Faraday Future Inc. is an American technology company founded in 2014 focused on the development ofelectric vehicles. Based inLos Angeles, California, it began producing vehicles in 2023 and markets them in theUnited States andChina. The company delivered a total of 16 vehicles by January 2025.[4] After two funding rounds in late 2024 totaling $60 million, the company announced it will pivot to sellingrebadged Chinese vans.[4]
Faraday Future was founded by Chinese businessmanJia Yueting in May 2014[5] and is headquartered inLos Angeles, California, in theHarbor Gateway neighborhood adjacent toCarson, California. From its inception in 2014, the company grew to 1,000 employees by January 2016.[6]
In October 2024, Faraday Future and Master Investment Group of United Arab Emirates announced a co-investment agreement to launch operational and sales activities within the UAE in 2025 and 2026.[8][9]
Faraday Future announced in November 2015 that it would invest up to $1 billion in its first manufacturing facility.[10]
In December 2015, Faraday Future settled on a location inNorth Las Vegas for its manufacturing site,[11] to be built byAECOM for $500 million.[12] Construction began in April 2016 on infrastructure which Nevada agreed to build, but was suspended in November pending verification of Faraday Future's financial stability.[13] The facility was spurred by a $215 milliontax incentive, and a 4-mile (6 km)railway spur in 2018 to the 300 million sq ft (28 million m2) future factory with 4,500 full-time employees.[14]
On May 24, 2016, the City ofVallejo, California, announced a May 31 Special City Council meeting to consider an exclusive negotiating agreement. This represented the first step to bring Faraday Future toMare Island. FollowingKarma Automotive's new plant in Moreno Valley,[15] the project would be the second new automobile manufacturing facility to be built from the ground up in California within the last few years. It was projected to bring hundreds of millions of dollars in new investment to the local economy.[16] On May 31, 2016, the City Council unanimously agreed to enter the 6-month agreement.[17][18]
Due to plans to develop a production vehicle and plant in North Las Vegas, Faraday Future ended its exclusive agreement with the City of Vallejo in March 2017.[19]
On July 10, 2017, the company announced it would no longer build a plant in North Las Vegas because of financial setbacks.[20][21]
In August 2017, the company announced that it had signed a lease for a formerPirelli tire plant inHanford, California. The company said that it could employ up to 1,300 people over time and build up to 10,000 cars a year at that location.[22]
Faraday Future originally planned to launch its first fully electric vehicle in 2017, with the possibility of producing a larger range of vehicles over time.[23]The company has implied plans to explore other aspects of the automotive and technology industries, such as alternative ownership and usage models, in-vehicle content, and autonomous driving.[24]
In July 2015,Motor Trend revealed tentative specifications for Faraday Future's proposed electric vehicle: it will have 15 percent higherspecific energy than aTesla Model S, it utilizes a multicell solution where both individual cells and groups of cells can be replaced, and it will have a modular design for improved mass-production methods.[25]
At the November 2015LA Auto Show, former Head of Design Richard Kim discussed his interest in creating a vehicle that featured internet access,in-car entertainment,aromatherapy technology, and ergonomic interior design.[26]
On January 4, 2016, at the USConsumer Electronics Show, Faraday Future revealed its concept vehicle, 1,000 hp (750 kW), 200 mph (320 km/h), single seat sportscar FF ZERO1.[27] Their video demonstrated how their Variable Platform Architecture (not in the concept vehicle) would allow for many body styles and battery configurations, but specific details or production schedules were not given for these potential car designs, only outlines of acrossover-like vehicle.[28] Following the revelation, comments on social media expressed disappointment that the only design exhibited was a high-end concept race car that would never be produced.[29]
Faraday Future planned to begin testing self-driving vehicles on California roads after winning approval fromCalifornia in June 2016.[30]
