Whenever you pour the foundation for a startup business, whatever it may be, you need to think ahead, be prepared and have at least a plan C on hand if things don’t go according to the first two plans. It’s difficult to start anything from the ground up, and as we all know, getting into the automotive sectors is probably one of the single most difficult tasks in the world – succeeding, even more so!
Recently revived brand Detroit Electric has a really ambitious plan, based in part on that of the Tesla success story as well as a commitment to honoring the history of the chosen brand, and doing it primarily in the Detroit area.
However, as we were expecting them to, they ran into problems, and have been forced to push back production until everything is sorted out – the original plan, was to commence production in August (which turned into September), but they’ve had to scrap it due to setbacks…
They’ve been forced to adopt a Plan B because they have yet to secure their desired Wayne County manufacturing location that they expected to churn out 2,500 vehicles per year, at the hand of 100 employees. Firstly though, the ex-Lotus Engineering Group execs running the show want to sell 999 SP:01s and “accumulate enough revenue to build a second sports car, and later produce higher-volume, less-expensive electric cars,” according to The Detroit News who were officially informed of the matter via email.
Still, the issue is said to be resolved in the next couple of weeks, and once it is, we’ll of course have a follow-up post.
By Andrei Nedelea
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