You' ll Never Guess What Faraday Future Is Being Sued For Now CarBuzz News Features New Cars Used Cars Sell My Car Shopping Tools Car Reviews Car Finder Compare Cars Best Cars Car Dealerships Used Car Reviews Car Advice Home News You' ll Never Guess What Faraday Future Is Being Sued For Now

You' ll Never Guess What Faraday Future Is Being Sued For Now

Feb. 12, 2017 12:15 PM ET by Martin Bigg / 5 Comments This is just embarrassing. Is the Faraday Future FF 91 doomed before it's even started production? To say that Chinese start-up Faraday Future has a chequered history is an understatement. The reveal of the FF 91 EV quickly attracted people's attention (and deposits) thanks to its record-breaking performance and sophisticated technology. Soon after the reveal however, the company's reputation is practically in ruins, with high profile executives leaving, an off-putting asking price, and financial woes putting its production into doubt. Faraday Now, Jalopnik reports that Faraday Future is facing another lawsuit – for a very embarrassing reason. This latest lawsuit is accusing the start-up automaker of failing to pay a broker for acquiring its FF.com domain name. The 10-page complaint uncovered by Jalopnik filed at San Francisco County Superior Court alleges that Domains Cable was not paid a 15 percent agreement after negotiating a deal to purchase FF.com from Bank of America for $1.5 million. Marcus Nelson, Faraday's former head of corporate communications, is said to have employed Suraj Rajwani from Domains Cable to help think of a name for the company and register an accompanying domain name. Nelson also promised that Rajwani would receive a fee along with the domain's purchase price. Rajwani then negotiated with Bank of America to purchase FF.com with an offer of $150,000. However, Bank of America counter-offered with $2.5 million. Rajwani reported back to Faraday that he got the asking price down to $1.5 million, but Faraday went directly to the Bank of America to purchase the domain for $1.4 million, without Rajwani knowing. As a result, he's asking for $210,000 along with the costs and expenses of the lawsuit. Factor in the $1.8 million lawsuit Faraday is already facing, and the costs are mounting up. Time will tell if the FF 91 will ever go into production at this rate.

Join The Discussion

Show Comments (5)

Gallery

1 Photos Tags: #Electric Vehicles #Industry News LoginSign Up Home News Features Car Reviews Car Advice 2021 CarBuzz Awards New Cars Used Cars Future Cars Compare Cars Sell My Car Car Dealerships Buy Here Pay Here Used Car Reviews Popular Tags Cars # Video # TOP # Spy Shots # Reveal # Rumor # Auto Show # Supercar # Tuning # Car Culture # Industry News # Motorsport Acura Alfa Romeo Aston Martin Audi Bentley BMW Bollinger Bugatti Buick Cadillac Caterham Chevrolet Chrysler Dodge Ferrari Fiat Fisker Ford Genesis GMC Hennessey Honda Hyundai Infiniti Jaguar Jeep Karma Kia Koenigsegg Lamborghini Land Rover Lexus Lincoln Lordstown Lotus Lucid Motors Maserati Mazda McLaren Mercedes-Benz Mini Mitsubishi Nissan Pagani Polestar Porsche Ram Rimac Rivian Rolls-Royce Spyker Subaru Tesla Toyota Volkswagen Volvo By Make Acura Alfa Romeo Aston Martin Audi Bentley BMW Bollinger Bugatti Buick Cadillac Caterham Chevrolet Chrysler Dodge Ferrari Fiat Fisker Ford Genesis GMC Hennessey Honda Hyundai Infiniti Jaguar Jeep Karma Kia Koenigsegg Lamborghini Land Rover Lexus Lincoln Lordstown Lotus Lucid Motors Maserati Mazda McLaren Mercedes-Benz Mini Mitsubishi Nissan Pagani Polestar Porsche Ram Rimac Rivian Rolls-Royce Spyker Subaru Tesla Toyota Volkswagen Volvo By Car Type SUVs Crossovers Sedans Coupes Trucks Sports Cars Wagons Vans Hatchbacks Convertibles Small Cars Luxury Cars Electric Cars Hybrid Cars Future Cars By Price Up to $15K $15K - $25K $25K - $35K $35K - $45K $45K - $55K $55K - $75K $75K - $100K $100K - $200K $200K - $300K Above $300K Back To Top