Fisker Ocean

The Fisker Ocean is a luxury crossover SUV produced by Fisker to be launched in 2023. It is intended to be the first of three in a lineup of mass-market all-electric vehicles designed by Henrik Fisker and produced in the US.[4] Later named the Fisker Ocean, the company advertises that it will have a range of "close to 300 miles", available on the lowest-cost option.[5][6] The SUV will be offered in both rear and all-wheel drive. The company states that it will be supplied by a lithium-ion battery pack with a capacity of around 80 kWh and a solar panel roof as a range extender.[7][8] The company claims that the Fisker Ocean is being designed with a number of recycled materials and with sustainability in mind.[9][10][11]

Fisker Ocean
2022 Fisker Ocean
Overview
ManufacturerFisker Inc
Production2022-present
AssemblyGraz, Austria (Magna Steyr)
DesignerMagna Steyr
Body and chassis
ClassLuxury crossover SUV (D)
Body style5-door SUV
Layout
PlatformVolkswagen Group MEB platform[1]
Powertrain
Electric motor175 kilowatts (238 PS; 235 hp) 2x permanent-magnet synchronous AC motors
Transmission1-speed EVT
Battery100.00 kWh (360.0 MJ) lithium-ion battery[2]
Electric range
  • 350 mi (560 km)
Dimensions
Wheelbase115.0 in (2,921 mm) [3]
Length188.0 in (4,775 mm) [3]
Width78.5 in (1,994 mm) [3]
Height64.2 in (1,631 mm) [3]

Overview

On October 15, 2020, Fisker announced it would be outsourcing vehicle production of the Ocean to Magna Steyr, an Austrian-based manufacturer that specializes in contract manufacturing, in order to reduce the complexities and costs related to the building and operating its own factory.[12][13] Fisker plans on utilizing Magna's electric vehicle platform, and will be giving Magna a stake of up to 6% of Fisker equity.[13] In June 2021, Fisker finalized its manufacturing deal with Magna Steyr, with production on the Fisker Ocean to begin in November 2022 at Magna's facility in Graz, Austria.[14]

In October 2020, Viggo, a newly-founded Danish ride-hailing service, ordered 300 Fisker Oceans, to be delivered in late 2022.[15] In March 2021, Fisker announced it had agreed with Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance (of Crédit Agricole Group) on the potential supply of Fisker Ocean SUVs to the European banking group.[16] In May 2021, Fisker announced an agreement with UK electric car subscription service Onto to supply the company with up to 700 Fisker Ocean SUVs in 2023.[17] In November 2021, Fisker and Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) announced a deal for CATL to supply battery packs for the Fisker Ocean SUV. CATL will provide two different battery packs for the vehicle, with an initial battery capacity of over 5 gigawatt-hours annually, from 2023 to 2025. The primary high-capacity pack uses a lithium nickel manganese cobalt cell chemistry, and the second pack uses CATL's cells based on lithium-ion phosphate chemistry.[18][19] In February 2022, the Fisker Ocean made its European market debut at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.[20] As of February 2022, the company announced that it has over 30,000 reservations for the Fisker Ocean SUV[21] and over 55 000 by August 2022. On November 17, 2022, mass production started. The first deliveries of the launch edition, the Ocean One, are expected early 2023. As of 2022, the Ocean had 63,000 preorders.[22]

References
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  9. "Fisker's Ocean will do 0-60mph in less than three seconds". Top Gear. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  10. "Fisker, 'Thrones' celebrity work to advance sustainable mobility". Auto Remarketing. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
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  12. Eisenstein, Paul A. (7 August 2020). "Exclusive: Fisker Inks MOU with Magna, Deal Will Put it Into Production by Late 2022". The Detroit Bureau. The Detroit Bureau. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  13. "Fisker Ties Up With Magna To Build Its Electric Ocean SUV". Forbes. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  14. "Fisker Finalizes Manufacturing Deal With Magna, Ocean Production To Start in November 2022". Car Scoops. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  15. "Danish ride-hailing service Viggo orders 300 Fisker Ocean EVs". Green Car Congress. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  16. "2 Electric Vehicle Manufacturers Wall Street Analysts Predict Will Gain More Than 80%". Entrepreneur. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  17. "Onto orders 700 Fisker Ocean electric SUVs". Electrive. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  18. "Fisker Announces 5 GWh/Year Battery Deal With CATL". Inside EVs. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  19. "Fisker strikes battery supply deal with CATL". Automotive News. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  20. "Fisker Ocean All-Electric SUV Makes European Debut at Mobile World Congress". Auto Futures. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  21. "Fisker Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2021 Financial Results".
  22. "Magna completes the first Ocean". 17 November 2022.
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