1.2 billion. Advanced Equities led the fund raise.…
Read MoreCoda recalls 78 electric sedans
Electric car startup Coda Automotive joins the ranks of its peers that have recalled early cars because of faulty parts. On Sunday Coda recalled 78 of its electric sedans because of a mis-installed side curtain air bag.…
Read MoreBattery maker A123 posts big losses
A123 Systems was supposed to be a success story about an innovative U.S. battery company, but it has struggled to live up to that expectation. The company on Tuesday posted lower revenues and greater losses for the first quarter of this year, about two months after it launched a program to replace defective batteries.…
Read MoreOh, the places solar cells will go
A solar-powered loo prompts us to wonder where else can solar cells go to produce and promote clean power use. See our list of 8 places where solar cells make a good source of power.…
Read MoreFisker unveils 2nd electric car the Atlantic (formerly Nina)
Electric car startup Fisker Automotive unveiled a design prototype of its second extended-range electric car that is now being called the Atlantic (formerly called Project Nina) at an event in New York City on Tuesday night.…
Read MoreA123 fixing problem batteries, including ones for Fisker’s Karma
Lithium ion battery maker A123 Systems announced that it will replace some of the battery modules and packs that it's sold that could contain defective prismatic cells, and that includes batteries for Fisker's electric car the Karma.…
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