Agreed. I don't think we or the world were ready for the Karma at the time of its release and admittedly we all remember some of the glaring design faults in that car. But I've always loved the brand ethos. If this comes to the states I'm absolutely going to consider it
@@JackScarlett1 the majority of the vehicle is actually made by Magna, which is one of the largest auto parts manufacturers in the world, they’ve been in the business for decades. I actually was at a talk given by Frank Stronach back in the 90s when I was at university, probably should have paid more attention to what he was saying 😂
ah yes goyim, consoooom product. lol over the years at mass scale, the most sustainable use of these heavy non recycalable batteries that take a long time to make neutral in a crash fire, is to use the stuff in supercapacitor or minimal amount of battery (auxilarry battery) to power electric assited tiurbo for INNengine or freepiston sort of thing, mahle was tlaking about a recyclable electric motor and if magnets can be recycled, freepiston and NEVS in wheel electric motor sort fo thing would be just as sustinable and lot nicer . toyota also maybe coudl just use gr corolla 1.5 inline 3 across pretty much all cars. there could be a nice rear midengine compact 4 with the rear seat facin the rear to make driving not so boring anymore with more driver awareness and highest eevr scores in low chemical txocity, sustinability, crash saftey, low road wear, etc.... im not even done saying the things we could have. a silly half baked pretensious ironically named "suv" thing ir ev thing or hybrid thing or lousy 2.5 liter toyota sort of thing etc is not worth anyones money.
Western Australians, Queenslanders and remote Australians in the other states could definitely use that range and huge battery. I think it would do very well here if they can roll it out fast enough. 😊 Ps. Loving my new member badge even though I’m not new 😂 Finally!
As long as it's not destined for private ownership. These big EVs are great as rentals, but not as massive hunks of metal occupying parking space for 99% of their life.
Really love the solar panel in the roof - makes so much sense to help combat the idle drain that goes with these high tech cars (and looks cool). Hopefully one day they can make a slightly scaled down model as this is still rather too big & heavy for my tastes
They're making the Fisker Pear as their next vehicle. A scaled down, cheaper SUV that keeps a number of the same design cues as the Ocean. They've got a vehicle line up reveal on Aug 3rd I believe.
I reckon that you would get about 8 miles a day at the absolute best out of it, maybe 2kWh? Or you could park in the shade and maybe save 2kWh in airconditioning consumption.
I’ve been skeptical about the Ocean for the past 3 years, but hopeful. I am actually stunned by how this car turned out in real life. Range, design, price, interior function, speed, California mode, sustainability, AND SO ON. I really cannot believe it, truly an amazing car. Henrik has finally done it after decades in the business. Congrats. 🎉
Absolutely amazing job with the review. Of all the reviews to date, this is the most well put together, educated, and enthusiastic reviews. I will celebrate this as a huge win with some areas to improve on the software! 🎉
Probably one of the best EV's I've seen. The bigger battery is more useful then you understand, these will probably be used as tow vehicles and towing say an average size caravan around can reduce the range by 50%, plus not everyone has off road or home charging, this would only need charging up publicly once a month or once every couple of months. The only gripe I have with this car is the lack of a machinal handbrake.
@@JackScarlett1 The main reason to buy a 4x4 is to tow, or maybe I'm just showing my age. I don't trust electronic handbrakes, even less on a big heavy car like this. I've seen them fail too many times and I live on a hill, I mean on an ICE car you can leave it in gear or park if an auto, so it isn't the end of the world. But an EV lacks a normal gearbox so you putting all your trust in a small electric motor to hold two tons worth of car. Then you have the added weight of a caravan which is just temping fate. Also I have had a brake line fail on me and I lost all braking at the time, the mechanical handbrake was the only thing that stopped me crashing. If my car had one of those hateful electronic handbrakes I would've crashed for sure.
It could be the best ev ever made with 450 miles and excellent battery life thats why i own so much of FSR stock this thing is gunna explode upwards soon. Company is a gold mine
Thanks for acknowledging a use case for long range vehicles. Living in the western USA, I never feel comfortable with a 250 mile range for a weekend getaway . But 400…that is awesome.
Jack - your reviews get better and better! Amusing in an understated, British way, quirky and informative. Drive carefully! Looks like a buy, this car: love he buttons and layout tho’ a bit leery about those “tablelets they don’t inspire confidence that your snack won’t go all over your trousers right where the hot coffee hurts…….
Forget Iowa & Idaho, Long range will be very important in Australia where you can easily be hours between towns when you leave any of the 5 major metro areas.
700km would be great for rural parts of Australia, too. I did a road trip to Qld recently - 1100km each way and not much charging infrastructure on the back roads 😉
This is the EV I've been waiting for - huge battery and solar panel (solar makes so much sense on an EV, I know it doesn't add much charge, but it helps). Big battery long range is ideal for me, as a retiree I like touring and in Australia I rack up many K's in a day on freeways. Also ideal for charging the battery on my emtb as well as plugging into home for extra storage. The bigger batt would also help with those who tow boats and caravans. I used to run portable, power hungry equipment on lithium batteries, the smaller batts would only last two years but the larger ones I'd get 4 years out of, I feel the bigger the battery the longer they'll last. C'mon Fisker, send some to Australia!
