Fisker asked for an additional $5,000 from placeholders to secure a spot for $68,999 Ocean One Launch Edition with the possibility of delivery in 2023.
For a $250 pre-order fee plus a $5,000 “down-front deposit,” potential buyers have a spot to buy the launch version of One — essentially the first-year version of the model. , limited to 5,000 vehicles.
On Friday, the exact time as specified in Business Update March 31The company sent requests to some of the earliest seat holders.
However, some of them were upset because they still haven’t had a chance to see the model up close. Fiskerati, a fansite of people already invested in the company, may have mistakenly mistaken the matter, citing Henrik Fisker as pointing out the $5,000 deposit for the launch version is “for serious people only” .
According to Fisker Inc, this was incorrectly reported – or possibly stated – despite what the company described Green car report is an order amount, not a preorder amount. It explains that this is not a $5,000 refundable deposit, but an actual down payment on the vehicle. This is the start of the car buying process that will soon involve specific lenders and financial details.
Prototype 2023 Fisker Ocean
A Fisker spokesperson replied: “$5,000, upfront only, for customers/fans who want to lock in” the launch edition car, and it does not apply to Fisker pre-orders – for any other vehicle model.
It’s not uncommon for automakers to ask buyers to reinforce their commitment to purchase as the build date approaches. Magna is due to increased production of the Ocean begins November, in Austria.
This packing order is sometimes placed in advance by asking those who want an early version of a vehicle for a higher initial deposit. For example, that’s what Lucid Motors did with a system that collects deposits from $7,500 for the first time. Air Dream Edition models down to just $300 for the latter Air Pure.
Fisker aims to deliver the Ocean One to the US, Canada, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Norway and Sweden, all from November 2022 onwards, with the UK and France having a launch version by the end of next year.
Pre-production 2023 Fisker Ocean at the Magna Steyr plant in Graz, Austria
Ocean production is still scheduled for November 2022, and Fisker has confirmed Green car report that nothing has changed on the timeline for Ocean Sport since that March update. However, in March, the company announced it could sell at full capacity through most of 2023 with “orders for our premium models”.
Since then, it’s expected to begin production of the $37,499 Fisker Ocean Sport—set to feature More affordable LFP cells—At the end of 2023 with the next higher number in 2024.
Fisker said it plans not to raise prices in 2023 or 2024 until the 40,000-vehicle mark is reached. With that, some expect a bearish entry pattern before any bull run.
