EV startup Fisker is nearly able to show us the Ocean, alittle electric SUV to challenge the Audi E-Tron, Jaguar I-Pace and upcoming BMW iX3, Mercedes-Benz GLC and Tesla Model Y.
The Ocean is about for a debut on January 7 at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and before the large reveal Fisker has provided a glance at the vehicle when it's in its California Mode.
What exactly is that this mode? Well, with the push of one button, two roof panels slide back while six side windows (three on each side) plus the rear windshield all sink. The result's an experience that comes on the brink of cruising during a convertible. As Fisker describes it, the California Mode lets occupants experience the “sun, fresh air and open feeling without being during a convertible.”
The Ocean debuting at CES are going to be a totally working prototype. Fisker said production is thanks to start in late 2021 and deliveries are to follow by early 2022. No production site has been announced but Fisker has hired some former manufacturing execs from Toyota and Volkswagen.
The Ocean is promised with a starting price of but $40,000. You'll even be ready to lease one from $379 per month, with the lease price including the value of all repairs and maintenance.
Confirmed specs include an 80-kilowatt-hour battery, rear- and all-wheel-drive configurations, and a variety of about 300 miles. Fisker has also partnered with Electrify America to develop a charging system for the Ocean which will allow 200 miles of range to be delivered in only half-hour of charging.