Lucid Motors completes the first construction phase of its Lucid AMP-1 plant in Arizona

Lucid Group announced production and delivery totals for the quarter ended December 31, 2022. The company produced 3,493 vehicles during Q4 at its manufacturing facility in Arizona and delivered 1,932 vehicles during the same period. On a full-year basis, the company produced 7,180 vehicles, exceeding provided guidance range of 6,000-7,000 vehicles, and delivered 4,369 vehicles. Lucid will host a conference call to...

12 January 2023

Panasonic Energy and Lucid Group announced they have entered into multi-year agreements to supply batteries for Lucid's award-winning luxury electric vehicle, Lucid Air, the fastest-charging, longest-range EV on the market, and Lucid's upcoming Gravity SUV. The agreement marks another milestone in Panasonic's plans to expand production of lithium-ion EV batteries beyond Japan and into the U.S. with production coming...

14 December 2022

Lucid Group today announced new details about Lucid Gravity, the first luxury electric SUV from the brand. It will land in 2024, with reservations opening in early 2023. Lucid is currently finalizing the vehicle design and specifications, in parallel with continuing the expansion of its AMP-1 factory in Casa Grande, AZ. Gravity builds upon Lucid's core DNA of luxury, spaciousness, performance, and efficiency...

15 November 2022

Lucid Air Touring and Lucid Air Pure are the latest additions to the Air model line, which already includes the groundbreaking Air Grand Touring and Air Grand Touring Performance. Today the brand unveiled their produciton-specifications and even delivered the first Air Touring to a customer. Lucid also announced that the development of Air Pure and Air Touring has brought about key changes across the entire model...

15 November 2022

Lucid Group today announced that Lucid Air Pure and Lucid Air Touring will be unveiled during an online global launch event entitled "In the Air and Beyond – A Lucid Launch Event," taking place on Tuesday, November 15 at 10:00 am PST/1:00 pm EST, ahead of the first Air Touring delivery taking place that same evening at the company's Beverly Hills Studio. In addition, the online event will also feature exciting...

4 November 2022

Lucid Group announced preliminary production and delivery totals for the quarter ended September 30, 2022. The company produced 2,282 vehicles during Q3 at its manufacturing facility in Arizona, more than tripling the number produced in Q2, and delivered 1,398 vehicles during the same period. These figures remain in line with the company's expectations, and Lucid believes it is on track to deliver on its previously...

14 October 2022

Lucid Motors has unveiled the Lucid Air Sapphire - "the embodiment of what ultra-high-performance luxury means to Lucid," according to Derek Jenkins, SVP of Brand and Design. At the heart of the vehicle is a three-motor powertrain. The new twin rear-drive unit — developed and manufactured in-house — incorporates torque vectoring, which extends the capabilities of the car beyond those achievable with a passive...

22 August 2022

Lucid Group announced its initial launch plans for the European market. This includes the forthcoming availability of both versions of Lucid Air Dream Edition with the most advanced electric powertrain available today. The Dream Edition R is optimized for efficiency with an estimated 900 km of range, and the Dream Edition P features 1,111 horsepower (828 kW). The company also plans to open its first European retail...

11 May 2022

Three years ago, we reported that Lucid Motors is pondering on building a factory in Saudi Arabia. After overcoming many financial ordeals, today Lucid announced its long-term plan to bring, indeed, "advanced automotive manufacturing to Saudi Arabia." The company has signed agreements with the Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia ("MISA"), the Saudi Industrial Development Fund ("SIDF"), and the Economic City at...

28 February 2022

Lucid Motors has finally unveiled the Lucid Air all-electric luxury sedan, as promised. Based on the Lucid Electric Advanced Platform (LEAP) upon which all forthcoming Lucid vehicles will be built, it features Lucid's in-house developed compact and lightwaeight drivetrain. The Lucid Air will have a dual-motor AWD system with 1,080 hp output for quarter-mile times as low as 9.9 seconds on a consistent, repeatable...

11 September 2020

Lucid Motors has unveiled details of its proprietary, in-house developed electric drivetrain that will power the forthcoming pure-electric luxury Lucid Air the production version of which will be unveiled on September 9 along with available configurations and pricing. The Lucid Air will have a dual-motor AWD system with 1,080 hp output for quarter-mile times as low as 9.9 seconds on a consistent, repeatable basis...

3 September 2020

Lucid Motors announced that the Lucid Air will be fully unveiled on September 9. The online event will include complete details about the specifications, design, and pricing of the brand's first model. Meanwhile, the company has welcomed more than 160 new members to its team during the past 90 days and is in the phase of a gradual return to its SIlicon Valley headquarters. In addition, the beta prototype fleet has...

18 June 2020

Reuters cited a Hyundai and Kia spokesperson who said that LG Chem was chosen by the group as one of its battery suppliers for its future EVs. Meanwhile, Korean media reported the LG Chem will supply batteries to Ford for the Mustang Mach-E. The cells for the Mustang will be produced at the LG Chem Wroclaw plant in Poland and Ford will do its own pack assembly. LG Chem is also cooperating with GM for its future...

29 May 2020

The standard versions of Lucid Air will use LG Chem batteries. That was announced earlier by Lucid Motors. Under the agreement, the Korean giant will supply battery cells to Lucid up to 2023. "The agreement with LG Chem puts Lucid on the best possible path to production for the Lucid Air, ensuring the necessary energy density and cell availability to fulfill our promise of class-leading range to consumers," said CEO...

24 February 2020