Fisker on Thursday introduced it would supply an electrical car from a former Normal Motors plant in Lordstown, Ohio, which was acquired final fall by Taiwanese contract producer Foxconn—sure, the identical firm that builds iPhones for Apple.
The car in query is an city runabout code-named Undertaking PEAR, which Fisker plans to launch in 2024 with a beginning value of $29,900. The corporate targets annual manufacturing of 250,000 items for the EV.
Fisker first hinted at constructing the PEAR beneath contract on the Lordstown plant final fall however the plan was all the time dependant on Foxconn’s profitable acquisition of the Lordstown plant from struggling EV startup Lordstown Motors which initially acquired the plant from GM. Below a separate deal reached with Lordstown Motors, Foxconn may even construct Lordstown Motors’ Endurance pickup truck beneath contract on the plant.
The PEAR might be Fisker’s second car. The primary is the 2023 Ocean crossover which is because of begin manufacturing this fall. Manufacturing of the Ocean has been outsourced to Austria’s Magna Steyr.
2023 Fisker Ocean
The PEAR’s code title is an acronym for Private Electrical Automotive Revolution, and Fisker has described the car as an “agile city EV.” It’s going to measure about 177 inches lengthy, or a bit shorter than compact EVs just like the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Volkswagen ID.4, and have the ability to seat 5. Fisker additionally stated the car will characteristic intuitive controls, sporty driving traits, and a “deal with trade firsts.”
Fisker stated the PEAR will journey on a brand new platform, although one considered derived from a modular platform initially developed by Foxconn. Fisker stated the platform will underpin two extra fashions past the PEAR. The Ocean makes use of a separate platform sourced from Magna Steyr.
“The PEAR might be a revolutionary electrical car that received’t match into any current phase,” Henrik Fisker, Fisker’s chairman, CEO and founder, stated in an announcement.
Fisker is understood to be engaged on at the least two extra autos, although these are high-end autos with restricted manufacturing. One is a sports activities automobile code-named Ronin, a teaser for which was launched earlier in Could. The opposite is considered an SUV.
