# \#fisker **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/tag/fisker/11324.md [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) --- ## [Fisker Owners Association wants to take over maintenance of the Ocean](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fisker-owners-association-wants-to-take-over-maintenance-of-the-ocean/205318)
**Author:** [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fisker-owners-association-wants-to-take-over-maintenance-of-the-ocean/205318 "2026-04-04T21:23:06Z")
Aarian Marshall of Wired reports The Righteous EV Owners Who Won’t Let Their Broken Cars Die | WIRED I heard about it on Marketplace https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/03/10/who-makes-car-repairs-if-the-maker-went-b… --- ## [Buying a vehicle from a start-up company](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buying-a-vehicle-from-a-start-up-company/198840)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/buying-a-vehicle-from-a-start-up-company/198840 "2025-01-27T19:01:48Z")
… can result in a lot of… surprises… and most of those surprises are not good. Then, if the company goes belly-up, good luck with getting those problems corrected. --- ## [80% discount on brand-new SUVs!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/80-discount-on-brand-new-suvs/195296)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/80-discount-on-brand-new-suvs/195296 "2024-07-05T18:01:25Z")
That’s the good news. The bad news is that the hugely-discounted vehicles are Fiskers, which will not have technical support from the bankrupt manufacturer. --- ## [Bye, bye Fisker!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bye-bye-fisker/195172)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 11:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bye-bye-fisker/195172 "2024-06-19T11:01:07Z")
The price of the Fisker Ocean couldn’t have been the problem–IMHO–because I am now seeing ultra-expensive Lucid sedans on a regular basis (3 on one day recently), and the also-expensive Rivian pickups and SUVs are beginn… --- ## [I finally saw a Fisker, but I wonder if I will see any more](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-finally-saw-a-fisker-but-i-wonder-if-i-will-see-any-more/194403)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2024, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-finally-saw-a-fisker-but-i-wonder-if-i-will-see-any-more/194403 "2024-04-24T18:42:39Z")
… in view of the massive amount of negative publicity about the company and its Ocean E-SUV. As you may recall, Fisker disappeared shortly after introducing one of the first EVs–the “Karma” model. In June, 2023, they … --- ## [Fisker seems to have bounced back](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fisker-seems-to-have-bounced-back/190659)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2023, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fisker-seems-to-have-bounced-back/190659 "2023-05-17T21:20:14Z")
Fisker is looking for collaboration with other low-volume EV manufacturers. And, the price of their next model–the oddly-named Pear–seems to be very reasonable. Additionally, with a statement critical of Tesla technolo… --- ## [Fisker returns to the marketplace](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fisker-returns-to-the-marketplace/181500)
**Author:** [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fisker-returns-to-the-marketplace/181500 "2021-12-29T15:15:53Z")
--- ## [EV Battery Manufacturer Files for Bankruptcy](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ev-battery-manufacturer-files-for-bankruptcy/75074)
**Author:** [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2012, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ev-battery-manufacturer-files-for-bankruptcy/75074 "2012-10-20T20:18:37Z")
And after getting $249 million in loans from the US Government, too. A123 Systems filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy so that they could reorganize their debt and avoid default on a loan with a payment due. What do you thi…