FISKER OCEAN

American firm’s first model aims to shake up established order with Europe-friendly blend of style, sustainability and innovation

MATT SAUNDERS

As the struggles of so many manufacturers t o ignite the sales growth of their electric car lines continue to show, there’s still plenty of need for reassurance among those looking to buy their first EV. While people who have already made the leap may argue it differently, many still see EVs, which cost more than their combustion-engined equivalents, as having potentially problematic usability for those who can’t depend on easy home charging. The Fisker Ocean, the emergent American EV firm’s first production car, engages with those perceptions head on. Designed in California but built by Magna Steyr in Austria (on the same line that, until recently, cranked out the BMW 530e), this is a compact, European-flavoured SUV that leads with its smoothsurfaced, sophisticated design. In the metal, it looks…

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Autocar (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2, 2023

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