Tesla rival coming soon from legendary car designer Henrik Fisker
Henrik Fisker says his new electric car will be able to drive for 640km on a single charge
Legendary car designer Henrik Fisker said his long-range, electric car will be revealed on August 17.
Dubbed the Fisker EMotion, that car will be able to drive for 640km on a single charge, Fisker said. It will also have a top speed of 161 mph and will be produced as part of Fisker’s newly minted auto company, Fisker Inc.
Fisker previously told Business Insider that the car will likely be built at VLF Automotive’s plant in Detroit. VLF Automotive is an auto company Fisker joined in January that is producing his supercar, the Force 1.
He has also said that the electric car will fall in the same price as a high-end Tesla Model S.
Fisker told Business Insider that he is planning to use new battery technology being developed by his battery division, Fisker Nanotech, to achieve a 400-mile range. Fisker said the cars will use graphene supercapacitors instead of traditional lithium ion batteries.
The car will pave the way for a more consumer-friendly electric car that Fisker claims will be cheaper than the Chevy Bolt and Tesla Model 3, which are priced from US$36,200 and US$35,000 before federal tax exemptions, respectively.