@@lol0609Except you did pay for it. It probably adds a couple thousand to cost of the car. Not to mention another thing to break. What do you gain from it? A few extra miles a day. It's just not worth it all with current technology.
Love the design from the outside , only thing I would change is the badge , needs to be darker to align with rest of trim. I can see an after market option for that being good
Agree - badge looks lame - and am sure there are more eco-friendly ways to badge it eg engraving. Amazing car - am going to keep a close eye on Fisker going forward.
I hope they grow as much over the coming years like Tesla did. This is at top of my list for my next vehicle. I would also mention that living in Colorado you can easily travel over 400 miles to get to an outside adventure or even for visiting far flung relatives.
@@JackScarlett1 Even in Europe, if I'm driving to somewhere south of Paris from the Netherlands I have to plan much more carefully where to stop and charge with my ~300km highway range Leaf. And if you're
The thing is... If we are serious about shifting frim IC to EV... We do gonna need huge batteries in cars. Even bigger. It should put out the range of atleast 1000km. It takes about less then 2 mins to fill a petrol car and we still have long queues at gas stations. Even the fastest chargers in takes atleast 20 min to go from 20%-80% in charging. So we need to be able to carry as much charge as possible so that we'll be less frequent on charging stations... Otherwise the queues on charging stations are gonna be hours long if not days. And people say that if you have bigger battery you'll be spending more time at charging so it will negete the effects... Well the math here is... Suppose for example if 1 min of charging gives you 5 mins of driving. Then spending extra time at charging stations will keep you off the station for even longer time, so over-all less queue.
It occurs to me, videos reviewing EVs should include what type of heat pumps they are using. Tesla seems to be leading the way providing a unit more efficient than others. This is important as heating and cool energy use is a major factor in EV driving. Also Miles/kWh is nice to know.
He did mention ~4 miles/kWh, which is decent for an EV of that size. But less than my Hyundai Ioniq 5.5 miles/kWh on mixed roads (spring/summer) with heat pump set up on AUTO mode. 😊
I like that CHUNKY Fisker ! Suits you well Jack. Also stylist did a nice job on you Jack you don't look like you were just on a bender in this video 😉 👍
So excited to see a relatively good value car with a 700km range. It will be a game changer for Australia. I’ve driven 500km return in a day for a work meeting. I dont the want to spend another 30-60 mins on the side of the road charging. Love our current EV. This is gonna be better.
Honestly Fisker wasn't really on my radar, but they certainly are now. Not sure I'd jump on as an early adopter, but one of these with NACS in the US for ~$60k and that battery size seems like a serious contender.
As a Canadian, I roll my eyes whenever a European tinks a car doesn't need that much range. People here might drive 70 km "one way" to work with nowhere to charge
Fellow Canadian here - There's also being prepared for emergencies. If you live in a somewhat remote area and a family member or friend needs to go to the hospital after you've gotten home from work and you're far away from both fast chargers and the care your loved one needs, you need a vehicle that can take them there (and possibly back) without needing to get a long L2 top up before leaving. There are reasons why so many Canadians have a rule of thumb of filling up at half a tank, especially in winter (which means keeping 250-450 km in reserve depending on conditions and the vehicle). Because even for gas cars, filling stations aren't always open when you need to go somewhere, and the wrong road blocked by an accident or bad weather can cause long detours, so you better have enough on board if needed. If you want people in those circumstances to drive mostly electric, the car either needs a pretty large battery for a BEV, or a small by BEV standards, but still large by PHEV standards (>75 km hwy range for day to day with charging on both ends) with a gas range extender. And there haven't been many of the latter. Or, the unlikely future in the near to medium term of widespread on road wireless charging while driving. That'd enable smaller batteries, but require a heck of a lot of infrastructure.
@@seabreamAmbulances are for those situations. 70km one way trip to work is a quite long. But I know a couple of guys doing it here in Finland as well. EV is a very economical way to drive those long distance drives to work. Petrol cost 1.8€/litre so it is over 300€ per month for petrol and it is only drives to work with low consuming vehicle (like 6L/100km). It will be under 100€ / month with EV.
@@janivertanen maybe an ambulance if really severe, but here in the US it's often better to drive a loved one to the hospital if possible because you'll save more than $100 per minute, especially if you're kinda remote. But that's a whole other issue
Me laughing in 55km-one-way-5-days-a-week. Must be nice calling into work by shouting down the street😒. My Chevy Bolt has 480km of range fully charged, and I still wish I had an extra 100km minimum. Range is key for North America. We are all super commuters and only getting worse with the skyrocketing housing market. That being said, I do have an Alaska pre-ordered (CU0RLI - My referral code if you plan on ordering one), and the range quoted is a meager 300miles😢. I hope they'll have a ridiculous North American battery pack available.
I'm following a European TH-camr who has already picked up his Fisker Ocean (one of the first in his country, I believe). The car was presented by Mr. Henrik Fisker himself, and the TH-camr has given a few updates so far. He clearly loves the car, only the software urgently needs an update (which reportedly will be sent this week). I really hope Fisker is a brand that will grow really big in the future!
