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Fisker secures long-term battery capacity with CATL for the Fisker Ocean SUV; >5 GWh/year; NMC and LFP

Green Car Congress

Fisker Inc. and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd announced a formal agreement cementing battery capacity for the Fisker Ocean SUV. Fisker and CATL teams have been working since 2020 to develop class-leading Fisker battery solutions optimized for vehicle structure, crashworthiness and very high levels of energy density.

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Fisker scraps direct sales and turns to auto dealers for sales

Teslarati

Fisker is scrapping plans for direct sales to customers. The startup is now turning to auto dealerships for sales and services. We decided we would rather give that money to a dealer so that we could expand faster,” said Henrik Fisker, the CEO, President, and Chairman of the EV startup.

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Magna starts production of Fisker Ocean EV in Austria

Green Car Reports

Production of the Fisker Ocean has started on schedule at contractor Magna Steyr's Austrian factory, Fisker announced at the 2022 Los Angeles Auto Show. The electric SUV was announced at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show, before Fisker had settled on a platform for the vehicle. launch as a 2023 model.

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Fisker braking complaints trigger NHTSA probe

Teslarati

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration initiated a probe on 2023 Fisker Ocean vehicles after receiving 9 complaints about the car’s breaks. The NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE) to determine the scope and severity of Fisker’s brake complaints.

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Fisker officially unveils Ocean SUV in three price tiers and lots of unique features

Electrek

Los Angeles-based Automaker Fisker Inc. turned a new page in its history today with the official debut of its flagship EV, the Ocean SUV. The Ocean is an EV we have covered closely over the past two years leading up to its unveiling at the LA Auto Show this morning.

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Fisker Ocean review: Coming soon, in a future software update

Electrek

The Fisker Ocean has been out and about for a few months now , but most media drives have been relatively short test drives so far. But with the LA Auto Show in town, Fisker gave us an Ocean overnight to have a little unsupervised testing time with its new electric SUV.

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Struggling Fisker Could Get a $400 Million Lifeline from Nissan

The Truth About Cars

Things looked promising for Fisker at first, and the automaker actually delivered on its promise to design and manufacture a new EV. Even so, the automotive market is brutal and unforgiving, and Fisker’s fortunes have turned as it has had an uphill battle getting its new Ocean SUV out the door.

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