A Nissan Electric Pickup May Become a Reality Thanks to Fisker
Will a Nissan electric pickup hit the market within a couple of years? Dealers sure would like one, and now it appears to be closer to becoming a reality.
We reported last week about Fisker losing a ton of money and looking for another automaker to come to its rescue. CEO Henrik Fisker confirmed he’s currently in talks with a “large carmaker” and hopes to close a deal soon.
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Now, according to unnamed sources that spoke with Reuters, that automaker is Nissan. And the negotiations are apparently advanced enough that a deal could be made before the end of the month.
Nissan could be investing $400 million USD in Fisker's FM31 truck platform, not only allowing Fisker to produce its Alaska pickup by 2026, but also resulting in Nissan building its own electric truck. Both products would be manufactured at one of Nissan’s assembly plants in the U.S., meaning they could be eligible to a tax credit over there.
Neither Fisker nor Nissan have confirmed the report for now.
What could a Nissan electric pickup look like? Forget about an extremely futuristic design such as the Surf-Out concept (top picture) released in November 2021. If it’s more like a re-badged version of the Fisker Alaska shown above, expect a midsize truck standing about 5.3 metres long, nearly matching the Frontier.
The Alaska was introduced with a so-called “Houdini partition” allowing the cargo bed to expand from 4.5 feet to 7.5 feet, as well as a front trunk and crossbars on the roof. Fisker also said it would offer a choice of two batteries—a 75kWh pack with a range of 370 km and a 113kWh pack with a range of 547 km.
That being said, Fisker and Nissan could alternatively turn to Renault, the alliance partner of the latter, through its Ampere electric vehicle and software division. We’ll keep you posted as soon as we get more details or an official announcement is made.