Windrose's Tesla Semi challenger runs into a payroll and missing-truck fight
WSJ reports Wen Han's electric-truck startup has unpaid-wage claims, debts, a federal lawsuit and U.S. safety scrutiny.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: WSJ.com
Why it matters
Electric-truck startups are entering the expensive commercialization phase, where payroll discipline, compliance and service credibility matter as much as range claims.
Wen Han built Windrose Technology around a hard pitch: a Chinese-founded, Belgian-headquartered electric semi-truck maker that could sell long-haul battery rigs across continents while Tesla was still turning its Semi program into production.…