Driving a Fisker Ocean in 2025 is a risky proposition. When the cars were new, they were hideously unreliable from the factory. Now, Fisker has gone away and, for the most part, owners are on their own when it comes to repairs and maintenance. Because of that, you’d think they’d try to really take care of their new-ish Oceans. Well, not this guy.
One driver is putting their Ocean through the most grueling test imaginable: using it as a New York City ride-share vehicle. Being a taxi in New York City is one of the hardest lives a vehicle can have. That’s why they’re usually reserved for tanks like the Ford Crown Victoria, Toyota Camry and Rav4. Those options simply weren’t good enough for this driver, though: a man who wanted a fragile luxury electric crossover from a now-defunct automaker. It’s just brilliant.
If I had to guess, almost nobody who gets a ride from this Ocean has any idea of how special of a car it is, but I know, and that’s why I flipped my shit when I saw it. New York City is great because you can tell what cars are ride-share/taxis and what cars are for private use. All you’ve got to do is look for the T at the beginning of the license and the C at the end. It’s a dead giveaway.
Anyway, a properly working Fisker Ocean probably isn’t a terrible ride-share vehicle. I mean, Fisker says it has about 39.8 inches of legroom and 39.5 inches of headroom out back. That’s more than enough for three adults. It also has a tick under 17 cubic feet of cargo room behind the second row, which is good enough for airport luggage. It’s even got a pretty decent range if Fisker is to be believed. The “One” model is supposed to get up to 360 miles of range from its 106.5 kWh battery pack. That’s not too shabby. Hell, it even has enough power from its two motors (564 horsepower and 543 lb-ft of torque) to buzz around the city with ease. Too bad it’s going to break or lock you out of the car entirely before you get a chance to actually pick anyone up.
Still, I commend this person for using an Ocean as a ride-share vehicle in New York City. It won’t be long before these cars are just relics of the past – a monument of Henrik Fisker’s second failed car company – so we’ve got to enjoy them every time we see them.
