It's a great looking car, I went to the Bay Area reveal, but I have no idea if they'll make it. I hope so. At 130 kWh they'll hit 400 miles, I imagine their 300 mile car will be 90-100 kWh.
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Lucid Air - private showing and ride yesterday
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SageBrush
REJECT Fascism
I'm just amazed that Lucid (or companies like it) can exist. I'm reminded of the early days of automobiles when (I think) dozens of manufacturers existed that made low volume productions. I honestly thought the barriers to entry are MUCH more formidable now. Heck, just the regulatory hoops are extreme.
JoaoD
Tech Enthusiast
Apart from the exterior this looks really appealing.
Looks like it can really be a true competitor in the Luxury EV market, much better than what we saw from FF in my opinion.
Looks like it can really be a true competitor in the Luxury EV market, much better than what we saw from FF in my opinion.
I put together a video about the event in Orange County at the CTO's residence.
I really like this car. The exterior is a bit boxy though but overall great feeling. Of course the interior looks better than a Tesla but it is not in production and by this time Tesla will realease its second generation Model S.
Rawlinson looks ecstatic by the way... he must be!
Rawlinson looks ecstatic by the way... he must be!
mknox
Well-Known Member
Any speculation at all where final pricing may come in? Seems to me like it will certainly be north of the Model S...
No, they didn't mention it. Come to think of it, they didn't show an example of the charging port.
I'd really have a hard time putting down an unsecured deposit especially without knowing exactly how much this car will cost. Does anyone know where the $160k figure comes from? They didn't mention it during the Los Angeles event as far as I can recall...
I asked and they said between $65k and $165k. Standard configuration around 80k. So pretty much like a Model S.
The $160,000 was estimated for the Launch edition, kind of like a Tesla's signature editions, and requires $25,000 deposit. The regular ones are supposed to be around $100,000 at first and later they plan to get down to the $65,000 range. Can't remember where I read that, but here is the link about the deposits:
Reserve Your Lucid Air
RobStark
Well-Known Member
Zero chance of getting a 100 kWh version for $65k. Before 2025
The $65k figure is for a decontented version some time in the future.
The cheapest 2019 will probably start at $100k.
They are hoping to start with an economies of scale of ~10k units per year.
Hoping to scale up with a cheaper Model 3 type car to 200k units per year.
I think a lot of people are going to be very disappointed in the value proposition.
Has Lucid Air broken ground in Arizona on their factory?
If they broke ground yesterday getting the cars into customer hands in 2019 is going to be tough.
Yeah that's one reason why Lucid is particularly interesting. A number have folks have done this before, so imo it improves the likelihood of success - particularly if backed by Chinese capital. Assuming that Chinese company is stable and funded that is.
RobStark
Well-Known Member
These are the biggest Lucid Motors owners from biggest to smallest. Le Eco of China also has a very small interest. I have heard but not confirmed Venrock owns up to 40%
Venrock Venture Capital of Palo Alto, California,
Tsing Capital Venture Capital of Beijing China
Mitsui & Co. Global Investment Corporate Venture of Tokyo, Japan
Scrith
Member
Looks nice. But how long will it take to drive from LA to SF (or LA to NYC) without superchargers?
