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BMW executive Kranz joins electric car startup Faraday Future

A Faraday Future FF 91 electric car returns to the stage after an exhibition of speed during an unveiling event at CES in Las Vegas, Nevada January 3, 2017.

Faraday Future, an electric car start-up backed by Chinese entrepreneur Jia Yueting, has hired BMW veteran Ulrich Kranz as chief technology officer, as it pushes to accelerate production of its FF91 luxury electric SUV despite its parent's financial woes.

Faraday is part of a network of young electric vehicle (EV) firms in China and the United States backed by Jia, whose indebted film production-to-cars conglomerate is facing a severe cash crunch after rapid expansion.

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