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Ohhh, Fisker the Car company not Fiskar the scissor company.
It’s Fiskars
In the irradiated wasteland after the climate wars there will be a blacksmith somewhere stamping Fiskars on the crude sheers he uses to shave his two headed sheep.
Then he will be zapped for trademark infringement with an orbital laser operated by the space oligarchs.
Phew! Close one.
Fiskars the blade company also makes Gerber products. The knives, not the Baby food.
Knives, the cutting implement? Not The Knife, the Swedish electronic band?
And all it took was scapegoating a reviewer kid. (Don’t look at the stock prices before that, please)
Fisker found out Brownless got the car from an outside source
That typo is hilarious
I don’t get it
“The company is Fisker’s second automotive startup. His previous startup, Fisker Automotive, filed for bankruptcy protection in 2013. Fisker launched his second automotive company in 2016.”
Actual picture of investors of the second company: 🤡
And I didn’t really think his review was all that scathing.
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Likely well deserved — but still unfortunate. The EV space only benefits from more options and more competition.
My wife was thinking between the Rivian s3 and the Fisker as our next vehicle.
This makes me sad to hear.
and then abruptly cut its price so it could quickly get rid of existing inventory.
Why would anybody buy a new car that has no future of warranty or parts availability?
If it’s cheap enough, someone will buy. I’m interested to know how it’ll work in this case though.
You can buy like 2-3 for the price of one. If you didn’t need to worry about software issues it would be a good purchase.
If you’re looking for a good chassis and powertrain with no need for anything g else it might make sense.
They’ll get bought out by somebody. How that looks as far as warranties and such…who knows.
some rich hobbyist engineer/mechanic might buy one for parts. So they can use the parts to convert a ICE car into an EV
Why isn’t adapting ICEs into EVs a thing? Why more lithium-based ewaste with build-int obsolescence?
Do you mean converting an ICE into an EV in your garage? There are hobbyists who do that, but it’s not a small project.
Do you mean taking an existing ICE frame and making an EV version? It happens. The Mini Cooper EV is a Cooper S with the guts from the BMW i3 dropped in. They changed as little as they could get away with. They even left the hood scoop on.
It makes for an EV that’s just OK, but not great.
Do you mean taking an existing ICE frame and making an EV version? It happens. The Mini Cooper EV is a Cooper S with the guts from the BMW i3 dropped in. They changed as little as they could get away with. They even left the hood scoop on.
Meaning it can be done. I don’t think there are that many engineering challenges to overcome. If the main obstacle is money, perhaps stopping the subsidies to Big Oil would help?
It can be done, but it makes a worse product. EVs are built to fit batteries and motors in the most optimal place. Likewise with ICE cars with engines and transmissions. What you end up doing is shoving batteries in the engine compartment which is shaped wrong and you significantly change the balance of the car. You leave much of the expensive parts of the ICE car, while adding more expensive parts. It just doesn’t work well in practice. If you are going to spend time engineering, it is better to engineer a proper EV than try to shoehorn an EV into a size 6.
Adapting is very labor intensive, so very expensive. Somewhere between $20.000 and $65.000 depending on the car. They do that for old timers where somebody is willing to pay for it for the love of the car to keep it running when the engine is busted. But with that price tag, you can just as well buy a second hand or even a new EV.
So yay landfills? So caring for the environment is only important when it’s cheap?
Dude. You asked a question. People have been trying to answer it as best they can.
Don’t use that as an excuse to complain about something else without at least acknowledging their willingness to put the effort in.
Either that, or don’t ask questions, just make a rant comment
THANKS MKBHD
What did he do?
Reviewed their car. People saw what they are buying before the purchase.
The automaker released the Fisker Ocean SUV in June 2023. During the company’s earnings call last week, it warned that Fisker might not have enough funds to survive 2024.
Seems like the company is going down even without the bad review.
Thanks MKBHD for not sucking corporate dick and actually showing issues with products and helping people make informed decisions on their purchases, right?
of course, i posted this as a joke (like “thanks Obama”), i really doubt his review had anything to do with the company going bankrupt, but seeing the downvotes i’ll really think twice before commenting
