Priced the economical Lucid Air with a few upgrades. Came out to be $99,900. I think they're gorgeous, but I can't do it when, surprisingly, e-bikes gets me where I want to go locally without fuss.<p>Short / medium trips: e-bike<p>Long trips: rent a very high-end car. This whole industry can be improved so much. I think a lot more people will fall into this category as micro-mobility takes off. I want to splurge on a fancy car for a week, not own one.<p>Medium trips / hauling cargo: ??<p>If I were to buy a car again I think it'd be a pick-up to haul things.
Am I the only one that thinks the pricing on cars these days is ridiculous!? $100k for a car? I guess that’s what you get for printing money for over a decade.
> will be followed next year with a single-motor, rear-wheel-drive variant<p>This will be more reasonably priced and more interesting for most people, who have little need for 3.4s acceleration to 60mph.
I was excited about Lucid enough to buy a tiny bit of stock before the car came out. This change to a newer, more expensive model, is the exact opposite of their announced strategy of reducing price thorough successive iterations.<p>The Air Sapphire is a quarter of a million dollars. How is this company helping attract wide attention for affordable electric cars in America, where it produces them? I'm not thrilled.
I was able to look at one up close in a showroom. I was really impressed with the interior design and overall feel of the vehicle. Its definitely a niche market product in the US, though. The US is very much an SUV driven market.<p>I expect the Gravity to be very successful, especially if they can get their early software issues out of the way by then.
marcus brownlee did a great review of their car (not this one specifically). I recommend everyone take the time to watch it if they're interested. He's a big tesla fanboy but definitely gives lucid a LOT of credit on things they do better than tesla. Came off as very balanced and fair
Most people I know that want electric cars are stuck with underpowered electrical service and panels and too much redtape and delay involved with upgrading their service. My current utility (PG&E) just told me it is 1.5 to 2 years to get my service upgraded.
I have trouble supporting a company that's backed by Saudi Arabia. I'm not currently in the market for a luxury electric car but this company would be a non-starter for me