QuoteFisker says the new batteries will give its vehicles a range of more than 500 miles per charge, with the capability to power up in less than one minute.
http://mashable.com/2017/11/14/fisker-solid-state-battery-patent/
Those numbers are incredible, if they actually turn out to be true it would mean that owning an electric car would be just as convenient as an ICE powered car. I hope it isn't just a publicity stunt. We've had our share of companies over the last 10 years who've claimed revolutionary battery technology, but somehow they don't make it to market.
> I hope it isn't just a publicity stunt.
Even if it's substantially hyped I could live with a much-downgraded version, say, 400 mi range and 15 minute recharge.
Meanwhile, back in the real world...
QuoteSince Fisker's bankruptcy, people with even minor problems with their Fisker EVs have found themselves owning expensive, inert lumps of conflict minerals and auto-loan debt; as one Fisker owner described it, "It's literally a lawn ornament right now"
Basically, Fisker proudly announced that they were offering "software-based car" that could be upgraded on the fly without buying a new car... with the result that any Fisker that isn't bricked yet soon will be if any component on the car needs to connect to the servers... which all have gone dark.
https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/10/software-based-car/
They are going out of business.
Yes, but when a traditional automaker goes under, you can still drive the car. There are Studebakers still on the road.