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by SilconValleyVC 4806 days ago
Tesla at least applied for and got loan with a WORKING CAR and CUSTOMER PREPAID ORDERS. Fisker had a 50-page BUSINESS PLAN. Tesla is NOT Fisker. Doesn't mean Tesla will succeed- current Tesla model car has some engineering issues clearly. But Tesla's not Fisker. Fisker loan was negligence, and DOE never saying a word to the public (same with Solyndra) until finally a Bankruptcy filing exposed it all: loan extensions, waivers etc to keep it quiet. That's absured...this is OUR MONEY being loaned out.