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Fox Car Report talks to new Fisker Automotive CEO Tony Posawatz about the company's troubles and plans for the future
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-- logically it's hours.
In the world it.
At least those in the world of possibilities you know what mr.
-- Good to be seen and thank you for those days countless well you were of course the vehicle I've heard passionately involved -- very.
-- this -- Law -- Jobs.
She -- -- -- that are built bring it to market.
-- you have to deal with investors to humans -- it comes to these things go -- -- what's been the biggest -- her.
And.
Well I was excited to join this for automotive because as you know this technology -- the future.
Electric vehicle -- extended range is what the market seems to really respond immediately today.
You know this car believing that this karma is beautiful it is expensive and this mind you is the fourth best selling plug in car today so some of the challenges I have.
Is to make the company grow from a start up company.
Into a real car company.
-- you allow the company to get through some of the growing pains a little bit of the political football -- -- got some experience with.
And get us beyond that.
And take the -- -- brand in this really unique attributes that we provide this this gorgeous styling.
-- is a -- propulsion system and make it known for the world.
So that they too just like the custom we have today you really -- about drive in this exciting.
This is a start -- company.
Couple glitches along the way we have the issue with the batteries for electric fans but he did it -- most -- that iron and those cars ready for prime time.
Well you know -- what is is no more than five years -- so within four years from inception.
We've built their first car one of a kind of -- winning car.
And like all we start -- or new product programs in new technologies there is some learning along the way.
We are already working in our generation through technology it will take from what we've learned mr.
-- and we look towards the other ocean -- -- Atlantic.
To a deliberate car that will be priced a lot last but have the next generation of technology of electric vehicle with extended range what we call ever.
Before many other companies we even have their first generation of this -- now so we're excited about about taking the company that that.
Well this your Atlantic original plan was actually have been -- production as of now.
Had some issues with the loan from the government when so what was habitat and all that you still you have the plant in Delaware.
That mr.
-- Is -- when -- ready to move forward -- you still need to get some things sorted out.
-- that there's a few things that we -- there's a few things we need to sort out take the next step by Atlantic but you can see now things align so we just recently announced.
That is our intention to have a technical -- in the midwest how desired development engineers for the Atlantic.
So that they can in turn be real close to Wilmington Delaware where will build the Atlantic -- -- they can be close to the talent in this and the suppliers that are in the midwest that's the core of the auto business.
We still love being a Southern California company with the innovation -- technology creativity in the styling that we have with this car.
-- so those are some of the things that we're working -- next and Atlantic.
We do need a little bit more funding to take that next step we look forward to hopefully in the coming months to tell you more about when the Atlantic this coming.
And we're very excited about its prospects of the future you are still.
Tell us that is the current plan.
So are right now -- for automotive 90% of our employees in eight states.
Once we had their -- who will literally be a full fledged US company here headquartered in California here at the LA auto show.
Very excited about that and again -- -- about you know uniquely bringing a car like this.
-- 400 horsepower luxury super car.
It can allow you only have to go to the gas station once a month.
Mentioned the government.
That brought a very bright spotlight on -- it was in the best line.
No I still have some of that money and -- is it a priority at all concerned at all to get that out of there has -- back early just.
To view that political volume -- economic values.
Well we we we we as it as a new company you always have funding and are things to do list.
So we drew but a 190 million or so and believe or not with that loan reproduce the real -- which always gets field to be mentioned in the process here.
I'm that we are having discussed and the deal -- on what's next now that we're post election.
Nothing yet to report on in that regard but certainly again it's it's a number of things that we're working and -- try to take this grotto.
Plus our products the camera in the future Atlantic the next -- Think that advanced technology prevention program are still business stuff throws a couple years ago.
-- -- -- -- -- -- I I I think we're gonna help we're gonna have some distance we we're gonna -- discussions.
With with the Department of Energy.
Nothing really to report right now.
