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Capsized: Oklahoma Taxpayers Left Holding Canoo’s Dead Battery

12:51 PM EDT on June 18, 2025

Out of all the unusual, unbelievable, and ultimately unattainable ambitious Oklahoma business projects that have been announced over the past couple of years – from amusement parks to large giant skyscrapers to even larger giant skyscrapers – I think my favorite one was the effort by Stitt to lure the electric vehicle scheme Canoo to Oklahoma.

Granted, it’s my favorite primarily because it gave me an opportunity to dust off all of my tipped canoe and dead battery puns and metaphors, but I guess that’s a valid reason!