Faraday Future unveiled its luxury model FF 91 130 kWh crossover vehicle, its first production vehicle, at the January 2017 US Consumer Electronics Show,[31][32] withconnected car features.[31] Faraday received 64,124 reservations within the first 36 hours, despite a demonstration that did not go particularly well.[33] It is claimed to accelerate 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) in less than 2.5 seconds,[34][35] costing less than $300,000.[36] Faraday Future plans several cars based on its Variable Platform Architecture.[37]
In April 2019, Faraday Future announced a partnership with Chinese video game company,The9, to develop a minivan named the V9, exclusively for the China market.[38][39]
In late 2015, the company said that part of Faraday Future's revenue stream was expected to come from alternative sources, with the anticipated revenue structure closer to that of the smartphone than to that of standard automobile sales.[40]
By 2016, Faraday had been the subject of speculation voiced by ex-employees and government officials who expressed doubts about the company's finances.[41][42] The company had failed to fund even relatively small escrow accounts, which led to some analysts doubting the company's financial solidity and overall investment strategy.[43] In July 2016, several investment officers and managers expressed concern over the company's finances.[44][45]
Faraday Future suspended work on its Nevada site in November 2016 until the first $300 million of a claimed $600 million in funding would be realized.[46][47][48] The delay was criticized by Nevada officials,[49] which Jia refuted.[50] Among FF's many financial challenges as of late 2016 was providingsurety for a $140 millionloan whenLeEco bought a $250 million piece of land in California fromYahoo.[51]
The majority shareholder for the company was founderJia Yueting. In late 2017, thenCFO Stefan Krause andCTO Ulrich Kranz departed Faraday Future in a dispute with owner Jia over financing and the impending exhaustion of cash. Krause and Kranz founded Evelozcity (now calledCanoo) in late 2017, a competing electric car maker, and poached former Faraday Future employees. Jia then took over as CEO of the company, securing a round of financing, when the company was facing depletion of their cash supply, and started paying off debts to suppliers. At the time, Jia was in debt in China, with suppliers, creditors, and government, camping out at his Chinese companyLeEco.[52] The new financing involved US$1 billion for 25% of the outstanding shares in the company. In the followup to this round of financing, Jia had reiterated that the FF91 would debut on schedule, at the end of 2018.[53][54][55]
In early 2018, Faraday Future acquired a $1.5 billion funding commitment from an undisclosed Hong Kong investor, with $550 million invested initially and the balance coming as the company met milestones.[56] A report indicated that the new lifeline entailed a lien on the company's assets as collateral.[57] By April 2018, Faraday Future secured a contract to build an assembly plant in aGuangzhou free zone area dedicated to the manufacture of smart equipment and new energy vehicles.
In May 2018, the company announced the appointment of Michael Agosta as vice president of finance for North America.[58] Agosta was the previous CFO of Ford Motor Company Middle East and Africa.[58] The announcement was seen as a commitment on the part of the organization to follow through on Jia Yueting's promise to produce its first EV, the FF 91, by 2018.[58] An internal email sent by Jia Yueting showed that the vehicle was nearing delivery.[59] This confirmed Agosta's prepared statement during his appointment that said "2018 is going to be an exceptional year for FF to deliver its first FF 91 to the market, and I will lead my team to make sure we are ready for this goal and beyond."[60]
In August 2018, Faraday Future received US$854 million fromEvergrande Group for a 45% stake in the company.[61] However, in October 2018 the company sought to call off the deal, with Jia entering arbitration with Evergrande.[62] Also in October 2018, the company announcedlayoffs, a 20% salary cut for all staff, and a revised salary of $1 for Jia.[63] Co-founder Nick Sampson and senior vice president Peter Savagian resigned from the company following the announcement of layoffs.[64] In December 2018 the company announced massive layoffs due to a cash crunch and financial pressure, and by the end of 2018 the staff was planned to be reduced by 40% (from 1000 to 600).[65][66]
