In a recent statement, EV startup Canoo revealed that it has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and will "cease operations immediately." The struggling EV startup noted that it failed to secure “foreign sources of capital,

The startup, founded in 2017 and focusing on electric commercial vehicles, has run out of money, ceasing operations and beginning plans to liquidate its assets.

Seven-year-old electric vehicle startup Canoo has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and announced an immediate halt to operations weeks after it furloughed its remaining workers and idled its Oklahoma factory.

Electric van startup Canoo announced it has filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which will liquidate company assets and distribute proceeds to creditors.

Canoo was founded in 2017 by two former Faraday Future executives, changing its name from Evelozcity in 2019. That same year, it unveiled its so-called lifestyle vehicle prototype model. It made no revenue in 2022 and almost none in 2023. Development costs kept piling up, with more than $1 billion in loans.

EV startups are dying left and right, with Canoo the latest to file for bankruptcy after struggling to stay afloat in harsh economic conditions

Texas-based EV startup Canoo filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy Friday, joining a growing list of failed electric vehicle manufacturers that initially blossomed in the wake of Tesla ’s success, albeit one that required six years before realizing a quarterly profit.

Struggling electric vehicle startup Canoo has filed for bankruptcy and ceased all operations.

Not long after moving its headquarters from California to Texas, EV startup Canoo is sinking. The 7-year-old company making pod-shaped electric vehicles announced late last week that it filed for bankruptcy and ceased operations.

The company had been in talks for the same kind of loan from the Biden administration that Rivian was just awarded, only to be denied at the last moment.