Sparks Fly As Tesla Sues Henrik Fisker Over Sedan Design

It was perhaps inevitable that once we had two legitimate and well-financed electric car companies, we would have allegations of back-stabbing and industrial espionage as they race to produce the first high-end hybrid electric sedan.

Tesla Motors says it has been the victim of just those kinds of dirty tricks at the hands of Henrik Fisker, the renowned automotive designer who signed an $800,000 contract to design Tesla’s forthcoming sedan, codenamed WhiteStar.

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