Fisker Ocean

In short

• Electric mid-size SUV, 4,774 mm long, built by Magna Steyr in Graz from November 2022 to March 2024.
• Sport: front-wheel drive, 205 kW (279 PS), 75 kWh LFP, 464 km WLTP; Extreme and One: 415 kW (564 PS), 737 Nm, 106.5 kWh net NMC, up to 707 km WLTP.
• German list prices in 2023 from €43,900 (Sport) to €69,950 (One launch edition).
• About 11,193 built; production ended with Fisker's Chapter 11 filing on 17 June 2024.

Fisker Ocean at a glance

From asset-light plan to series production

Fisker did not build its own factory. On 15 October 2020 it announced that Magna Steyr would make the Ocean in Graz, and Magna received up to 6 % of Fisker's equity in return. The contract was finalised in June 2021, with production planned for November 2022. The batteries came from CATL under an agreement announced in November 2021.

The production car was presented at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February 2022. By then Fisker reported more than 30,000 reservations, a figure that rose to about 63,000 pre-orders at the end of 2022 and over 65,000 by February 2023. Fleet customers also signed up: the Danish ride-hailing company Viggo ordered 300 cars in October 2020, and the UK subscription firm Onto agreed in May 2021 to take up to 700 in 2023.

Versions and performance

Power figures differ slightly between sources: Wikipedia EN gives 420 kW for the One and Extreme and 405 kW for the Ultra, while the ADAC lists 415 kW and 400 kW. The 3.9-second sprint applies with Boost mode. The all-wheel-drive versions have two permanent-magnet motors and a single-speed transmission. On the American EPA cycle, the Extreme reached 579 km, a figure reported on 1 June 2023.

The ADAC gives 0–100 % on 11 kW AC in about 495 minutes for the Sport and 720 minutes for the large battery. DC charging reaches 200 kW for the Sport and 250 kW for the Extreme in the ADAC data, with 80 % in 33 minutes for both; Wikipedia EN gives 175 kW. European cars use Type 2 and CCS2 connectors.

Design and practical details

The body is 4,774 mm long and 1,982 mm wide on a 2,921 mm wheelbase. Henrik Fisker gave it a clean, upright SUV shape. The boot holds 476 litres behind the rear seats and 918 litres with them folded. The Extreme can tow 1,820 kg braked, according to the ADAC, and a tow bar on the Sport cost €1,780 extra in Germany in 2023.

At 2,435 to 2,509 kg the Ocean is heavy for its length, mainly because of the 113 kWh gross battery in the all-wheel-drive versions. The ADAC EU kerb weight of the Extreme is 2,509 kg.

Deliveries and problems

Production started in Graz in November 2022. The first customer car in Europe was handed over in Copenhagen on 5 May 2023, and the first 22 American cars on 23 June 2023. The One launch edition came first, the Extreme and Ultra followed in late 2023, and the Sport arrived in Europe in December 2023.

The early cars had many faults. Wikipedia EN lists more than 100 loss-of-power incidents after delivery, three investigations by the American safety agency NHTSA and several recalls. More than 40,000 reservations were cancelled.

The end of Fisker

In March 2024 Fisker paused production for six weeks and warned that it might go bankrupt within weeks. On 17 June 2024 it filed for Chapter 11 in Delaware and stopped Ocean production indefinitely. The planned PEAR city car, the Alaska pickup and the Ronin sports car, both shown as prototypes on 3 August 2023, were never built.

In July 2024 a court approved the sale of the remaining 3,231 Oceans to American Lease & Management, a New York leasing company, which put them into service as ride-hailing cars and taxis in New York City. Fisker and its creditors reached an agreement in October 2024, and the company's intellectual property passed to the creditors. Owners of used Oceans should keep in mind that software support and spare parts no longer come from the original maker.

Prices in Germany

All prices are German list prices from the ADAC catalogue for 2023–2024. New-car prices no longer apply, since the Ocean is out of production.

Is a used Fisker Ocean worth buying?

On paper the Ocean is strong: the Extreme has one of the longest WLTP ranges of any SUV of its time, with 707 km, and even the Sport covers 464 km. The risks are the early software faults, the recalls and the lack of a manufacturer behind the car. A buyer should check that all recall work has been done, that the software is up to date and that a specialist can service the car locally.

Rivals with secure support include the Tesla Model Y and, at a higher price, the Rivian R1S. The compare section sets the Ocean's dimensions against these rivals, and the Fisker catalogue lists its data.