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Let the TESLA Rip-Off Artists Begin

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by hill, Apr 16, 2008.

  1. hill

    hill High Fiber Member

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    As the future begins looking brighter & brighter for the resurrection of the EV, it seems there's an alleged copy-cat.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/15/technology/15tesla.html?_r=2&th&emc=th&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

    My concern is that a legal distraction will strain funds that could best be put into R&D for the less expensive WhiteStar EV to be built down the road. I'd probably sound jaded if I dared to suspect that one or more of the major auto makers is backing the copycat ... or at least their legal defense.
     
    #1 hill, Apr 16, 2008
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    FYI. There is a thread for this subject already in the Tesla forum.
     
    #2 dipper, Apr 16, 2008
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    I'd read this story already. I'm not sure Fisker has the backing of a major automaker, but it seems that he's willing to stab Tesla in the back for his own ends, now doesn't it?
     
    #3 MaxLegroom, Apr 21, 2008
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    Yep. My fealing was that I wouldn't want to buy from a company that majored in what appears to be low integrity issues.
     
    #4 hill, Apr 21, 2008
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