The Austrian-built EV will first go on sale in Europe, followed by the United States.
Fisker, the California-based automaker established by car designer Henrik Fisker, has completed and met all applicable US Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for its upcoming all-electric Ocean crossover, as well as meeting New Car Assessment Program standards for a five-star rating.meets the safety standards imposed by US legislation for any new mass-produced vehicle, but it hasn't yet gone through actual crash testing carried out by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration .
"Fisker engineered the structure of the Fisker Ocean to achieve a five-star crash rating according to the NCAP," said Chairman and CEO Henrik Fisker."An official five-star rating will now be possible should NHTSA select a Fisker Ocean for testing." The American EV brand is also pursuing an official Certificate of Conformity with the Environment Protection Agency to validate the driving range of the Ocean in its Extreme variant, with the hope that the EPA will confirm the company's 350-mile estimate. Additionally, Fisker is waiting for certification from the California Air Resources Board , as well as 17 other jurisdictions in the US., thus becoming the longest-range EV SUV available on the Old Continent.
Initially, Fisker wanted to build 300 units of the Ocean EV that would have been ready for delivery after all the certification programs, but now it says it has changed its strategy so that it wouldn't be left with cars that can't be sold in either Europe or North America. "This strategy ensures we can maintain a steady production ramp and have a sufficient quantity of vehicles ready for initial deliveries in Europe and the US while avoiding the cost of vehicle storage until approvals arrive," Henrik Fisker said."Homologating simultaneously places an extra workload on our teams, but we are utilizing the benefits of an agile organization by opportunistically shifting our plans and delivering vehicles in Europe first.
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