Fisker Pear teaser front
Fisker Pear teaser above
The all-new Fisker Pear EV is being readied for production. The North American brand’s business partner Foxconn has splashed some cash on a new 6.2 million square-foot manufacturing facility in Ohio, which will start building the electric SUV in 2024.
Fisker’s plans for the Pear are very aggressive. The company says its new electric car will have a starting price of just $29900 (roughly £25000) in the United States, which undercuts the cheapest version of the Tesla Model 3 by almost $10000 at the time of writing.
There’ll be plenty of Pears on the road if Fisker gets its own way, too. The brand expects a minimum production volume of 250000 cars per year once its plants are running at full strength, which is ambitious considering the company’s age. For comparison, Kia’s Slovakian production plant currently churns out around 350000 cars each year.
Fisker’s boldness is thanks to its partnership with the Chinese electronics giant, Foxconn. It’s the motoring subsidiary of Foxtron – the company that handles the bulk of Apple’s iPhone production – formed after the firm decided to expand its operations to include electric cars.
Foxconn recently launched a pair of electric cars, both based on its new Hon Hai Open platform. The smaller car – a compact SUV called the Model C – looks to be a similar size and shape to the SUV in the Fisker’s teasers. It’s feasible that Fisker will simply take the Chinese EV, slap some new badges on it and put it on sale in Western markets.
This strategy would save the company huge amounts of money on developing a platform and powertrain in-house that can meet its aggressive pricing strategy. Fisker has also said that it will launch another electric car built on the same underpinnings as the Pear, suggesting we’ll soon see a re-engineered version of Foxconn’s Model E saloon.
Fisker hasn’t made it clear whether the Pear will go on sale in the UK. However, the company recently confirmed some UK prices for its other electric car, the Ocean SUV, which shows the brand is keen to expand into the European market.
Fisker’s CEO, Henrik Fisker, said: “PEAR will feature the very latest technology in a beautifully designed, affordable urban mobility device. It’s an exciting vehicle and an exciting time for the company as we expand our lineup.
Keyword: Pure-electric Fisker Pear SUV scheduled for production in 2024