Faraday Future Has An Electric Car to Show Next Month At CES
Faraday Future, the other, other bespoke electric luxury carmaking startup said they’ll show off their concept for the “future of mobility” next month at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
The automaker’s website sports a clock counting down to 7 p.m. (Pacific) Jan. 4, 2016, for the automaker’s unveiling. The company has made several high-profile hires, including head of engineering Nick Sampson who helped Tesla design chassis for their cars, according to The Verge.
In an interview with the website, Sampson said the company expects to roughly double from 400 employees now and challenge other automakers soon. The company announced last month that its looking to invest $1 billion in a factory in California, Georgia, Louisiana or Nevada.
Other efforts from electric startups such as Fisker (now Karma) and Think City largely stalled when economic realities of building electric cars set in. Tesla, the poster child for electric car startups, still has a problem turning a profit.
But still, the designers and engineers at Faraday Future are unfazed and are talking “mobility devices” and designing the car in virtual reality, according to The Verge. The car company even says they’re making production parts for the car that has yet to appear in concept form.
That could all lead to a show in January that could be something truly remarkable. Or it could all be vaporware.
It probably won’t have gullwing doors, I’m betting.
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So we have the Tesla and now the Faraday. When will the Edison come out? or the Maxwell, The Bell? The Hertz? The Franklin? The Watt? Kelvin? Seebeck? Hahn?
Boring, hmu when a new Automaker solely focused on large ICE vehicles is up and coming. Seems there's a new kid on the corner every quarter telling the media about the latest power wheels.
I wonder how many electric car enthusiasts would have to show up at CES before fistfights broke out over charging stations.
No mention of NEVS (SAAB), they are making evs too. Already had sold some EV concepts cars to the Chinese gov and then Sold the EV work on the old 9-3 platform to Turkey.