EV start-ups Lucid and Fisker lower production targets after lacklustre results
EV start-ups struggle with costs, deliveries and falling prices, and have lowered their production targets.
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Joshua S. Hill is a Melbourne-based journalist who has been writing about climate change, clean technology, and electric vehicles for over 15 years. He has been reporting on electric vehicles and clean technologies for Renew Economy and The Driven since 2012. His preferred mode of transport is his feet.
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