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Fisker opens reservations for Ocean SUV; cost starts as low as $379/month

Green Car Congress

Fisker Inc. The Fisker Ocean is targeted to begin production at the end of 2021, with the first high-volume deliveries projected for 2022. The Fisker app offers a flexible lease program, maintenance and repair on demand, insurance purchase to easy finance options. —Henrik Fisker, chairman and CEO of Fisker Inc.

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Fisker names its all-electric SUV Ocean; unveils app-based leasing program

Green Car Congress

Fisker Inc. revealed the name of its upcoming all-electric luxury sports utility vehicle: Fisker Ocean. Designed in California by iconic automotive designer, entrepreneur and visionary Henrik Fisker, the Fisker Ocean will feature recycled, vegan and more innovative materials. 80 kWh lithium-ion battery pack.

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Nissan Has a Turnaround Plan That Involves Cheaper EVs and Other Electrified Models

The Truth About Cars

Now, the company has reportedly backed out of a tentative deal to invest in Fisker and is eying the possibility that China could eat everyone’s lunch with affordable EVs. Nissan’s sales have fallen significantly since 2019, down from 5.52 These moves can’t come soon enough. million that year to just 3.7 million last year.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

The Model 3 its affordable ($35,000 as it was originally advertised, though most have sold for more), smaller model changed everything. Bolts jolts the market with 200+ miles of range and an affordable price. Road Test: 2019 BMW i8 Roadster. Nissan Leaf – the Standard Bearer. Now Languishing; Waiting for Reinforcements.

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Tech: Aerodynamics Is the Key To EV Range

Clean Fleet Report

The purpose of cars is to carry people, preferably in a practical, safe and affordable way, so the constraints are quite different compared to a sports car or race car. 146 concept, presented in 2019, presents a nice example of what is possible. Practical Applications of Aero. ” Some designs just take time to get used to.

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Fuel-cell Honda CR-V review, Genesis GV60 test, Fisker Ocean price cut: The Week in Reverse

Baua Electric

Genesis Neolun Concept – 2024 New York Auto Show Nissan talked through a roadmap for a new generation of affordable EVs , plus a three-row electric SUV due in 2028, and a pivot that will include U.S.-bound among the earliest I-Paces made, and all 2019 models. bound hybrids and plug-in hybrids. kwh battery pack.

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Fixing the Federal EV Tax Credit Flaws: Redesigning the Vehicle Credit Formula

EV Adoption

In the case of the EV tax credit it should motivate: Automakers to produce more EVs in general; more affordable EVs, and EVs – whether BEV or PHEV – that are as efficient (getting maximum miles per kWh of the battery pack) as possible.