2025 Fisker Alaska EV Pickup First Look: Cybertruck Killer?

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Our first glimpse of the Fisker Alaska all-electric truck in 2020 was supposedly a mistake, with one image of the rear end of a rugged, low pickup with chunky tires posted by famed designer and Fisker CEO Henrik Fisker online, which was then quickly removed. The company has since confirmed a truck is in development and called the Alaska, based on the modular electric vehicle platform developed to serve a family of new Fisker vehicles. The startup automaker revealed more details of the Fisker Alaska at an event in California today, showing its take on an all-electric truck set to rival the likes of the Rivian R1T and Tesla Cybertruck EVs.

Earlier this year, Fisker confirmed to Autocar that an electric truck was indeed in the works, with the CEO promising that: "If Ferrari were to do a pick-up, this is what it'd be like." The exec also promised the Alaska design would offer a novel approach to pickup practicality similar to the brand's "Houdini Trunk" feature on the Pear EV SUV and drop-down rear cargo windows on the Ocean EV SUV. It was reported that it could get an extended version of the Ocean EV's FM29 platform, along with the Ocean's 113 kWh battery pack as at least one potential power option; the Ocean is good for an EPA-estimated range of 360 miles on a full charge, and offers between 468-564 horsepower (the latter available when maxed out in the controversially limited boost mode).

Fisker confirmed the stretched platform at tonight's event, dubbing the modified version the FT31, placed somewhere between a compact and midsize pickup with a 4.5-foot bed. To stand out, the Alaska features a pass-through gate under the cabin's rear window, which also rises out of the way for a large opening, to create a 7.5 foot-long bed (including the backs of the folded down second-row seats), and 9.6 feet to the edge of the open tailgate.

The automaker promises it will be the world's most sustainable, from materials to production, and lightest all-electric pickup truck, with a range of around 230 to 340 miles on a full charge; no mention of specific battery pack size was made just yet. The CEO also claims the truck features the world's largest cup holder, and a second-row cowboy hat holder on the roof. The brand's "California mode" with all windows down will carryover to the Alaska, including the mid-gate bed window.

Pricing will start around $45,400 before federal incentives are factored in, which would bring the presumed take-home price down to around $37,900 for the entry-level model. The target for production is December 2024, but the CEO mentioned his "people" told him the first quarter of 2025.

The Fisker Ocean EV SUV is currently built under a contract by Magna Steyr in Europe, which also manufacturers bespoke models for various other manufacturers at its Graz, Austria facility. There are plans for a partnership with Foxconn to manufacture the Fisker Pear EV SUV in the U.S. around mid-2025 following the Ocean's global launch. In an interview with CNBC last month, Fisker suggested a new Ocean-based model would be built alongside the Pear with Foxconn in the U.S., but did not specify it would be the Alaska pickup at the time. Each new vehicle from the startup is supposed to be available to preorder right now on Fisker's website.