Electric Dano-American automaker Fisker is putting the wheels in motion to be more environmentally-conscious, in order to instigate a green car revolution. Chairman and CEO Henrik Fisker revealed what could be the “world’s most sustainable car” at the LA Auto Show.
“Our mission is to create the world’s most innovative and sustainable vehicles that are also affordable, and it all starts with the Fisker Ocean as we fully embrace a clean future for all,” Fisker said at the event.
The Ocean will present three all-electric models: the Fisker Ocean Sport, Fisker Ocean Ultra and Fisker Ocean Extreme. The vehicle will officially start rolling off the production line at the factory of Fisker’s manufacturing partner, Magna-Steyr in Graz, Austria in November 2022.
Fisker said the Ocean has been designed to be “as sustainable as possible”. The five-passenger car has a fully-vegan interior using recycled materials, including carpets made from reclaimed fishing nets and old t-shirts. The wheels are an alloy of renewed rubber complete with recycled material wheel covers.
“Our mission is to create the world’s most innovative and sustainable vehicles that are also affordable, and it all starts with the Fisker Ocean” Henrik Fisker said. Fisker Inc. “It’s an exciting part, that we can use recycling materials and actually create a luxury vehicle,”
The SUV is powered with a 80 kilowatt hour (kWh) battery pack using a lithium-ion phosphate (LFP) battery cell chemistry. It’s supplied by CATL, the Chinese battery maker who is already in business with Tesla and Volkswagen.
Besides the EV’s battery power and interior, Fisker is looking to ramp up its sustainability credentials further. The Ocean Extreme has been designed with a unique solar roof, the FiskerSolarSky. Fisker claims that it is capable of providing around 3,200 km of additional range per year under ideal conditions.
The prices range from $37,499 (€33,150) for the Sport edition to $68,999 (€60,822) for the Extreme. The automaker’s CEO said he was determined to make “a super cool vehicle that was accessible for everyone”.
