Photo: Fisker Inc.
As you might already know, the restless Danish designer who is responsible for a few beautiful cars that have graced our eyes (most notably the BMW Z8 and the Aston Martin DB9) is now busy lobbying for his new company and its first, yet to be launched product.
While his last venture, the ill-fated Fisker Automotive, built and sold a hybrid car - the beautiful but flawed Fisker Karma - his new endeavor is aiming for a fully-electric one. And it's battery-powered, so none of that liquid hydrogen fuel cell mumbo-jumbo.
Actually, it's not at all that clear what exactly will provide the power to Fisker EMotion's motors since it was initially announced the six-figure car would use some sort of battery-high capacitor hybrid. That technology would allow the EV to reach a maximum range of over 400 miles and also recharge energy worth of 100 miles in just nine minutes.
Earlier this year, Fisker took that back and said the EMotion would be launched with regular batteries but claimed all those figures would miraculously remain the same. Well, it looks like we won't have that much to wait until all cards are shown since according to The Street, Henrik Fisker's latest creation is reportedly scheduled for a January debut next year at the 2018 CES in Las Vegas.
As if unprecedented charging speeds and record range wasn't enough, Fisker also claims they're working on a Level 4 autonomous driving system that would likely not be ready for the January reveal, but it will equip the vehicle at one point. Unlike Tesla's take on the whole self-driving thing, Fisker is said to use a LIDAR for a maximum accuracy in reading the car's surroundings.
Deliveries of the Fisker EMotion are expected to start sometime during 2019 with a price of $129,000. That means it would be a potential competitor for Tesla's Model S or the Lucid Motors Air, but Fisker is also working on a much more affordable version of the model. This one is supposed to debut one year after the original and cost $34,000, which is conveniently $1,000 less than the Model 3.
However, talking about that at the moment is like putting the horse before the cart. It all depends on what happens this January - if Fisker can convince the public and the potential investors that he has a car that does everything it says on the box, then it's game on. If not, well, we can add another EV startup to the list of failed ones.
Actually, it's not at all that clear what exactly will provide the power to Fisker EMotion's motors since it was initially announced the six-figure car would use some sort of battery-high capacitor hybrid. That technology would allow the EV to reach a maximum range of over 400 miles and also recharge energy worth of 100 miles in just nine minutes.
Earlier this year, Fisker took that back and said the EMotion would be launched with regular batteries but claimed all those figures would miraculously remain the same. Well, it looks like we won't have that much to wait until all cards are shown since according to The Street, Henrik Fisker's latest creation is reportedly scheduled for a January debut next year at the 2018 CES in Las Vegas.
As if unprecedented charging speeds and record range wasn't enough, Fisker also claims they're working on a Level 4 autonomous driving system that would likely not be ready for the January reveal, but it will equip the vehicle at one point. Unlike Tesla's take on the whole self-driving thing, Fisker is said to use a LIDAR for a maximum accuracy in reading the car's surroundings.
Deliveries of the Fisker EMotion are expected to start sometime during 2019 with a price of $129,000. That means it would be a potential competitor for Tesla's Model S or the Lucid Motors Air, but Fisker is also working on a much more affordable version of the model. This one is supposed to debut one year after the original and cost $34,000, which is conveniently $1,000 less than the Model 3.
However, talking about that at the moment is like putting the horse before the cart. It all depends on what happens this January - if Fisker can convince the public and the potential investors that he has a car that does everything it says on the box, then it's game on. If not, well, we can add another EV startup to the list of failed ones.
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