In March 2019, Faraday Future announced a new 50–50 joint venture with Chinese online game operatorThe9 to make EVs in China, with The9 announcing it would contribute up to $600 million for the project.[67][68] In May 2019 it was reported that Faraday Future was undergoing restructuring[69] and in June the company fired dozens of employees on unpaid leave.[70]
The company's founder Jia Yueting filed for personal bankruptcy in United States federal court in Delaware on October 14, 2019.[71] Following Jia's personal bankruptcy, he stepped down from his role as CEO of Faraday Future in order to assume a new position as the Chief Product and User Officer (CPUO). Jia was replaced as CEO byCarsten Breitfeld - former CEO at rival electric vehicle startupByton.[72]
In February 2024, the lessor of the company's headquarters inGardena, Rexford Industrial, served a Notice to Pay Rent or Quit due to unpaid rent of $917,887.26. It required the company to either pay rent or forfeit the building within 5 days. This was followed by an eviction complaint filed by the Superior Court of California.[73][74]
In January 2021, Faraday Future announced that the company would go public through a reverse merger withspecial-purpose acquisition company Property Solutions Acquisition Corp. The combined company would be valued at US$3.4 billion. Chinese automakerGeely was expected to become a strategic partner of Faraday Future. Faraday Future was expected to set up contract manufacturing operations in China through their partnership with Geely. Taiwanese manufacturerFoxconn was expected to serve as an additional strategic partner of Faraday Future in a yet to be determined capacity.[75]
Faraday Future waslisted on theNasdaq stock exchange on July 22, 2021. The company is listed under the ticker symbol (NASDAQ:FFAI)[76]
On March 31, 2022, theU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission subpoenaed several members of Faraday Future's management team over inaccurate statements made to investors.[77] On November 26, 2022, the board voted to remove Carsten Breitfeld and appoint Xuefeng Chen as CEO.[78]
On March 29, 2023, Faraday Future started production of the FF 91 Futurist Alliance at its Hanford facility, with the first production build vehicle coming off the line on April 14, 2023.[79] The FF 91 Futurist is the company's first production vehicle and flagship model that is expected to be offered in both the U.S. and China markets.[80]
On June 8, 2023, Faraday Future announced the first three owners of the FF 91 Futurist:Rem D Koolhaas,Jason Oppenheim, and Private Collection Motors (PCM), a luxury car dealership based inCosta Mesa, California.[81]
On August 12, 2023, Faraday Future delivered its first vehicle to PCM.[82] The company also announced thatJustin Bell, a second-generation world-champion race car driver from England, had signed a sales agreement, along with a collaboration agreement that comes with the title "Developer Co-Creation Officer", during the 2023Monterey Car Week.[83]
On September 13, 2023,Jason Oppenheim took delivery of an FF 91 Futurist Alliance at FF's "Delivery Co-Creation Day".[84]
On September 19, 2023, business development manager Kelvin Sherman took delivery of a FF 91 Futurist Alliance at Faraday Future‘s headquarters. The company also announced that actress and entrepreneur Emma Hernan had also joined Faraday Future as its first female FF 91 Futurist Alliance owner and "Developer Co-Creation Officer".[85]
On October 8, 2023, FF delivered an FF 91 Futurist Alliance to Jia Yueting.[86]
On May 15, 2024, the Faraday Future stock become a target for meme stock investors who sought to 'squeeze' the large position ofshort sellers in a manner similar to that of theGameStop short squeeze of 2021.[87]
The company delivered a total of 16 vehicles by January 2025. After two funding rounds in late 2024 totaling $60 million, the company announced it will pivot to its second brand Faraday X.[4] In July 2025, Faraday Future introduced the FX Super One, a van model based onWey Gaoshan.[88]
Faraday Future vehicle names begin with "FF" for Faraday Future, followed by a two-digit number. The first digit indicates the market segment of the vehicle: a 9 represents a top-line product, while lower numbers signify progressively lower-cost segments, except for 0, which indicates a special car. When spelled out as "zero," it refers to aconcept car. The second digit denotes successive iterations or generations within that segment.[93][94] Each element is pronounced separately, so that the FF91 is F-F-9-1 and not FF-ninety-one.[95] By January 2025, the company sold a total of 16 vehicles.[4]
