2025 Fisker Alaska electric ute debuts

The all-new Fisker Alaska electric pick-up has been revealed at the American EV specialist’s 2023 Product Vision event, previewing an all-electric dual-cab 4x4 ute that will compete in the US with the compact, car-based Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz, rather than the full-size Rivian R1T and Ford F-150 Lighting electric trucks.

Underpinned by a new platform tentatively dubbed the ‘FT31’ but in reality a stretched version of the Fisker Ocean electric SUV’s architecture, the Alaska will enter production in the first quarter of 2025, said Fisker CEO and designer Henrik Fisker.

“There are some amazing full-sized pick-up trucks out there, so we didn’t really want to go into that market… we looked into how people are actually using these pick-up trucks and of course, pick-up trucks are getting used as pick-up trucks, but they’re also driven daily,” he said.

“A lot of people drive these cars to go shopping, to put the kids in school or drive to work, so we wanted to have a pick-up truck that had both the pick-up truck efficiency and useability, but also was a great driver’s car – great road-holding, great ride… fun to drive.”

Fisker promised dynamic handling and responsive performance from his brand’s first ute, which he said would be the world’s most sustainable and lightest electric pick-up – once it’s in production.

Final details are all yet to be confirmed but Fisker laid out an expected cruising range of between 370 and 547km depending on the variant, while the related Ocean SUV line-up suggests that outputs of between 205-418kW are very much on the cards courtesy of single- and dual-motor powertrains.

The Alaska’s close relationship with the Ocean should also yield a toughened-up Force E off-road performance package comprising a unique suspension set-up, more ground clearance, macho visuals and 33-inch all-terrain tyres.

Roughly the size of a Santa Cruz and Maverick, the Alaska’s trumpcard, however, is a ‘Houdini’ boot that dispenses with a fixed rear cabin panel to extend the cargo bed’s effective load length – when the split/folding rear seats are stowed – from around 1.37 to almost 2.3m.

While the Alaska’s tray remains relatively narrow, drop the powered tailgate and the load space expands out to more than 2.9m, thereby besting many full-size offerings like the R1T and Lighting in terms of outright load length.

Payload and towing capacities are yet to be confirmed – and more than likely won’t set the world alight given the Alaska’s target audience – though it’s initial launch price of $US45,400 ($A69,156) plus on-roads and incentives just might.

For context, the Hyundai Santa Cruz variant with comparable power outputs starts from $US38,210 ($A58,202) in the US.

Alongside the Alaska, Fisker today also revealed its Ronin four-door grand touring convertible, which can now also be reserved by US customers, and its PEAR city-EV.

The Ronin is described as a true five-seat GT with a carbon-fibre hard-top, four butterfly doors, a high-tech luxury interior and uniquely futuristic exterior design.

Fisker claims its 1000hp (750kW) triple-motor all-wheel drive electric powertrain will send the drop-top to 60mph (97km/h) in “approximately 2.0 seconds”, while an integrated battery pack will offer a targeted range of 600 miles (966km).

Designed to be a “a showcase for Fisker engineering, powertrain and software capabilities”, the Ronin will be “ultra-luxury priced and built in limited quantities”.

Finally, the Fisker PEAR (Personal Electric Automotive Revolution) is the US car-maker’s “vision of a sustainable EV as a connected mobility device” and is scheduled to become available in four trim levels in the US by mid-2025, priced from $US29,900 ($A45,470).

Claimed to employ 35 per cent fewer components than a comparable EVs, the Fisker PEAR will offer seating for up to six and unique features including a Houdini Trunk (hideaway liftgate), a front storage compartment called the Froot (‘front boot’), an ultra-wide wraparound windscreen, sculptural exterior design and slim LED lighting.

While none of these models have yet been confirmed for right-hand drive production, Fisker says the PEAR is “designed to be the future of clean and affordable mobility for a global mass market”.

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