Fisker Ocean Explained

Fisker Ocean
Manufacturer:Fisker Inc
Production:2022–2024[1]
Assembly:Austria: Graz (Magna Steyr)
Designer:Henrik Fisker
Class:Mid-size crossover SUV[2]
Body Style:5-door SUV
Transmission:1-speed EVT
Motor:349kW
696.4Nm 2x Permanent-Magnet Synchronous AC Motors (One/Extreme)[3]

205kW
x1 Permanent-Magnet Synchronous AC Motor
(Sport)[4]
Battery:113kWh Total Capacity
106.5kWh Usable
lithium-ion battery(One/Extreme/Ultra)

80kWh Total Capacity
75kWh Usable
lithium iron phosphate battery(Sport)
Wheelbase:2921mm
Length:4774mm
Width:1982mm
Sp:us
Weight:[5]

The Fisker Ocean is a battery electric mid-size crossover SUV that was manufactured and marketed by Fisker, which filed for bankruptcy protection in 2024. Released in 2023, the Ocean was intended to be the first of three models in a lineup of mass-market all-electric vehicles designed by Henrik Fisker.[6]

Overview

On October 15, 2020, Fisker announced it would outsource production of the Ocean to Magna Steyr, an Austrian-based contract manufacturer, in order to reduce the complexities and costs related to the building and operating its own factory.[7] [8] Fisker utilised Magna's electric vehicle platform, and gave Magna a stake of up to 6% of Fisker equity. In June 2021, Fisker finalised its manufacturing deal with Magna Steyr, with production on the Fisker Ocean to begin in November 2022 at Magna's facility in Graz, Austria.[9]

In November 2021, Fisker and Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) announced a deal for CATL to supply two different battery packs for the Fisker Ocean SUV. The primary high-capacity pack uses a lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide cell chemistry, and the second pack uses CATL's cells based on lithium iron phosphate chemistry.[10] [11]

The Fisker Ocean was presented at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February 2022.[12]

On June 1, 2023, the Ocean Extreme was reported to achieve an EPA range of 360 miles (579 km).[13] It was offered in both front and all-wheel drive.[14]

The Ocean has experienced more than 100 loss-of-power incidents as well as other technical problems after delivery, resulting in three National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigations into different issues[15] [16] and multiple recalls.[17]

In March 2024, due to the financial difficulties faced by Fisker Inc, production of the Ocean was paused for six weeks in order for the company to "align inventory levels and progress strategic and financing initiatives.” The company warned that bankruptcy was imminent and could occur within weeks.[18] In June 2024, the company announced it had filed for bankruptcy and was indefinitely suspending production of the Ocean.[1]

Pre-orders

In October 2020, Viggo, a newly founded Danish ride-hailing service, ordered 300 Fisker Oceans, to be delivered in late 2022.[19] In March 2021, Fisker announced an agreement with Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance (of Crédit Agricole Group) on the potential supply of Fisker Ocean SUVs to the European banking group.[20] 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.[21]

As of February 2022, the company announced that it has over 30,000 reservations for the Fisker Ocean SUV[22] and over 55,000 by August 2022. At the end of 2022, the Ocean had 63,000 preorders.[23]

Deliveries

Fisker delivered its first Ocean One customer vehicle on May 5, 2023, in Copenhagen, Denmark.[24]

Fisker made its first deliveries to customers in the United States with the delivery of 22 Oceans on June 23, 2023.[25]

Only 10,000 were built, with less than half delivered.[26]

Specifications

Trim Level!scope="col"
OneExtremeUltraSport
PowertrainAWDAWDAWDFWD
Range (EPA)3600NaN0360miles350miles[27] 231miles
Range (WLTP)440miles440milesNot Announced288miles[28]
Acceleration
4.0 seconds W/Boost Mode4.0 seconds W/Boost Mode4.2 seconds[29] 7.4 seconds[30]
Top speed
Power (peak)
Torque (peak)Not Announced
Battery ChemistryLithium nickel manganese cobalt oxideLithium nickel manganese cobalt oxideLithium nickel manganese cobalt oxideLithium iron phosphate battery
First Deliveries or ProjectedMay 2023 (Europe)
June 2023 (USA)
Q4 2023Q1-Q2 2024Q4 2024
Cargo space4760NaN0 Behind Second Row
9180NaN0 With Second Row Folded Down
Charging PortJ1772/CCS1 (North America)
Type 2/CCS2 (Europe)
Charging Speed175 KW DCFC7.4 KW AC Onboard Level 2 Charger