Drive it and then drive a Rivian, Lucid, Polestar, VW, Audi, Nissan, Hyundai and lastly a Tesla. One of these is decades - literally DECADES in technology and production - beyond the others. I've driven them all EXCEPT for the Ocean (because it doesn't exist). I finally got tired of waiting for Fisker and made a purchase in December last year. So glad that I did because I don't like "chunky". Best of luck in your search 🙂
@@toddantony3606interesting! I really like the looks of this car, I’ll be watching to see how it does. The sticker price is a bit high for me when I do the conversion to Canadian dollars though.
"The average new car cost £39,308 in January this year, Auto Trader said, up from £27,305 half a decade earlier." So it's below average for any new car including ICE cars. That doesn't seem so expensive (at least in the UK) if we take that into consideration?
i could also do with the smaller battery, but in may only tow 1100 kg. And dont like its FWD with the small battery. Hope the do like Volvo and change to RWD.
You can spend 2+bn on a factory or have an expert build the vehicle in one which already exists. For a first vehicle that's probably a good idea? (CoughLucidcough)
I live in Manitoba Canada. In this province, some of our cities are over 800kms apart. So a 700km EV would certainly not be excessive here. In fact, the sheer distance North-South is what's holding up adoption here.
@victormdp it's not that there are no gas stations between those cities, but the small towns on that route are few and far between, with little incentive to install fast chargers unless they are publicly funded.
What I like about this is the recycled elements, relatively simple and functional, not too many features that you'll rarely use & no haptic buttons! Only negative is its another SUV!
I don't understand the obsession with recycled elements. How do we know they are absolutely safe? Plastics with high levels of heavy metals or phthalates that are recycled will still have those harmful materials in them in the end product.
A RHD version with the LFP battery would be very useful for those who need an SUV. I hope that this car succeeds. It deserves to. Thanks for the review. 🙂👍
@@MancAlB if you like in the UK, SUVs are too big. Everyone should have a hatchback here. In USA, there's people with large tall families who carry a lot of luggage regularly that need an SUV.
Personally one of the best looking EVs I've seen. Disagree with Jack about the front end, I like it. Hate the slab plain boring front of many EVs, Polestar update for one. Love the price as well. 👀 I'm looking seriously.
That front three-quarter view looks like a RR Evoque meets BMW i3. Not a bad thing, just familiar design language. The boot and back view is where it looks very unique and cool.
Saw that E89 BMW Z4 in the parking lot as you were pulling out and even though I had to sell it for my Ocean One, made me miss it. Great review, can't wait for mine - thanks!
Well we're getting closer....the worry now will be the price as this thing has been promised at a very keen price for a long time. I hope they can deliver on that.
So exciting to see such innovation in electric car manufacture - I think solar roof panels are a no-brainer and I hope more manufacturers adopt them into their cars
Given the tiny amount of energy that a small solar panel generates it strikes me as a con rather than a pro. It costs to incorporate, requires parking in the sun to do anything at all making for the usual UV deterioration of the car, one more thing to go wrong and probably non-replaceable economically.
I like it! I like the simplicity, the decent ride, the materials and the price of the shorter range model. I’ll probably hold out for the (rather stupidly named) Pear as it’s hopefully going to bring something new to the sub 30k EV game. Great review.
Had an opening tailgate window (hinged, not sliding), on both my Peugeot 407sw and my Citroën Picasso; really miss it - Stuff the boot and when things start falling out, close the tailgate, open the window and stuff some more! 😁
This car is well thought out and the styling is on point. Where Jack is wrong is the huge battery capacity he says is not needed. 100% we do. I drive from Birmingham to Switzerland regularly. I do not want to stop every hour. Secondly I live in an apartment with zero charging facilities. 9 aslo don't want to go to a public charger every couple of days. Thirdly Fisiker has vehicle to X I want all the variations and options that gives you Thank you for time ⌚🙏
A Fisker Ocean (entry-level) could really work for us, with its price point, towing capacity, etc. My only concern is whether it will ever make it to the UK, and what 'dealer' infrastructure will support it?
I would believe in their environmental aims if they had produced a modern-day ev equivalent of the Renault 4 but they made a ridiculously large suv with a larger than needed range meaning it has to lug around a huge battery...
This is looking quite very promising as an Practical EV, but I can’t help but notice surely they can fit another pane of Solar Panel on the bonnet, such a missed opportunity, as it could protentially add another theoretical yearly free charge of 1100+ km on top. Can’t wait.
Everything makes sense with this car except lagging software, which is NOT that important in daily use after initial setup of things, but may be INFURIATING for some people IF they use it more often...
@@victormdp this car has physical buttons for essentials. It depends what people use a car for, I personally just drive to places (wow!) and listen to music, GPS if going to new places, that's it.
The phrase you're looking for is "This is top of my list of cars to TEST for my next car". . It beggars belief that people "swear allegiance" to a product they haven't even seen in the flesh.... . You don't even know the specs.
