http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/tesla-files-suit-against-fisker-automotive/ Autoblog Comments for http://www.autoblog.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.autoblog.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/tesla-files-suit-against-fisker-automotive/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/tesla-files-suit-against-fisker-automotive/Apr 15th 2008 10:35AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/tesla-files-suit-against-fisker-automotive/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/tesla-files-suit-against-fisker-automotive/Apr 15th 2008 10:36AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/tesla-files-suit-against-fisker-automotive/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/tesla-files-suit-against-fisker-automotive/
Us economists out there see Tesla as the "new hope" for an American car company. The opposite brand loyalty surrounding GM and Ford is astonishing. Tesla is a fresh start. From an economics point of view, I am hoping that Tesla will expand, employ Americans, and inflate our GDP.

Tesla's business model is exemplary. They are starting with the Roadster and moving their way "down." Many economists see GM and Ford as jokes... They're never thinking toward the future. And us conservative economists see them as deterrents to our economy. (Our government bailing them out is absurd. They have to learn how to make and market products people will buy instead of complaining and looking to the government for help.)

Tesla is an American dream company in the automobile industry. It's strange how so many people are almost wishing that they'll fail in the hopes that GM's products will prevail. The odds are against those people's hopes. GM didn't turn their business model around in the late 60's for the 70's, they didn't change it around in the late 70's for the 80's, and not in the late 80's for the 90's. Now GM is trying hard to make people think that they're prepared for the future but have yet to show that they are authentically ready for the very long-run. Seriously, what makes you think that this struggling company will magically turn themselves around in the EV generation of vehicles?]]>Apr 15th 2008 12:44PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/tesla-files-suit-against-fisker-automotive/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/tesla-files-suit-against-fisker-automotive/That's quite a chip you have on your shoulder.]]>Apr 15th 2008 1:31PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/tesla-files-suit-against-fisker-automotive/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/tesla-files-suit-against-fisker-automotive/
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Fisker, on the other hand, was contracted to do work for Tesla. (Read: no commission worth mentioning.) While doing that work they stole Tesla technology, sold Tesla an inferior product, and then attempted to market the product that they "should have" (and previously intended to have) sold to Tesla.

Simplified, Lotus works with Tesla for their own good. Fisker worked with Tesla for its own good. That is NOT how American business practices work. That is how Chinese business practices work.]]>Apr 15th 2008 12:48PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/tesla-files-suit-against-fisker-automotive/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/tesla-files-suit-against-fisker-automotive/Apr 15th 2008 12:51PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/tesla-files-suit-against-fisker-automotive/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/tesla-files-suit-against-fisker-automotive/I have not heard that though]]>Apr 15th 2008 11:09AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/tesla-files-suit-against-fisker-automotive/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/tesla-files-suit-against-fisker-automotive/
It doesn't matter. neither of these companies will get off the ground to make any real dent in the industry. Nor change the energy infrastructure. They're just building niche green vehicles for the wealthy. That won't change how america commutes. ]]>Apr 15th 2008 10:45AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/tesla-files-suit-against-fisker-automotive/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/tesla-files-suit-against-fisker-automotive/
Just as space travel is too, just as plasma screens and lcd screens were, etc, etc,...

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Fisker cars, on the other hand, are unique, beautiful and easily recognizable vehicles. To claim that Fisker, a guy who's been producing most influential designs for decades, stole ideas from absolutely unoriginal car is just ridiculous.]]>Apr 15th 2008 10:55AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/tesla-files-suit-against-fisker-automotive/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/tesla-files-suit-against-fisker-automotive/Apr 15th 2008 11:08AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/tesla-files-suit-against-fisker-automotive/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/tesla-files-suit-against-fisker-automotive/
Next, Fisker went out and announced that he was making a electric sedan AND showed a design that was better than the one he gave Tesla. So Tesla is contending that Fisker intentionally gave a sub-standard design to make sure his own product looked better in comparison.]]>Apr 15th 2008 11:13AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/tesla-files-suit-against-fisker-automotive/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/tesla-files-suit-against-fisker-automotive/Apr 15th 2008 10:56AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/tesla-files-suit-against-fisker-automotive/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/tesla-files-suit-against-fisker-automotive/Manly no one really is coming out with anything it's all the same old same old .
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Flashback: IBM gets into a law suit frenzy with Compaq, while Microsoft quietly intentionally under develops OS2 ( IBM;s operating system ) and releases Windows.]]>Apr 15th 2008 11:00AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/tesla-files-suit-against-fisker-automotive/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/15/tesla-files-suit-against-fisker-automotive/Apr 15th 2008 11:49AM