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Purdy . Kevin . 2024-06-18 . Fisker is out of cash, not making cars, and filing for bankruptcy . 2024-06-20 . . en-us.
  2. Web site: The Fisker Ocean Is An Underdog That Every Automaker Should Be Careful Of. Safet. Satara. 4 November 2022 . Top Speed. 15 July 2023.
  3. Web site: Fisker Ocean Specifications . 20 June 2023 . img.fiskerinc.com.
  4. Web site: Fisker Ocean Sport Specs. 20 June 2023 . ev-database.org.
  5. Web site: 2023 Fisker Ocean Extreme EPA Rating Emerges. InsideEVs. 20 August 2023. Mark. Kane. 28 December 2023.
  6. Web site: Fisker Ties Up With Magna To Build Its Electric Ocean SUV. Forbes. Alan. Ohnsman. October 15, 2023. August 3, 2023. 9:00am EDT.
  7. Web site: Eisenstein . Paul A. . 7 August 2020 . Exclusive: Fisker Inks MOU with Magna, Deal Will Put it Into Production by Late 2022 . 9 August 2020 . The Detroit Bureau .
  8. Web site: Fisker Ties Up With Magna To Build Its Electric Ocean SUV . 6 May 2023 . Forbes . Alan . Ohnsman . 15 October 2020.
  9. Web site: 18 June 2021 . Fisker Finalizes Manufacturing Deal With Magna, Ocean Production To Start in November 2022 . 12 July 2021 . Car Scoops.
  10. Web site: Fisker Announces 5 GWh/Year Battery Deal With CATL . 11 November 2021 . Inside EVs.
  11. Web site: 3 November 2021 . Fisker strikes battery supply deal with CATL . 11 November 2021 . Automotive News.
  12. Web site: Fisker Ocean All-Electric SUV Makes European Debut at Mobile World Congress . Auto Futures . 28 February 2022 . 21 March 2022 . 22 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220622120700/https://www.autofutures.tv/2022/02/28/fisker-ocean-all-electric-suv-makes-european-debut-at-mobile-world-congress/ . dead .
  13. . All-Electric Fisker Ocean Extreme Achieves EPA Range of 360 Miles, the Longest of Any New Electric SUV Under $200,000 Sold in the United States Today . Los Angeles. Fisker Inc.. June 1, 2023 . 2023-06-03.
  14. Web site: 2023 Fisker Ocean. 21 June 2023 . Car and Driver.
  15. Web site: O'Kane . Sean . 2024-02-09 . Fisker Ocean owners flagged sudden power loss and brake problems for months, internal documents show . 2024-04-05 . TechCrunch . en-US.
  16. News: 3 April 2023 . US opens preliminary probe into Fisker's Ocean vehicles over door failure . 4 April 2023 . Reuters.
  17. https://insideevs.com/news/726638/fisker-ocean-recall-all-cars-again/
  18. News: White . Jeremy . 18 March 2024 . Fisker Suspends Its EV Production . 2024-03-27 . Wired . en-US . 1059-1028.
  19. Web site: Danish ride-hailing service Viggo orders 300 Fisker Ocean EVs . 5 November 2020 . Green Car Congress.
  20. Web site: 28 May 2021 . 2 Electric Vehicle Manufacturers Wall Street Analysts Predict Will Gain More Than 80% . 12 July 2021 . Entrepreneur.
  21. Web site: 18 May 2021 . Onto orders 700 Fisker Ocean electric SUVs . 12 July 2021 . Electrive.
  22. Web site: Fisker Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2021 Financial Results.
  23. Web site: Magna completes the first Ocean . 17 November 2022 .
  24. Web site: Fisker Delivers First All-Electric Fisker Ocean SUV. 21 June 2023 . Fisker Press Release.
  25. Web site: Fisker Makes First 22 Deliveries of Fisker Ocean SUV to Customers in the United States . 23 June 2023 . 26 July 2023 . Business Wire.
  26. Web site: Fisker Built Over 10,000 Ocean EVs In 2023. It Delivered Less Than Half . 2024-07-09 . InsideEVs . en.
  27. Web site: Fisker Lowers Price in U.S. for Top-Level Fisker Ocean Extreme and Provides Price Adjustment to Existing Customers. Fisker Opens 2024 Orders for All Trim Levels, Including Ultra and Sport, With New Pricing . 24 October 2023 . fiskerinc.com.
  28. Web site: 21 November 2023 . FISKER OCEAN SPORT ACHIEVES UP TO 288 MILES UK OF DRIVING RANGE UNDER EUROPEAN WLTP PROTOCOL . 1 December 2023 . Fisker Inc.
  29. Web site: Fisker Ocean Ultra. August 12, 2023.
  30. Web site: 21 Nov 2023 . The £37k electric Fisker Ocean Sport gets official range of 288 miles . topgear.com.