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Fortune
Fortune
Christiaan Hetzner

EV startup Canoo files for bankruptcy right before Donald Trump's inauguration

President-elect Donald Trump speaks to members of the media during a press conference at the Mar-a-Lago Club on January 7th. (Credit: Scott Olson—Getty Images)
  • The decision by Canoo not to seek protection from creditors but to enter liquidation suggests there was no confidence among the board or investors that the company could restructure its balance sheet amid the darkening financial climate in the U.S. for EVs.

Another electric vehicle startup to emerge from the pandemic-era boom just bit the dust.

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