Q&A with Lucid’s Battery Cell Technical Specialist Maithri Venkat. When it comes to battery cells for EVs, one size definitely doesn’t fit all. The properties of a particular cell act as constraining factors for every aspect of a vehicle’s design—and not only for vehicle performance parameters such as range and power, but for the development… Read more »
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Lucid quadruples size of its Arizona assembly plant for Gravity SUV launch
While sales of the Air sedan have been slow, Lucid is planning much greater capacity for the Gravity, a three-row luxury SUV with 440 miles of range. Startup electric-car maker Lucid Motors cut the ribbon Wednesday on a massive expansion of its U.S. assembly plant in Casa Grande, Arizona. The company has built the Lucid… Read more »
Aston Martin to use Lucid powertrain technology for its new EVs
Aston Martin is working on a new supply agreement with the Lucid Group. Under the proposed deal, Lucid would supply Aston Martin with its current and future powertrain and battery technologies, which will be at the center of Aston Martin’s new in-house EV platform. This all-new bespoke platform will form the basis of the company’s… Read more »
Lucid’s cell specialist, battery immersion cooling and more (Today’s webinar schedule)
Today, Charged is hosting a virtual conference on EV engineering that’s free to attend. The conference includes live webinar sessions with interactive Q&As and on-demand webinars. View the daily session schedule online here. All live sessions will be recorded and available to view after the broadcasts. You can access the recorded videos on each session’s… Read more »
Lucid to build EV plant in Saudi Arabia
EV startup Lucid (NASDAQ: LCID) has signed agreements with the Saudi Arabian government with the goal of establishing a production facility in the country. Lucid says it “reviewed multiple opportunities” before selecting the King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) as the site for its first international manufacturing plant. At the new manufacturing hub, which will be… Read more »
2022 Lucid Air: The makers of the first 500-mile EV should be taken seriously
Created by engineers with years of EV experience, the 2022 Lucid Air is a stunning debut that confronts Tesla—and Mercedes-Benz—with a new competitor. It’s been a long time coming, but the 2022 Lucid Air has been worth the wait. The new carmaker’s all-electric luxury sedan not only competes directly with the aging Tesla Model S,… Read more »
MotorTrend finds Lucid Air Dream Edition has a range of up to 517 miles in rave review
Lucid is quoting a range of more than 500 miles for its upcoming Air Dream Edition. If that holds up in the real world, it would seem to be a new record for a production EV (and may stand until Aptera gets into the game), and as much range as many an ICE vehicle (to… Read more »
Lucid Air buyers get 3 years of free charging from Electrify America
It’s de rigueur these days for automakers to offer a free charging package with a new EV as an added sweetener, to allay drivers’ understandable concern about public charging. Now Lucid Motors has announced that “all Lucid Air reservations made by the end of 2021 will get complimentary access to unlimited charging of up to… Read more »
Lucid Motors goes public in long-awaited SPAC deal
Lucid Motors has confirmed that it is going public through a merger with Churchill Capital IV (CCIV). The deal, which is expected to close in the second quarter, is said to be the largest to date between a SPAC and an EV startup. The transaction values Lucid at an initial pro-forma equity value of about… Read more »
Lucid Motors completes construction of its EV factory
Just under a year after breaking ground in Casa Grande, Arizona, Lucid Motors has finished construction of its first EV factory, and has begun the commissioning process. Lucid says its new facility, dubbed Lucid AMP-1 (Advanced Manufacturing Plant), is the first greenfield, dedicated EV factory to be built in North America. This spring, the new… Read more »