Fisker on Thursday confirmed a 360-mile EPA-rated vary for its Ocean electrical SUV, and mentioned it plans to begin U.S. deliveries the week of June 19.
The vary determine is healthier than the 350 miles that Fisker estimated on the introduction of the Ocean, in November 2021. It applies to the Ocean Excessive mannequin, which makes use of a 113-kwh battery pack, with the usual 20-inch wheels.
Vary rankings for different Ocean configurations have not been launched. Along with the highest Excessive mannequin, Fisker plans to supply base Sport and mid-level Extremely fashions (plus an Ocean One launch version). The Extremely and Excessive make use of nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) battery cells, whereas the Sport makes use of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells. All cells are provided by CATL. Fisker additionally plans to carry swappable batteries to the Ocean by 2024.
Fisker Ocean
Fisker confirmed that the Ocean Excessive had obtained the required EPA and California Air Sources Board (CARB) certifications to permit gross sales and deliveries in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. A timeline for certification of different fashions wasn’t mentioned, however the certification presumably applies to the Ocean One launch model as properly, because it’s mechanically much like the Excessive.
“Our U.S. clients have been exceptionally affected person as now we have moved via the regulatory course of,” CEO Henrik Fisker mentioned in an announcement, “however we at the moment are able to enter the following part of the corporate’s historical past.”
The Ocean’s U.S. launch has certainly been drawn out. Fisker confirmed an idea model in 2020, adopted by a production-spec prototype in November 2021. Fisker began its deliveries in Might in Europe—almost six months after the manufacturing begin at contract producer Magna’s facility in Graz, Austria.
2023 Fisker Ocean
Some clients should still have an extended wait forward of them. The identical month that European deliveries began, Fisker lowered its 2023 manufacturing goal, whereas teasing an off-road model of the Ocean. And the corporate says some trims are at present bought out in sure markets.
Fisker in Can also reported that it is delaying its second product, the Pear, to 2025. The corporate chalked up this one-year delay to the method of finalizing battery companions for the brand new EV, which targets a $29,900 base value. The Pear is slated to be inbuilt Ohio by Foxconn.
