The Fisker EMotion is an
all-electric sports sedan
A sports sedan (also known as sports saloon in British English) is a subjective term for a sedan car that is designed to have sporting performance or handling characteristics.
History
The term was originally introduced in the 1930s and ...
concept car
A concept car (also known as a concept vehicle, show vehicle or prototype) is a car made to showcase new styling and/or new technology. They are often exhibited at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or ...
designed by Henrik Fisker for
Fisker Inc.[Charles Fleming, "Fisker will challenge Tesla with its own high-end electric car," '']Los Angeles Times
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'', October 31, 2016. It is the second car produced by Fisker, who in 2011 produced the
Fisker Karma
The Fisker Karma is a luxury vehicle, luxury plug-in Range extender (vehicle), range-extended electric sports sedan produced by Fisker Automotive in 2012. The cars were manufactured at Valmet Automotive in Finland.
The United States Environm ...
with
Fisker Automotive
Fisker Automotive was an American company known for producing the Fisker Karma, which was one of the world's first production luxury plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. It debuted at the 2008 North American International Auto Show, and first de ...
.
Presentation
Unveiled on August 17, 2017,
before a detailed presentation at the
Consumer Electronics Show
CES (; formerly an initialism for Consumer Electronics Show) is an annual trade show organized by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). Held in January at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Winchester, Nevada, United States, the event ty ...
in Las Vegas on January 9, 2018, the Fisker EMotion is a premium electric sedan offering of range and a maximum speed of . EMotion refers to the capital "E" symbolizes the electric energy which propels it and the word "Motion" for "Movement" (in English). According to Henrik Fisker, EMotion is the "spiritual successor" of Fisker Karma.
The car was intended to be marketed in early 2019, primarily in the United States and Canada, before a worldwide commercial launch. It was projected to be a direct competitor of the
Tesla Model S
The Tesla Model S is a battery-powered liftback car serving as the flagship model of Tesla, Inc. The Model S features a dual-motor, all-wheel drive layout, although earlier versions of the Model S featured a rear-motor and rear-wheel drive ...
and the
Lucid Air
The Lucid Air is a battery electric car produced and marketed by Lucid Motors. Unveiled in December 2016, it is designed to compete with existing brands in the electric vehicle (EV) industry, in particular the Tesla Model S Plaid, the Fisker
...
. However, production has not begun as of May 2020.
Fisker sees its chance as EV production models reconfigure
- Daniel Harrison and Marcus Williams, Automotive Manufacturing Solutions, May 2020
References
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Full-size vehicles
Luxury vehicles
Plug-in hybrid vehicles
Electric concept cars
Sports sedans
2020s cars
Henrik Fisker