Company that put gas engines in Teslas goes bankrupt owing $37 million

Electrek
By Fred LambertOct 15, 2026, 5:26 pm127 ptsTrending
Obrist, the Austrian engineering firm famous for ripping battery cells out of a Tesla Model 3 and bolting a gas engine into the frunk, is bankrupt. Three companies in the Obrist Group are insolvent with combined debts of about €31.8 million, or roughly $37 million. The company spent over a decade pitching its…

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