
Fisker shows off a pickup truck and a new EV
The Ocean Force E: An Upgrade Package for the Ocean, the Pear SUV, the Ronin, the Alaska, and the Off-Rad Ocean
The EV startup showed a series of prototype vehicles at the firstProduct Vision Day event. Fisker just started delivering a package for the Ocean SUV that includes a sub-$20,000 Pear SUV, the Ronin sports car, an Alaska pickup truck, and a new off-road package.
The Pear electric SUV has some interesting features, one of which is a “Houdini trunk” located in the rear bumper that can be used as more space efficient in cramped parking spots, a bench seat in the front of the car, and an option to have up to six people in it
Next up is the Alaska, an $45,400 electric pickup truck that Fisker hopes to start delivering in 2025. In a press release, Fisker outlined its ambition for the Alaska to be the “world’s lightest EV pickup truck” and the “world’s most sustainable truck” to boot, and is targeting a maximum range of between 230 and 340 miles. It also has a Houdini-branded element; a bed divider that can retract to turn the cargo bed and rear cabin into a single surface up to 9.2 feet in length. The plant that has produced its Ocean SUV is where it’ll be built by a contract manufacturer.
Fisker showed off the Ocean Force E, an upgrade package for the existing Ocean SUV. This package can be ordered as part of a new car, or retrofitted for those early buyers who will be getting their cars this year. The outfit includes huge 33-inch all-terrain tires on 20-inch wheels, skid plates, wheel-arch extensions, recovery hooks, and a decidedly un-aerodynamic roof basket.
At an event in Huntington Beach, California on Thursday night, the company revealed four new models that will be coming soon: the Alaska pickup truck, the Ronin sports car, a final design for its previously announced subcompact Pear, and a rugged iteration of the Ocean, the Force E.
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