With production of its Ocean electric SUVs planned for next November, Fisker is set to join peer Lucid Group Inc in challenging Tesla's lead in battery technology.
Automakers and battery manufacturers are racing to ramp up production and develop advanced electric-vehicle batteries - key components of EVs whose demand is expected grow in the coming years.
Fisker said it has leveraged Chinese battery maker CATL's technology to achieve an estimated driving range of more than 560km per charge for its most expensive Ocean Extreme SUV, priced at US$68,999, and 547km for its Ocean Ultra, which is priced at US$49,999.
In comparison, Tesla's Model Y Long Range has a driving range of 530km and is priced at US$58,990.
Fisker's two higher-range Ocean models will use nickel-based battery chemistry, while its most affordable version will use cheaper iron-based chemistry.
Fisker said the base Ocean Sport model will be priced at US$37,499 and achieve a driving range of 400km per charge.
California-based startup Lucid Group Inc, led by former Tesla engineer Peter Rawlinson, had started the delivery of Air luxury electric sedans last month with a Tesla-beating driving range.
The Los Angeles Auto Show kicked off on Wednesday, becoming the first major US auto show since the pandemic crisis.
Fisker was launched by Henrik Fisker, a one-time Aston-Martin designer whose previous venture, Fisker Automotive, collapsed in 2013.
Fisker also struggled with the recall of batteries made by its previously supplier, A123, which later filed for bankruptcy and was eventually acquired by China's Wanxiang Group.
