Fisker Moves Forward with Production

Following the path opened by Tesla, Fisker will be introducing a new model in 2012 that will cost roughly $50 000 CAD.

Symbolising the transition to the New World, the model is named Nina, referring to the name of one of Christopher Columbus’s ships.

Fisker is currently estimating that they will manufacture 75 000 to 100 000 units per year.  By comparison, it is expected that 20 000 of the Tesla Model S cars will be produced in 2011.

While both are contenders in the electric car market, each has its own niche because one is an all-electric car, while the Fisker features a small internal combustion engine.

Very little information is available so far on the Nina, other than that the US government has granted Fisker a loan of nearly $530 million, of which $360 million has been designated for production.