Fisker's Eco-Friendly Approach to Alaska Electric Pickup

author: FutureCar Staff    

The Fisker Alaska is a midsize electric pickup truck set to enter production in the United States in early 2025, with a strong focus on sustainability. It is slightly shorter than competitors such as the Rivian R1T and Ford F-150 Lightning, but will have the lowest weight figure among similar vehicles on the market.

The Alaska will be offered with a single or dual-motor setup, with the latter being twice as powerful as the base model. It will have two battery pack options, offering ranges of 230 miles or 340 miles. The starting price is $45,400.

After successfully putting its first model, the Ocean, into production, Fisker showed off three more electric vehicles that it plans to put into production: a city car, a range-topping sports car, and an electric pickup truck to rival the Tesla Cybertruck. The latter is called the Fisker Alaska, and it is set to enter production in the United States in early 2025. As with the rest of the planned Fisker lineup, the Alaska will have a strong focus on sustainability, so it will incorporate as many ethically sourced materials as possible.

Here are the main things you should know about the Fisker Alaska electric pickup truck!

Touted as a midsize pickup with full-size capabilities, the Alaska measures 17.4 feet (5.3 meters) in length. That makes it slightly shorter than the almost 18-foot-long Rivian R1T (another vehicle that straddles the two size classes) and considerably shorter than a Ford F-150 Lightning, which is 19.4 feet long. The Fisker looks like it's quite a bit narrower than its two future rivals, but this could just be an optical illusion caused by the shape of its body. Full dimensions will be revealed at a later date, along with the vehicle's weight figure, which is said to be the lowest of any such vehicle on the market.

Like many other electric pickups, in base trim, the Fisker Alaska will be powered by a single electric motor, while the range-topper will get a dual-motor setup. The latter will cut the claimed acceleration time to 60 mph from 7.2 seconds to 3.9 seconds, suggesting that the dual-motor variant will be twice as powerful as the base model. The Fisker Ocean SUV, which comes with a single-motor 275-horsepower setup or a dual-motor setup and 550 horsepower, might give us some indication regarding how much power the production Alaska will have.

Two battery packs will be offered for the Alaska pickup. The smaller pack will have a 75 kWh capacity and provide 230 miles of range on one charge. The larger 113 kWh pack will bump the range up to 340 miles. Range will vary depending on the wheel size, so these values are for the smaller 20-inch wheels, not the optional 22-inch set.

Fisker has already confirmed the Alaska's $45,400 starting price. When the vehicle was first shown, company founder Henrik Fisker said the Alaska would be built alongside the Ocean in the Magna Steyr factory in Austria. However, the press blurb for the Alaska says that it will be built in the US once the deal to use the Foxconn Lordstown Motors plant in Ohio goes through (where the PEAR is also expected to be built). This means the Alaska will be eligible for the EV federal tax credit, which will cut up to $7,500 off its price tag and make it even more tempting for buyers.

Being a Fisker vehicle, the exterior and interior design is its own talking point. On the outside, the vehicle features the familiar Fisker design language that we've seen on the Ocean and the smaller PEAR city car. It has flowing, sculptural shapes, thin, high-set light clusters, and wide flanks that give it quite a sporty stance for a pickup. The sportiness will be reflected in the way the truck drives, according to the manufacturer.

Borrowing the PEAR's trademark "Houdini trunk," which automates the process of opening the hatch in the back (by disappearing into the floor of the vehicle), the Alaska has a similar solution for its midgate. Fisker says that with the midgate and the rear row of seats down, the length of the bed more than doubles from 4.5 feet to 9.2 feet. Leaving you in no doubt that it is a vehicle designed for American buyers, the Alaska will feature what the manufacturer describes as the world's biggest cupholder, referred to in the press release as the "big gulp cupholder." The vehicle will also feature a cowboy hat holder and very generous storage cubbies throughout the interior.

Fisker makes a big deal out of the Alaska's sustainability, suggesting that an effort is being made to integrate recycled materials go into its construction. Nothing specific has been announced yet, but if we look at the Ocean electric crossover, that car has over 100 pounds of recycled materials in its interior, including old fishing nets, recycled fabrics, plastic, and rubber. It will be interesting to see if, for the Alaska pickup, Fisker will manage to include even more of these recycled materials.

Fisker looks like it's on the right track this time. The fact that it's shown an entire lineup of models and the plans to put them into production will certainly build buyers' and investors' confidence in this brand. The Alaska pickup will be Fisker's most important model in the US, where it will face an increasingly high number of ever-more-talented truck rivals.

FutureCar Staff