@@rogerstarkey5390 I care less about the specs and more about the practicality. Ultimately though it will come down to price, if its rarity means the second hand price holds up I won’t be buying
Great review as always! Good to see downsides highlighted - bit crazy no Android Auto or Apple Car Play, very surprised at this. And agree software needs to be amped up big time - poor software becomes very frustrating very quickly. Excited to see how things go though!
After this review, there will be ALOT of noise from the predatory short sellers stoking bankruptcy fears so that they can cover their short positions (good luck!)- if you know the company, now is time to invest !
A range like that is essential for any ev manufacturer. With a sustainability focus it's just as valid as it will encourage many more people to switch.
The extra range is also welcome for those that are towing caravans etc so they still have a usage range and the vehicle to load doubly so. Then there are those that want to drive to a skiing trip super quick and don't want to stop to charge. Both use cases that need addressing so more people can make the switch...well done Fisker and especially for their eco credentials!!!
I hope Fisker has a win with this one. He's been in the game very long and definitely deserves the success.
Same. But I think he will. I don't like the evs on the market. But this one has my attention
As do I ….
Agreed. I don't think we or the world were ready for the Karma at the time of its release and admittedly we all remember some of the glaring design faults in that car. But I've always loved the brand ethos. If this comes to the states I'm absolutely going to consider it
Agree. The guy has paid his dues!
@@willcookmakeupshipping has already started in the states
Just glad to see they’re getting on the road. Was worried for a minute
Those final stages are among the most treacherous. So good to see another new car brand make it to customer deliveries - few do!
Fisker aren't making it
The Fisker karma got on the road also… they didn’t stay on the road.
@@JackScarlett1 the majority of the vehicle is actually made by Magna, which is one of the largest auto parts manufacturers in the world, they’ve been in the business for decades. I actually was at a talk given by Frank Stronach back in the 90s when I was at university, probably should have paid more attention to what he was saying 😂
wont OUTSELL the model Y or FUD muck-e in USA or Tesla/BYD in CHYNA.
or Model Y in EU.
My wife is selling her Tesla and buying a Fisker Ocean. Amazing! Great video.
You really think it will stay at that price, think again. They don't even make the car so makers and Fisker need to make profit or go bust
ah yes goyim, consoooom product. lol over the years at mass scale, the most sustainable use of these heavy non recycalable batteries that take a long time to make neutral in a crash fire, is to use the stuff in supercapacitor or minimal amount of battery (auxilarry battery) to power electric assited tiurbo for INNengine or freepiston sort of thing, mahle was tlaking about a recyclable electric motor and if magnets can be recycled, freepiston and NEVS in wheel electric motor sort fo thing would be just as sustinable and lot nicer . toyota also maybe coudl just use gr corolla 1.5 inline 3 across pretty much all cars. there could be a nice rear midengine compact 4 with the rear seat facin the rear to make driving not so boring anymore with more driver awareness and highest eevr scores in low chemical txocity, sustinability, crash saftey, low road wear, etc.... im not even done saying the things we could have. a silly half baked pretensious ironically named "suv" thing ir ev thing or hybrid thing or lousy 2.5 liter toyota sort of thing etc is not worth anyones money.
Hope it's good and Fisker don't go bust, like soon.
I don’t believe you lol I smell BS
This car is a good concept but it’s not proven yet for anyone to sell a Tesla to get this.
Me too. Cant wait to get rid of my maga mobile.
HA, the Leo DiCaprio joke. Love it.
Great video!
I thought it was about having a tash. Got a little chuckle. Then he landed the age punch line. Amazing.
😂
Western Australians, Queenslanders and remote Australians in the other states could definitely use that range and huge battery. I think it would do very well here if they can roll it out fast enough. 😊
Ps. Loving my new member badge even though I’m not new 😂 Finally!
An eco friendly, long miles, quality, silent, power car 🚙 will be a success. No doubt
Will be fun to see who do it first 🙂👍
its not EFFICIENT , its built by MAGNA on a GAS platform.
So Jackie does have a better CO2 build +run than the new Volvo EX30? Which is similar compact SUV cost.
As long as it's not destined for private ownership. These big EVs are great as rentals, but not as massive hunks of metal occupying parking space for 99% of their life.
@@markplott4820 Are you certain? According to Fiskar, it is built on the Magna EV platform chassis.
Really love the solar panel in the roof - makes so much sense to help combat the idle drain that goes with these high tech cars (and looks cool). Hopefully one day they can make a slightly scaled down model as this is still rather too big & heavy for my tastes
They're already developing the smaller car. Google "Fisker Pear"
Do you think that roof solar panel will EVER pay for itself in the UK?
They're making the Fisker Pear as their next vehicle. A scaled down, cheaper SUV that keeps a number of the same design cues as the Ocean. They've got a vehicle line up reveal on Aug 3rd I believe.
@@alexanderfarquhar2712 No i don't - but what features on a car ever do? Cars are always depreciating assets
I reckon that you would get about 8 miles a day at the absolute best out of it, maybe 2kWh? Or you could park in the shade and maybe save 2kWh in airconditioning consumption.
