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Lucid unveils Gravity SUV with 440 mile range, starting under $80k

As this article goes live onto the interwebs, American EV automaker Lucid Motors is pulling the cloak off its second model and first-ever SUV – the Gravity. Today’s unveiling at AutoMobility LA is years in the making and represents the next chapter for Lucid, who looks to garner a larger audience of American consumers with its encore EV. Lots to unfold here, including some video footage you can peep below, so let’s dig in. Today’s public milestone puts a bookend on Lucid Motor’s first production…

Lucid Gravity electric SUV unveiled with 440-mile range

Lucid Group The Lucid Air is a marvelous electric car. It offers more range than any EV currently on sale, plus impressive performance and tech. However, it’s also a sedan, and therefore will always have limited reach in a marketplace dominated by SUVs. Enter the Lucid Gravity, a seven-passenger, three-row SUV launching in 2024 that will allow Lucid to reach a wider audience. The Gravity is a sensible follow-up to the Air. Having introduced itself to the world with that sedan, Lucid can now channel some of the buzz…

Lucid cuts EV production target as operating losses widen in Q3

Lucid Motors (LCID) is cutting its 2023 production goal following widening losses in Q3. The EV maker is facing stiff competition in the premium electric vehicle market. Despite initial plans to build between 10,000 and 14,000 cars this year, Lucid is revising its plans as EV sales fail to gain traction. Lucid delivered 1,456 EVs in Q3, up slightly from 1,404 in the second quarter. Deliveries have fallen from a peak of 1,932 in the fourth quarter of 2022. Production is also down, slipping…

Lucid Motors introduces vehicle-to-vehicle charging capabilities

Lucid Motors has introduced a new feature it calls “RangeXchange” which enables vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) charging, meaning current and future Lucid owners can recharge other EVs using their battery’s stored energy… as long as you buy the adapter cable. It’s been a busy few months for Lucid Motors ($LCID) – a company looking to garner more customers after operating losses continued to widen in Q3 of this year. We’ve already seen the American automaker introduce a new referral program that rewards…

Lucid joins other automakers by adopting Tesla charging plug

Lucid Motors has become the latest automaker to announce that it will adopt the North American Charging Standard (NACS) – also known as “the Tesla plug” – for its electric vehicles. The move follows in the footsteps of more than a dozen other automakers that have also adopted Tesla’s charging connector, among them General Motors, Ford, Toyota, BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, Volvo, and Honda. “Lucid is adopting the North American Charging Standard (NACS) and expanding access to reliable and convenient charging solutions,”…

Lucid (LCID) teases $250K Air Sapphire EV will be available soon

California-based EV maker Lucid Motors says its ultrahigh-performance EV, the Lucid Air Sapphire, will be available soon. With over 1,200 horsepower, the Sapphire can keep up with the best, even topping Tesla’s Model S Plaid. Lucid Air Sapphire will be available soon Lucid teased fans with a tri-motor version of its electric Air sedan for several months before finally revealing the flagship EV at Monterey Car Week last summer. A new twin rear-drive unit with incorporated torque vectoring…

Are You a Lucid Dreamer?

Gary Stix: For Science, Quickly, I'm Gary Stix.  Dreams may say something about the psyche, but they also say something about disease states. Dreams may even be something we can take some control over. To find out about all this, Scientific American got in touch with sleep expert Isabelle Arnulf, who is head of the Sleep Disorders Clinic at Pitié Salpêtrière University Hospital in Paris. During her career, Arnulf, who is also a professor of neurology at Sorbonne University in France, has researched a broad range of…

Lucid (LCID) EVs available for lease for first time in Saudi Arabia

American EV maker Lucid Motors (LCID) is expanding overseas. Lucid’s EVs are now available for lease for the first time in Saudi Arabia. First Lucid EVs available for lease in Saudi Arabia Lucid produced 2,173 electric cars in the second quarter of 2023, delivering 1,404. The numbers were disappointing, showing a downward trend in production and flat deliveries over the past two quarters. After its strongest quarter in Q4 2022, Lucid’s production has fallen over 37%, while deliveries are…

5 upcoming EVs we’re most excited for, from Volvo to Lotus

Almost every major automaker has released an EV by now — or plans to soon — and makers like Ford and Kia already have a variety to choose from. But if you haven’t found one that’s right for you yet, hang tight. There are dozens of announced electric car models that have yet to come out, and it’s clear that the future of EVs is bright. From longer range to lower prices, the next batch of EVs gives us plenty to get excited about. Here are five upcoming EVs that we can’t wait to drive. Volvo EX30 Price: $34,950 Release…

Lucid (LCID) shares fall after Q2 production drop against EV trend

Shares of American EV maker Lucid Motors (LCID) are falling Wednesday after reporting a drop in Q2 production. The decline is unexpected, especially considering many EV makers seeing growth in the second quarter. Lucid shares are down after Q2 production decline Despite several EV makers reporting record numbers in the second quarter, Lucid’s numbers continue to fall. Lucid produced 2,173 electric vehicles at its manufacturing facility in Arizona in Q2, delivering 1,404 between April 1 and…