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The past week hasn't been the kindest to the electric vehicle industry. Now, it's capped off with news that the EV startup Fisker is the subject of an investigation from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
TechCrunch reported that SEC officials sent several subpoenas to Fisker. The filing doesn't specifically say what the subpoenas are asking for or looking into but it's clear that the SEC has launched an investigation into the floundering EV maker that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June.
Fisker has been struggling to keep its head above water ever since last year's disastrous rollout of its Ocean SUV that failed to score more than a few thousands sellers even though it produced well over 10,000 units. Following its Q4 earnings report last year that saw a gross margin loss of 35 percent, the car maker announced it would lay off 15 percent of its workforce the following March as it shifted to a direct-to-consumer sales strategy.
A Fisker spokesperson declined to comment on the matter to TechCrunch saying they could not "comment on the existence or nonexistence of a possible investigation."
Fisker isn't the only EV maker to suffer a noticeable setback. Tesla saw a major stumble with the fifth recall of its beleaguered Cybertruck.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/fisker-faces-more-bad-news-as-the-sec-starts-investigating-its-business-practices-222504
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The next new Noctua product will be a power supply. It's coming sooner than you think, and — like the aforementioned Asus collaboration — Noctua isn't making it in-house.
It'll be made in partnership with Seasonic, with Noctua lending out its oh-so-quiet fans while getting a bit of input on the power supply's looks. It's a Seasonic Prime TX-1600W, to be precise. A monster 1600-watt, ATX 3.1-compliant power supply packing a Noctua NF-A12x25 fan (120mm).
This is a part that's meant only for the most bombastic of PC builds. It's already $600 for the top-of-the-line model without the collaborative branding, and there's no word on how much the Noctua Edition will cost. (You can start with "more" and make an educated guess.) According to the promo spotted at Computex, the fancy brown version is "near inaudible" even under a high load.
Noctua has posted a roadmap of its upcoming products, and Overclock3D spotted the Seasonic power supply hanging out in the "Q4 2024" area next to a "Slim 60mm fan" entry. So it should go on sale some time before you replace your calendar, but whether or not you'll be able to or
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