[ad_1] Lucid Motors has made performance a selling point of its upcoming EV, and is directly challenging Tesla’s Model S. It’s already promised the Lucid Air will be capable of sub-10-second quarter mile times, and even showed a prototype’s 9.9-second run down the drag strip. Then Elon Musk opened up pre-orders for the triple-motor ‘Plaid’ […]
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For Lucid’s Air EV sedan, performance and prestige come at a price
[ad_1] After multiple production delays and setbacks, Lucid Motors gave the EV driving public its first look at the upcoming Lucid Air sedan during a live streamed reveal event on Wednesday. With an expected range far exceeding even the most robust Tesla Mo… [ad_2] Source link
Lucid Motors claims its first EV covers a quarter mile in 9.9 seconds
[ad_1] One week ahead of its big reveal event, Lucid Motors is ready to brag about how fast its all-electric luxury sedan is. In a video shared today, Lucid Motors shows its Lucid Air covering a quarter mile of racetrack in just 9.9 seconds. According to the company, the EV is “the world’s quickest production […]
Lucid claims to have created the fastest charging EV to date
[ad_1] Luckily, Lucid is teaming up with Volkswagen subsidiary, Electrify America to offer, “three years of complimentary charging,” per the release, at any of Electrify America’s 2,000-plus stations. Electrify America has been busy expanding its selection of 150kW to 350kW stations throughout the US. Air owners will be able to navigate between these stations along […]
Lucid Motors will finally reveal its luxury electric sedan in September
[ad_1] Once again, Lucid Motors is ready to unveil a production version of its electric sedan, the Lucid Air. The company originally planned to debut the luxury EV in April at the New York Auto Show, but due to the pandemic, those plans were put on hold. Now, Lucid Motors says it will host an […]
Lucid Motors pushes back the unveiling of its long-awaited electric sedan
[ad_1] Lucid Air was introduced way back in 2016 and was supposed to be in production in 2018. Financial issues kept the company from adhering to its original timeline, but it managed to secure enough funds since then to continue building a factory in Casa Grande, Arizona. While the company has unsurprisingly chosen not to […]
Lucid opens European pre-orders for its currently unfinished EV
[ad_1] For the equivalent of $1,000, early adopters in select European countries can claim the Lucid Air. According to the company, “high demand in the EV-friendly region accelerated these plans.” The announcement puts Lucid on the hook to deliver, which is something that it and other companies (looking at you Faraday Future) have struggled with. […]
Lucid Motors to unveil a production model of its electric sedan in April
[ad_1] Lucid Air was introduced back in 2016 and was expected to start production in 2018, but the Tesla rival struggled with financial issues that put its future in question. In late 2018, however, Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund invested $1 billion in the company, giving it the funds to push through with its plans […]
Tesla’s former head of production joins competitor Lucid Motors
[ad_1] Tesla Motors is suffering from some significant brain drain. On Monday, upstart electric vehicle manufacturer Lucid Motors announced that it is hiring Peter Hochholdinger, Tesla’s former head of production, to serve as its vice president of manufacturing, according to Reuters. Hochholdinger, who previously served as a longtime executive at Audi, officially left Tesla last […]