Faraday Future offered additional element on plans for its new FX sub-brand at CES 2025 in Las Vegas this week.
The corporate reaffirmed plans for an inexpensive EV known as the FX 5 that may value between $20,000 and $30,000 and a bigger mannequin known as the FX 6 priced between $30,000 and $50,000. First outlined in a September 2024 investor presentation, the pair can be supplied with totally electrical and gasoline extended-range powertrains, Faraday says. The corporate has additionally mentioned it is taking an asset-light strategy to the FX sub-brand—much like the now-defunct Fisker.
Faraday Future FX Tremendous One prototype
At CES, Faraday additionally confirmed plans for a 3rd FX mannequin, a minivan known as the Tremendous One. The automaker mentioned this mannequin is meant to “cater to each leaders and visionary teams, represented by celebrities, stars, and high-profile enterprise professionals.” A considerably completely different demographic than the mass-market FX 5 and FX 6, then, however overlapping with Faraday’s solely present product—the $309,000 FF 91 electrical SUV.
Faraday Future FX 6 prototype
Faraday confirmed camouflaged prototypes of the FX 6 and Tremendous One in press supplies. The FX 6 seems to be a crossover, whereas the Tremendous One has a typical minivan profile. Ought to the Tremendous One attain manufacturing, it might function a extra upscale various to the Volkswagen ID.Buzz, which we lately named Inexperienced Automobile Stories Greatest Automobile To Purchase 2025.
Faraday mentioned it’s at the moment conducting testing for U.S. regulator homologation, and goals to stage a full reveal of the Tremendous One within the second quarter of this 12 months. It additionally hopes to start out pre-production of not less than one new mannequin by the top of the 12 months, pending acquisition of needed funding. The corporate says it is secured $60 million in new commitments since September 2024, however that is nonetheless only a drop within the bucket on the subject of launching a brand new car.
Scaling up manufacturing to mass-market ranges might additionally show difficult for Faraday, which struggled to get even its low-volume flagship FF 91 to prospects. The FF 91 was first proven in production-bound prototype type at CES 2017, however the first buyer instance wasn’t delivered till August 2023.
