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Report: Faraday Future's Chief Designer Resigns

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A report this morning says that the Chief Designer for Los Angeles-based Faraday Future , Richard Kim, has resigned--and many employees are skipping work as the company continues to look for investment. The report, from The Verge, follows earlier, high profile executive departures at the electric car designer in November.

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Report: Faraday Future Loses Key EV Designer

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Troubled, Los Angeles-based electric vehicle startup Faraday Future has lost a key electric vehicle designer, among a number of layoffs at the company over the last few weeks, according to a report.

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Elon Musk says Tesla Model Y will be revealed at its LA design studio on March 14

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Tesla will pull back the curtains and unveil its Model Y crossover vehicle at an event in Los Angeles on March 14th, according to a tweet from chief executive Elon Musk. Model Y unveil event on March 14 at LA Design Studio. It’s the fifth new car design to come from Tesla’s shop since the company was founded in 2003.

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SpaceX reportedly looking to build Starship rockets at Port of LA

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SpaceX is said to be in talks with local government officials about setting up a new rocket factory in the Port of Los Angeles, a location that would give it easy access to the ocean for transporting its next-generation Starship and Super Heavy launch vehicles to its coastal launchpad sites in Florida.

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Fire Reported At SpaceX Facility In Florida

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SpaceX, which is based in the Los Angeles area, in Hawthorne, has said that it hopes to launch commercial missions on the Starship in 2021. The Starship is ultimately designed to carry people to Mars. Other details on the fire have not yet been provided by SpaceX. READ MORE>>.

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Report: Super-Secret SpaceX Payload, Zuma, A Total Loss

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A report in the Wall Street Journal this morning says that the highly secret rocket mission launched by Los Angeles-based SpaceX on Sunday was presumed to be a total loss, and failed to reach orbit. For its part, SpaceX told the WSJ that its launch was "nominal". READ MORE>>.

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Faraday Future Founder Resigns, Company Effectively Insolvent, Says Report

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Los Angeles-based Faraday Future founder Nick Sampson says that the company is "effectively insolvent", and has resigned from the company, according to The Verge. The company's chief designer left yesterday. The high-flying electric vehicle maker had already reportedly been laying off staff and shutting down operations.

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