Fisker reveals allelectric Alaska pickup, three other EV prototypes | TechCrunch

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- And Fisker is taking reservations for all of them.“I think the traditional car industry really liked this idea about coming up with a new car every year or every second year, but I think we’re in a completely different time right now.
- The company said it has used an internal development process to make manufacturing more efficient and lower costs.
- Fisker said that the PEAR will be coming in mid-2025.One unique feature of the PEAR is the rear tailgate which neither opens up or down like traditional tailgates.
- The back window of the cab and rear wall can be dropped, allowing the cabin to open up to the truck bed and lengthening the entire area (when the tailgate is down) to 9 feet, 6 inches.
- The company, which called the Force E a “hardcore off-road package,” will be available in the first quarter of 2024.
- And rather than looking at COVID as something that’s gonna stop us or slow us down, I kind of want to accelerate.
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