- EV startup Fisker has revealed extra particulars in regards to the Alaska pickup truck that it lately previewed.
- The Alaska will characteristic a 4.5-foot mattress that may be prolonged to as much as 9.2 toes because of fold-down rear seats and a partition in the back of the cabin that folds away.
- Fisker goals to promote the Alaska for $45,400, with deliveries deliberate for the primary quarter of 2025.
After previewing three future fashions at an occasion in California, EV startup Fisker has begun offering extra particulars on the automobiles that can represent its lineup within the coming years. Final week Fisker confirmed off the Rōnin, a $385,000, 1000-hp four-door convertible. Now the automaker is offering specifics on the Alaska pickup, together with efficiency, vary estimates, and anticipated manufacturing dates.
Whereas the Alaska’s 208.8-inch size is dimensionally nearer to mid-size similar to just like the Rivian R1T, Fisker claims it would additionally purpose to compete with bigger pickups just like the Ford F-150 Lightning because of its modern mattress design. In its commonplace configuration, the mattress measures 4.5-feet lengthy, equal to the R1T. However a divider—which Fisker known as the “Houdini partition”—aft of the rear seats can electronically decrease to elongate the mattress to 7.5 toes, outdoing the Lightning’s 5.5-footer. Reducing the rear seats gives much more room, extending the horizontal area to 9.2 toes. Panels elevate up behind the entrance seats to guard them from the cargo and there will even be an insulated entrance trunk.
Beneath the pores and skin, the Alaska will probably be provided with two battery packs, each of which look like the identical models provided within the Ocean crossover. Fisker predicts that the smaller pack, with a 75.0-kWh gross capability, will present at the very least a 230-mile vary. Fisker quotes the bigger pack at 113.0 kWh, and it probably has the identical usable capability of 106.0 kWh because the Ocean’s battery. The utmost vary estimate for the bigger pack is 340 miles.
Fisker says the Alaska will be capable of attain 60 mph in 3.9 seconds for the quickest fashions and seven.2 seconds for the much less performance-focused variants. No different powertrain particulars have been offered, however we count on the pickup to be provided with single or twin motor setups powering both simply the entrance wheels or all 4, with 20- or 22-inch wheels obtainable.
The Alaska’s cabin will concentrate on practicality. The middle armrest will embody cupboard space for small objects like flashlights and pens, whereas the entrance passenger will get a tray with a pill holder and there will even be a storage cubby for work gloves. A few quirkier concepts embody a “huge gulp” cupholder that Fisker claims to be the biggest on this planet and a devoted “cowboy hat holder.”
Fisker says it goals to begin manufacturing of the Alaska within the first quarter of 2025, with pricing anticipated to begin at $45,400. Fisker additionally says the Alaska will probably be constructed within the U.S., though it did not specify the place, and reservations are already open.
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