Henrik Fisker has taken to Twitter to announce his
new EMotion electric vehicle will be unveiled on August 17th.
The Emotion is a stylish sedan
which looks to battle the Tesla Model S. The company hasn't revealed much about
the car but has previously said it will ride on a lightweight carbon fiber and
aluminum platform.
The EMotion will feature a highly-advanced
powertrain which reportedly uses graphene supercapacitors instead of
traditional lithium-ion batteries. The technology was jointly developed by
Fisker and Nanotech Energy and promises to give the car an impressive range in
excess of 643 km. The EMotion won't be a slouch either as Fisker
has previously stated it will have a top speed of 259 km/h.
Besides having a high-tech powertrain, the EMotion
will have an advanced autonomous driving system. Little is known about it, but
the system is currently being developed by an outside supplier.
Full details will likely be announced in August but
Fisker has hinted the car will be built at the VLF Automotive factory in Auburn
Hills, Michigan. Pricing remains a mystery but it is expected to be cost as
much as higher-end versions of the Tesla Model S.