As always a brilliant and fun video! Thanks for always giving so much love to the creations on this channel!
Let's hope they make it with this one. It could be a big threat!
NOPE , Model Y #1 on EARTH. let that SINK in.
Competition is always good.
I’ve been skeptical about the Ocean for the past 3 years, but hopeful. I am actually stunned by how this car turned out in real life. Range, design, price, interior function, speed, California mode, sustainability, AND SO ON. I really cannot believe it, truly an amazing car. Henrik has finally done it after decades in the business. Congrats. 🎉
Absolutely amazing job with the review. Of all the reviews to date, this is the most well put together, educated, and enthusiastic reviews. I will celebrate this as a huge win with some areas to improve on the software! 🎉
Yes, and a beautiful haircut too.
This is an awesome, honest review of Fisker Ocean. Looking forward to driving one someday.
Probably one of the best EV's I've seen.
The bigger battery is more useful then you understand, these will probably be used as tow vehicles and towing say an average size caravan around can reduce the range by 50%, plus not everyone has off road or home charging, this would only need charging up publicly once a month or once every couple of months.
The only gripe I have with this car is the lack of a machinal handbrake.
Yep, towing another good justification for that big batt. I miss mechanical handbrakes too, they're pretty much gone entirely from new cars now
@@JackScarlett1 The main reason to buy a 4x4 is to tow, or maybe I'm just showing my age.
I don't trust electronic handbrakes, even less on a big heavy car like this.
I've seen them fail too many times and I live on a hill, I mean on an ICE car you can leave it in gear or park if an auto, so it isn't the end of the world.
But an EV lacks a normal gearbox so you putting all your trust in a small electric motor to hold two tons worth of car.
Then you have the added weight of a caravan which is just temping fate.
Also I have had a brake line fail on me and I lost all braking at the time, the mechanical handbrake was the only thing that stopped me crashing.
If my car had one of those hateful electronic handbrakes I would've crashed for sure.
Also winter and also for keeping under 80% soc for long term durability cuts range. Reviews always understate this to promote EVs.
@@MrRaitzi The long range will sell better than they think.
It could be the best ev ever made with 450 miles and excellent battery life thats why i own so much of FSR stock this thing is gunna explode upwards soon. Company is a gold mine
So far nothing but good vibes for the Fisker! Every video I've seen is mega positive loving the vehicle..and owners are happy!
Thanks for acknowledging a use case for long range vehicles. Living in the western USA, I never feel comfortable with a 250 mile range for a weekend getaway . But 400…that is awesome.
Jack - your reviews get better and better! Amusing in an understated, British way, quirky and informative. Drive carefully!
Looks like a buy, this car: love he buttons and layout tho’ a bit leery about those “tablelets they don’t inspire confidence that your snack won’t go all over your trousers right where the hot coffee hurts…….
Finally! Thanks for reviewing the Ocean Jack! Awesome honest review 🙌🏽
Forget Iowa & Idaho, Long range will be very important in Australia where you can easily be hours between towns when you leave any of the 5 major metro areas.
700km would be great for rural parts of Australia, too. I did a road trip to Qld recently - 1100km each way and not much charging infrastructure on the back roads 😉
Lot of respect for not using the boost mode. You must be a confuscian master.
This is the EV I've been waiting for - huge battery and solar panel (solar makes so much sense on an EV, I know it doesn't add much charge, but it helps).
Big battery long range is ideal for me, as a retiree I like touring and in Australia I rack up many K's in a day on freeways. Also ideal for charging the battery on my emtb as well as plugging into home for extra storage. The bigger batt would also help with those who tow boats and caravans.
I used to run portable, power hungry equipment on lithium batteries, the smaller batts would only last two years but the larger ones I'd get 4 years out of, I feel the bigger the battery the longer they'll last.
C'mon Fisker, send some to Australia!
Even if the roof only gave you 1000 miles a year its still free energy you didn't have to pay for. Fisker has quoted 1500-2000
@@lol0609Except you did pay for it. It probably adds a couple thousand to cost of the car. Not to mention another thing to break. What do you gain from it? A few extra miles a day. It's just not worth it all with current technology.
Great review and like how you highlight the sustainability message being the core to Fisker.
Love the design from the outside , only thing I would change is the badge , needs to be darker to align with rest of trim. I can see an after market option for that being good
Agree - badge looks lame - and am sure there are more eco-friendly ways to badge it eg engraving.
Amazing car - am going to keep a close eye on Fisker going forward.
Also agree the badge needs to be changed to be more dark and not stick up so much either.
Roll down rear window like a 4Runner, very slick!
I hope they grow as much over the coming years like Tesla did. This is at top of my list for my next vehicle. I would also mention that living in Colorado you can easily travel over 400 miles to get to an outside adventure or even for visiting far flung relatives.
Point taken, that big batt is certainly easier to understand with an American hat on
The phrase is "Top of the list to TEST for your next vehicle"...?
@@JackScarlett1 Even in Europe, if I'm driving to somewhere south of Paris from the Netherlands I have to plan much more carefully where to stop and charge with my ~300km highway range Leaf. And if you're
@@MadMetalMacho I've never had a problem finding Tesla Superchargers even in rural France. 3rd party chargers are quite common at most aire's also.
