Fisker Ocean promises an affordable Tesla alternative, but will it deliver?

If the Tesla Model 3 trajectory is any indicator, Fisker Ocean reservation holders will need to give the dream of a $37,499 electric SUV (complete with all the bells and whistles) a few more years.

Before the Model 3 successfully made it to more than 220,000 owners last year, Tesla struggled to hit even 2,000 cars produced a week by mid-2018. Remember CEO Elon Musk's production hell? Building the car at scale and offering one of the first "affordable" all-electric cars took years. That car was originally announced in 2016. Talk about a long wait. 

Now, there's another hot EV from a small, U.S.-based carmaker on the scene, promising similar electric wonders without the bloated costs — and as soon as 2022: the Fisker Ocean. Reservations for this all-electric SUV doubled in the past week and currently number in the thousands in regions across North America and Europe. Read more...