Bill's Fisker Betatester List

 1. Key fob is atrocious.  It is my understanding that Fisker is working on a replacment. A Radgiver told me "by the end of the year." Also, the manual says that the car will unlock as I approach the vehicle. That doesn't happen. Presumably, this is an OTA update for later. 

2. Courtesy light buttons are not very responsive, if at all.

3. Turn signal volume is great when at driving speeds. It is far too loud at low speeds and "idle."

4. Defaults to first mode, high regenerative braking. It would be nice if it just defaulted to your last setting. I find myself driving in fun mode with medium regenerative braking 95% of the time.

5. AC defaults to on. Even if you had it off on your last trip. Be nice if this would not reset each time you cycled the power.

6. There's no power button. The only way to turn the vehicle off once you stopped is to lock the door. I don't want to leave my car on. I want to turn it off, then maybe unload a few things. I don't want to have to remember to come back and turn it off later, Even if I don't plan on locking the doors.

7. Rear cargo cover flaps in a crazy and annoying way when in California mode. Perhaps a better design here that accommodates a breezy environment.

8. The navigation is seriously out of date and a bit wonky. New streets don't exist. Old streets have weird names. 

9. Cruise control only works for a few seconds.

10. I assume they are working on the ability to pre condition the interior from the app. Cold mornings would be more pleasant.




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