@@tsh4k Not saying it's impossible by any stretch of the imagination but having the luxury option to charge less is nice.
The thing is... If we are serious about shifting frim IC to EV... We do gonna need huge batteries in cars. Even bigger. It should put out the range of atleast 1000km.
It takes about less then 2 mins to fill a petrol car and we still have long queues at gas stations.
Even the fastest chargers in takes atleast 20 min to go from 20%-80% in charging.
So we need to be able to carry as much charge as possible so that we'll be less frequent on charging stations... Otherwise the queues on charging stations are gonna be hours long if not days.
And people say that if you have bigger battery you'll be spending more time at charging so it will negete the effects...
Well the math here is... Suppose for example if 1 min of charging gives you 5 mins of driving. Then spending extra time at charging stations will keep you off the station for even longer time, so over-all less queue.
It occurs to me, videos reviewing EVs should include what type of heat pumps they are using. Tesla seems to be leading the way providing a unit more efficient than others. This is important as heating and cool energy use is a major factor in EV driving. Also Miles/kWh is nice to know.
He did mention ~4 miles/kWh, which is decent for an EV of that size. But less than my Hyundai Ioniq 5.5 miles/kWh on mixed roads (spring/summer) with heat pump set up on AUTO mode. 😊
I like that CHUNKY Fisker ! Suits you well Jack. Also stylist did a nice job on you Jack you don't look like you were just on a bender in this video 😉 👍
So excited to see a relatively good value car with a 700km range. It will be a game changer for Australia. I’ve driven 500km return in a day for a work meeting. I dont the want to spend another 30-60 mins on the side of the road charging. Love our current EV. This is gonna be better.
Great review 👍
Finally a good reviewer with an Ocean review
I think I’m in love with both the Ocean and Jack! I could listen to him forever 😍😍😍
Honestly Fisker wasn't really on my radar, but they certainly are now. Not sure I'd jump on as an early adopter, but one of these with NACS in the US for ~$60k and that battery size seems like a serious contender.
Clean video. Great presentation. Awesome SUV. 🎉
As a Canadian, I roll my eyes whenever a European tinks a car doesn't need that much range. People here might drive 70 km "one way" to work with nowhere to charge
Point taken!
Fellow Canadian here - There's also being prepared for emergencies. If you live in a somewhat remote area and a family member or friend needs to go to the hospital after you've gotten home from work and you're far away from both fast chargers and the care your loved one needs, you need a vehicle that can take them there (and possibly back) without needing to get a long L2 top up before leaving. There are reasons why so many Canadians have a rule of thumb of filling up at half a tank, especially in winter (which means keeping 250-450 km in reserve depending on conditions and the vehicle). Because even for gas cars, filling stations aren't always open when you need to go somewhere, and the wrong road blocked by an accident or bad weather can cause long detours, so you better have enough on board if needed.
If you want people in those circumstances to drive mostly electric, the car either needs a pretty large battery for a BEV, or a small by BEV standards, but still large by PHEV standards (>75 km hwy range for day to day with charging on both ends) with a gas range extender. And there haven't been many of the latter. Or, the unlikely future in the near to medium term of widespread on road wireless charging while driving. That'd enable smaller batteries, but require a heck of a lot of infrastructure.
@@seabreamAmbulances are for those situations. 70km one way trip to work is a quite long. But I know a couple of guys doing it here in Finland as well. EV is a very economical way to drive those long distance drives to work. Petrol cost 1.8€/litre so it is over 300€ per month for petrol and it is only drives to work with low consuming vehicle (like 6L/100km). It will be under 100€ / month with EV.
@@janivertanen maybe an ambulance if really severe, but here in the US it's often better to drive a loved one to the hospital if possible because you'll save more than $100 per minute, especially if you're kinda remote. But that's a whole other issue
Me laughing in 55km-one-way-5-days-a-week. Must be nice calling into work by shouting down the street😒.
My Chevy Bolt has 480km of range fully charged, and I still wish I had an extra 100km minimum. Range is key for North America. We are all super commuters and only getting worse with the skyrocketing housing market.
That being said, I do have an Alaska pre-ordered (CU0RLI - My referral code if you plan on ordering one), and the range quoted is a meager 300miles😢. I hope they'll have a ridiculous North American battery pack available.
Amazing review, and amazing production quality. Your videos just keep getting better and better. Congrats!!
Jack I can’t imagine how palpably excited you were for this! 😂
I'm following a European TH-camr who has already picked up his Fisker Ocean (one of the first in his country, I believe). The car was presented by Mr. Henrik Fisker himself, and the TH-camr has given a few updates so far. He clearly loves the car, only the software urgently needs an update (which reportedly will be sent this week). I really hope Fisker is a brand that will grow really big in the future!
163grad?
@@victormdp That's the one! 😃
I’ll be watching detailed test Reviews on this closer, as it could be on my first-ever EV Shortlist for next year / ‘25!
good choice!
