With government financial loans clogged, Fisker prevents work on Venture Nina, sits off 66 workers

Fisker Automotive's difficult 2011 seems to have given way to an even rockier 2012. A little more than monthly after remembering 239 of its Seo plug-ins, Fisker has now eliminate on its second electrical car, following the US national choice to install its government financial lending products. The maker verified the information in an contact last night, including that a complete of 66 staff in De and Florida have been fired, consequently. Last year, the Office of Power offered Fisker with $528.7 thousand in government financial lending products, but according to spokesperson Roger Ormisher, accessibility those resources have been clogged since May. The money was expected to be used to release the Seo and Fisker's second, US-manufactured EV, known as the Nina. The Seo started moving out to market in September, but did so well behind program, spurring the DOE to install its bank financial loan.

"Our bank financial loan ensures have demanding circumstances in place to secure individuals," Office spokesperson Damien LaVera described in an contact to Bloomberg. "The unit only allows the bank financial loan to be paid as the company satisfies certain goals and shows results." Thus far, Fisker has attracted on only $193 thousand of government resources and is looking to renegotiate the conditions of the bank financial loan, in the desires of opening the staying $336 thousand. The DOE, however, is still under extreme analysis because of September's Solyndra ordeal, so it's difficult to say what a renegotiated deal would look like.