Fisker gearing as much as begin Ocean EV manufacturing

Electrical automobile (EV) startup Fisker says it would begin sequence manufacturing of its Ocean electrical SUV on November 17, 2022.

Austrian contract producer Magna Steyr, Fisker’s manufacturing associate, has produced 95 prototype variations of the Ocean to this point at its carbon-neutral manufacturing unit in Graz.

Fisker mentioned these “early-run autos” shall be used for testing, advertising and marketing, service, and manufacturing coaching functions.

“It’s implausible to see the standard of the Fisker Oceans at the moment being manufactured, and to additionally see them incrementally bettering on each go to,” mentioned Fisker CEO and chairman Henrik Fisker after a go to to the Austrian manufacturing plant.

“It’s rewarding to look at the continual enhancements to manufacturing velocity on the meeting line.”

“Our advertising and marketing and repair groups are thrilled to get their arms on vehicles earlier than the official manufacturing begins to allow them to totally put together for deliveries and promote the Fisker Ocean in our launch markets.

“This section of meeting marks the onset of enchancment and refinement for begin of manufacturing and thru ramp-up.”

We reached out to Fisker to substantiate if there are any plans for an Australian launch of its upcoming EVs. We’ll replace this story if we hear again.

As beforehand detailed, the Ocean vary opens with the Sport, priced from $US37,499 ($A57,689) earlier than federal and state credit within the US.

It contains a CATL-supplied lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery that’s good for a claimed vary of as much as 434km in line with WLTP testing.

Powering the Ocean Sport is a single electrical motor on the entrance axle that produces 205kW of energy. Fisker claims it may well do the 0-60mph (0-96km/h) dash in 6.9 seconds.

The mid-spec Ocean Extremely is priced at US$49,999 ($A76,919) and contains a CATL-supplied ‘Hyper Vary’ battery pack with a nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) cell chemistry. Claimed electrical vary is 609km on the WLTP check cycle.

The Extremely contains a dual-motor all-wheel drive system with a complete system output of 402kW, good for a 0-60mph time of three.9 seconds.

The highest-of-the-range Ocean Excessive is priced at US$68,999 ($A106,149) and likewise contains a CATL-supplied NMC battery that’s been reworked to offer a claimed WLTP vary of 629km.

Ocean Excessive fashions even have a dual-motor all-wheel drive system thats been fettled to provide 410kW. Fisker claims this mannequin can do the 0-60mph dash in 3.6 seconds.

The primary 5000 Ocean SUVs that’ll be produced shall be a particular launch version model known as the Ocean One.

These fashions shall be priced at US$68,999 ($A76,919), the identical worth because the Ocean Excessive, however will characteristic extra commonplace gear, together with 22-inch ‘F3 SlipStream’ wheels.

Ocean One fashions have the identical NMC battery pack and dual-electric motors because the Ocean Excessive.

Wanting past the upcoming Ocean SUV, Fisker has been been teasing its Pear entry-level “sporty crossover”.

Set to be priced from $US29,990 ($A46,137), the Fisker Pear shall be absolutely revealed within the second half of 2023 and enter manufacturing at Foxconn’s newly acquired plant in Ohio in 2024.

Fisker has additionally been teasing its upcoming Challenge Ronin four-door convertible.

Mr Fisker lately confirmed it’ll characteristic a tri-motor all-wheel drive powertrain, with a focused electrical vary of 600 miles (965km).

Improvement of the Challenge Ronin idea started final yr, and Fisker says it expects to disclose it in August 2023 with manufacturing beginning within the second half of 2024.

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