Drive it and then drive a Rivian, Lucid, Polestar, VW, Audi, Nissan, Hyundai and lastly a Tesla. One of these is decades - literally DECADES in technology and production - beyond the others. I've driven them all EXCEPT for the Ocean (because it doesn't exist). I finally got tired of waiting for Fisker and made a purchase in December last year. So glad that I did because I don't like "chunky". Best of luck in your search 🙂
Ah, here we go! This looks nice and practical, and I absolutely love the "plein-air" all windows open mode! Even the little windows in back open!
had high hopes for this and BOOM Fisker has exceeded even my most optimisitic expectations. Cannot wait to get my hands on one!
Fantastic Review Jack as always very informative, i have ONE on order, cant wait
Jack, great report. This is a good looking car, concerned about pricing though, adoption of EV faces a challenge with pricing and vendor markups
No vendor mark-ups for the Ocean. Direct purchase from the company only.
@@toddantony3606interesting! I really like the looks of this car, I’ll be watching to see how it does. The sticker price is a bit high for me when I do the conversion to Canadian dollars though.
"The average new car cost £39,308 in January this year, Auto Trader said, up from £27,305 half a decade earlier." So it's below average for any new car including ICE cars. That doesn't seem so expensive (at least in the UK) if we take that into consideration?
Great review. The Ocean looks awesome!
Sounds like a great towing car with the big battery, but sign me up for the smaller battery one! Looks ideal. Well done fisker
i could also do with the smaller battery, but in may only tow 1100 kg. And dont like its FWD with the small battery. Hope the do like Volvo and change to RWD.
Brilliant brilliant brilliant review, ethos and car. Well done Jack well done Fisker. Hope it’s a huge success
Thanks for very professional review.
Cannot understand how they can sell such large car - made in Austria at such prices.
Honestly I'm not sure either. Very impressive.
Think Fisker said the use standard parts where possible, that may help.
You can spend 2+bn on a factory or have an expert build the vehicle in one which already exists.
For a first vehicle that's probably a good idea?
(CoughLucidcough)
Hey Jack. Love your work 👍
I live in Manitoba Canada. In this province, some of our cities are over 800kms apart. So a 700km EV would certainly not be excessive here. In fact, the sheer distance North-South is what's holding up adoption here.
I can't drive 800km with any gas car I have owned so far. Did it with a VW Golf MKV TDI 140hp and it barely made it
@victormdp it's not that there are no gas stations between those cities, but the small towns on that route are few and far between, with little incentive to install fast chargers unless they are publicly funded.
What I like about this is the recycled elements, relatively simple and functional, not too many features that you'll rarely use & no haptic buttons!
Only negative is its another SUV!
I don't understand the obsession with recycled elements. How do we know they are absolutely safe? Plastics with high levels of heavy metals or phthalates that are recycled will still have those harmful materials in them in the end product.
A RHD version with the LFP battery would be very useful for those who need an SUV. I hope that this car succeeds. It deserves to. Thanks for the review. 🙂👍
No one ‘needs’ an SUV - people want an SUV and should be purchasing a smaller car instead
@@MancAlBvery few people need an SUV *
@@Undisputed_King no one.
If you need a car buy a hatchback
If you need space, buy an estate
If you need to go off road, buy a 4x4
@@MancAlB if you like in the UK, SUVs are too big. Everyone should have a hatchback here. In USA, there's people with large tall families who carry a lot of luggage regularly that need an SUV.
@@Undisputed_King
Refer to my above point - buy an estate (station wagon)
Did I just see Jack drive an SUV and love it?????
I hope this is coming to Australia. Will definitely be on my list to consider.
The rear makes me think of Alfa Romeo. That certainly is no bad thing.
Actual ranges are 243.75 and 392.86 mile respectively using the realistic EPA range estimate or the two battery options
Personally one of the best looking EVs I've seen. Disagree with Jack about the front end, I like it. Hate the slab plain boring front of many EVs, Polestar update for one.
Love the price as well.
👀 I'm looking seriously.
I was about to post exactly this. Front end looks great and reminds me of the Polestar before they ruined it for me personally.
That front three-quarter view looks like a RR Evoque meets BMW i3. Not a bad thing, just familiar design language. The boot and back view is where it looks very unique and cool.
That leo joke got me good
;)
So well thought out and such great attention to detail. Brilliant and beautiful 🌊❤
Finally, Fisker has a proper electric SUV. Awesome indeed.
Saw that E89 BMW Z4 in the parking lot as you were pulling out and even though I had to sell it for my Ocean One, made me miss it. Great review, can't wait for mine - thanks!
Well we're getting closer....the worry now will be the price as this thing has been promised at a very keen price for a long time. I hope they can deliver on that.
So exciting to see such innovation in electric car manufacture - I think solar roof panels are a no-brainer and I hope more manufacturers adopt them into their cars
Given the tiny amount of energy that a small solar panel generates it strikes me as a con rather than a pro. It costs to incorporate, requires parking in the sun to do anything at all making for the usual UV deterioration of the car, one more thing to go wrong and probably non-replaceable economically.
