The Obama White House knew Fisker Automotive was sputtering financially in 2010, a year before a half-billion dollar government loan to the Anaheim-based electric car maker was frozen, the Associated Press reports today. Since the plug-in hybrid Fisker Karma roll out at the 2008 North American International Auto Show, the company has experienced production delays, vehicle recalls, cash-flow problems, Hurricane Sandy wiping out 300 new cars, founder Henrik Fisker's resignation, nearly all its workforce being pink slipped and a looming bankruptcy filing.