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We bought a GM factory for a dollar. A dollar. The factory that built the Chevy Cruze. We were going to build electric trucks there. The symbolism was perfect. The business plan was not.

originEVCNBC Interview, 2020

We went public via SPAC at a $1.6 billion valuation. We had no revenue, no production vehicle, and apparently no real pre-orders. The SPAC era will be studied for decades.

SPACfailureIndustry Commentary, 2023

The Endurance truck had hub-mounted motors — one in each wheel. Revolutionary technology. We just never got to the part where we actually manufactured them at scale.

technologyEVThe Verge Article, 2022

We filed for bankruptcy with $6 million in cash. We had raised over $1 billion total. A billion dollars in, six million left, zero trucks on the road. That math is hard to explain.

bankruptcyfailureReuters Report, 2023