Another fantastic review by Jack. I'm excited to see the Fisker Ocean in person - will there be one at Fully Charged Vancouver?
I have a Pear reservation and I'm so excited to see this out in the hands of people now since this gives me a hint at what to expect with the Pear
I like it! I like the simplicity, the decent ride, the materials and the price of the shorter range model. I’ll probably hold out for the (rather stupidly named) Pear as it’s hopefully going to bring something new to the sub 30k EV game. Great review.
Fantastic car! Love that they have kept the solar panels on the top. I don't usually like SUV's but I do like this one.
Someone sensible designed this car. I was missing those basic buttons.
Had an opening tailgate window (hinged, not sliding), on both my Peugeot 407sw and my Citroën Picasso; really miss it - Stuff the boot and when things start falling out, close the tailgate, open the window and stuff some more! 😁
Love it and It might just be my next car.
This car is well thought out and the styling is on point. Where Jack is wrong is the huge battery capacity he says is not needed. 100% we do. I drive from Birmingham to Switzerland regularly. I do not want to stop every hour. Secondly I live in an apartment with zero charging facilities. 9 aslo don't want to go to a public charger every couple of days. Thirdly Fisiker has vehicle to X I want all the variations and options that gives you Thank you for time ⌚🙏
A Fisker Ocean (entry-level) could really work for us, with its price point, towing capacity, etc. My only concern is whether it will ever make it to the UK, and what 'dealer' infrastructure will support it?
OK, so a quick google and it does appear that it is UK bound. But I still worry about the service options for a car from such a new car company ...
Very nice!
Beautiful proportions on thay SUV my god.
hell yeah! Can't wait to test-drive it!
Having no android auto will be a deal breaker for many. Otherwise a fantastic looking car with reasonable price.
I sure hope Fisker will offer test drives at Fully Charged LIVE in San Diego this October!
Great unbiased and informative review!
Got my VIN, hope to have delivery in the next 30 days.
Ocean ONE 2807/5000 Seattle WA, USA!
I would believe in their environmental aims if they had produced a modern-day ev equivalent of the Renault 4 but they made a ridiculously large suv with a larger than needed range meaning it has to lug around a huge battery...
This and Volvo’s EX30 will be the most attractive offerings on the EV market
This is looking quite very promising as an Practical EV, but I can’t help but notice surely they can fit another pane of Solar Panel on the bonnet, such a missed opportunity, as it could protentially add another theoretical yearly free charge of 1100+ km on top. Can’t wait.
A breath of fresh air for a ev 👍👍👍
The stock symbol is FSR. It could short squeeze with 40% short interest. I love the Ocean 🍺 im loading up on shares.
Brave. I wish you well.
That did not go well did it
My gawd man!
This was brilliantly done!! Thank you!
Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful!
I really enjoyed the video! Very well done!
Everything makes sense with this car except lagging software, which is NOT that important in daily use after initial setup of things, but may be INFURIATING for some people IF they use it more often...
You are forced to interact with the infotainment mostly for everything, specially with the lack of CarPlay/Android
@@victormdp this car has physical buttons for essentials. It depends what people use a car for, I personally just drive to places (wow!) and listen to music, GPS if going to new places, that's it.
Best part of this whole review was that Leo joke. Well done
Love to see them tackle a small, simpler EV that is around £20k??
A long waited review thank you! 🎉
Big battery is perfect for towing caravans, etc.
Great point
I was all-ready to bemoan the large tablet display but then saw the physical buttons. Well-done Fisker 👏
Aah man, that entry level model has just overtaken the model y as my next car, in 2025. LFP as well! What was the charge rate on the smaller battery?
The phrase you're looking for is
"This is top of my list of cars to TEST for my next car".
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It beggars belief that people "swear allegiance" to a product they haven't even seen in the flesh....
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You don't even know the specs.
@@rogerstarkey5390 I care less about the specs and more about the practicality. Ultimately though it will come down to price, if its rarity means the second hand price holds up I won’t be buying
Great review as always! Good to see downsides highlighted - bit crazy no Android Auto or Apple Car Play, very surprised at this. And agree software needs to be amped up big time - poor software becomes very frustrating very quickly. Excited to see how things go though!
After this review, there will be ALOT of noise from the predatory short sellers stoking bankruptcy fears so that they can cover their short positions (good luck!)- if you know the company, now is time to invest !
It's sad cuz this is a company trying to do good for the world 🌎 with a great product. I'm buying shares to fight back.
This seems like a worryingly botted comment...
A range like that is essential for any ev manufacturer. With a sustainability focus it's just as valid as it will encourage many more people to switch.
Sure is good looking.
The extra range is also welcome for those that are towing caravans etc so they still have a usage range and the vehicle to load doubly so. Then there are those that want to drive to a skiing trip super quick and don't want to stop to charge. Both use cases that need addressing so more people can make the switch...well done Fisker and especially for their eco credentials!!!
The lag when switching between screen orientations is just tragic
yeah that shot pains me
Looks great! Hoping the have a hit with this and can grow as a company with more models.
Don't like the large screen knocking people's legs. Why not just make it smaller?!
Great to see it! Hopefully it sells well!