TheFFZERO1 concept vehicle was unveiled in 2016, at CES. The "Zero" spelling indicates the concept vehicle status, the "1" indicates the first such model.[93] The car was announced as having 1,000 hp (750 kW), a top speed over 200 mph (320 km/h), and a 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) time under 3 seconds. The specifications were never validated as the vehicle was only a clay and styrofoam model. The car would have a glass roof, and a racecar style head and neck support system, with oxygen and water feeds to the driver's helmet. The car would have four electric motors, one for each wheel, and be a single seater.[96]
TheFF 91 (F-F-Nine-One)[95] production model was unveiled in 2017. The "9" indicates a top-of-the-line model, analogous to theGenesis G90 orVolvo S90. The "1" indicates the first model in this market segment.[93] This large crossover SUV is to have a 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) time of 2.4s, 130 kWh (470 MJ) battery pack, giving a range of 289 mi (465 km). The rear doors are to besuicide doors, and all four doors would open automatically. There is a large infotainment screen in the middle of the front dash console. It would also similarly have a limited autonomous driving mode. The FF91 would be equipped with smartphone app car access and key capability and facial recognition door locks.[97]
In August 2018, the company completed the first pre-production FF91.[98] Production was planned to start in Hanford, California, in late 2020.[99]
The production of the FF 91 officially started March 2023 in Hanford, California. Deliveries of the vehicle was scheduled to start late 2023. The production version of the vehicle features a tri-motor configuration, providing 783 kW of total power and a 142 kWh battery pack for an estimated 381 miles (613 kilometers) of range under the US EPA standard. The pricetag of FF 91 Futurist Alliance is $309,000 US dollars, which is limited to 300 units worldwide. As of February 2024, the company announced it had delivered 11 FF 91 2.0 Futurist Alliance models to staff and selected influencers.
FF 91 2.0 Futurist Alliance is the first product of Faraday Future. The FF 91 2.0 Futurist Alliance has three motors with a maximum output of 1,050 horsepower (780 kW). The electric motor torque output is 1,977 newton-meters (1,458 lb⋅ft) and wheel torque is 13,285 N⋅m (9,799 lb⋅ft). The 0–60 mph (97 km/h) acceleration speed is 2.27 seconds, with a battery pack capacity of 142kWh, and anEPA-certified range of 381 miles (613 km). It uses anNvidia DRIVE Orin and 2Qualcomm 8155p SoCs, and a Super AP 5G modem. In the US, it supportsAT&T,Verizon andT-Mobile with an in-car network speed of 10Gbit/s. Additionally, the vehicle has 10+ screens with 100+ inch total display area. Deliveries of the electric vehicle were to begin in late 2022, but a delay was made by investor disputes.[100]
TheFF 81 was planned to be unveiled in 2018, though the expected car never happened. It was originally planned to be a mid-sized SUV built in California for the Chinese market.[94][101][102][103]
In February 2022, Faraday Future signed a manufacturing deal with South Korean company Myoung Shin to build the FF81 in an ex-GM Korea factory,[104] but no further announcements have been forthcoming.
TheFaraday Future Dragon Racing Penske701-EV for the2016–2017Formula E season, was an all-electric open-wheel open-cockpit battery-electric[105] racecar for the Faraday Future Dragon Racing Team, a collaboration between Faraday Future andDragon Racing, a team founded byJay Penske.[106]
Faraday raced a "beta level development" FF91 in the exhibition class race at the June 2017 annualPikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado; the class also includes a performance-tunedTesla Model S P100D.[107] (In 2016, a Tesla Model S P90D set the production EV course record.)[108]
Faraday Future joined theFIA Formula E Championship for electric-powered cars through a collaboration with the existingDragon Racing team for the series' third season, beginning in October 2016.[109] Specifications for the car were released in November 2016.[110]
In August 2017, due to a lack of cash, Faraday Future reduced its participation in Formula E. It was unable to maintain a sponsorship role in Dragon Racing, leading to the loss of the FF logo on their cars. Faraday Future said it would maintain a technical relationship with the team.[111] By November 2017, due to its cash-strapped state, Faraday Future dropped its partnership with Dragon Racing, exiting Formula E.[112]
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