Lucid CEO shares take on next-gen EVs: “The electric car of the future only needs 250 miles”

[1srelluc]

Lucid Motors made it a point to go above and beyond the industry standard when it released the Air, its first vehicle. With a range of over 500 miles, the Air was a strong statement from the EV maker. It entered the electric luxury sedan market late, but its range alone showed that it was a serious contender.

While the Lucid Air is not selling as strongly as its rivals like the Porsche Taycan and the Tesla Model S, the luxury electric vehicle maker is nonetheless optimistic about its potential. Just recently, Lucid and Aston Martin signed a deal that would see the American automaker supply powertrain components to the British sports car company. The Lucid Air also continues to earn accolades, including the 2023 World Car Luxury Car of the Year award.

Lucid CEO shares take on next-gen EVs: "The electric car of the future only needs 250 miles”

Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson highlighted in a conversation with Auto Express UK that the company has developed into a group with three pillars.

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Yeah right, says the guy that will get driven all over his town in an SUV that gets 8 mpg on the way to his corporate jet.

Not that I think Lucid will be around in 10 years but it just goes to show how the elites view rural America form the liberal coasts......They don't want the rural (or city) dirty unwashed to have self-direction and mobility.

Sure a hybrid econobox would be great for the city and it makes perfect sense but as sure as gawd made little green apples I suspect some liberal shit-hole state or city will mandate EVs and remove ICE vehicles (except the ones their elites tool around in) from the roads within five years....That's how retarded they are.

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

Lucid Motors made it a point to go above and beyond the industry standard when it released the Air, its first vehicle. With a range of over 500 miles, the Air was a strong statement from the EV maker. It entered the electric luxury sedan market late, but its range alone showed that it was a serious contender.

While the Lucid Air is not selling as strongly as its rivals like the Porsche Taycan and the Tesla Model S, the luxury electric vehicle maker is nonetheless optimistic about its potential. Just recently, Lucid and Aston Martin signed a deal that would see the American automaker supply powertrain components to the British sports car company. The Lucid Air also continues to earn accolades, including the 2023 World Car Luxury Car of the Year award.

Lucid CEO shares take on next-gen EVs: "The electric car of the future only needs 250 miles”

Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson highlighted in a conversation with Auto Express UK that the company has developed into a group with three pillars.

www.teslarati.com

Yeah right, says the guy that will get driven all over his town in an SUV that gets 8 mpg on the way to his corporate jet.

Not that I think Lucid will be around in 10 years but it just goes to show how the elites view rural America form the liberal coasts......They don't want the rural (or city) dirty unwashed to have self-direction and mobility.

Sure a hybrid econobox would be great for the city and it makes perfect sense but as sure as gawd made little green apples I suspect some liberal shit-hole state or city will mandate EVs and remove ICE vehicles (except the ones their elites tool around in) from the roads within five years....That's how retarded they are.

It's coming whether you like it or not. That's just technology, innovation, and evolution. Pretty sure they said the same thing about the motorized carriage when it was poised to replace the horse.

Here is the detail in his "250" mile quote. He's saying that with fast charging tech, you won't need a 500 mile car/battery. Ergo, a cheaper option.

"In a rather interesting statement, Rawlinson stated that the electric vehicle of the future only really needs 250 miles, and with Lucid’s technology, such a range should be achieved with a fairly small battery pack.

“The biggest impact on the mass market car will be with smaller battery packs. My vision is could we get to six miles per kilowatt-hour? We’re at 4.6 now. Could we get to six miles per kilowatt-hour with a fast-charging infrastructure, with overnight charging? The electric car of the future only needs 250 miles. We don’t need 500-mile cars in the future, 10 years from now.

“If we could get six miles per kilowatt-hour and you only need 150 miles range, that’s a 25 kilowatt-hour pack. That’s a $4,000 pack particularly with a bit of industrializing scale and battery manufacture. That’s what we need to make a $25,000 car and that’s what the environment and the world needs urgently to get masses into electric cars. You need the $25,000 car".

 

[1srelluc]

It's coming whether you like it or not. That's just technology, innovation, and evolution. Pretty sure they said the same thing about the motorized carriage when it was poised to replace the horse.

Here is the detail in his "250" mile quote. He's saying that with fast charging tech, you won't need a 500 mile car/battery. Ergo, a cheaper option.

"In a rather interesting statement, Rawlinson stated that the electric vehicle of the future only really needs 250 miles, and with Lucid’s technology, such a range should be achieved with a fairly small battery pack.

“The biggest impact on the mass market car will be with smaller battery packs. My vision is could we get to six miles per kilowatt-hour? We’re at 4.6 now. Could we get to six miles per kilowatt-hour with a fast-charging infrastructure, with overnight charging? The electric car of the future only needs 250 miles. We don’t need 500-mile cars in the future, 10 years from now.

“If we could get six miles per kilowatt-hour and you only need 150 miles range, that’s a 25 kilowatt-hour pack. That’s a $4,000 pack particularly with a bit of industrializing scale and battery manufacture. That’s what we need to make a $25,000 car and that’s what the environment and the world needs urgently to get masses into electric cars. You need the $25,000 car".

Well no shit but when it comes to EVs that is not what rural America requires unless the goal is to have everyone living in population centers and eating bugs.

Add to that what does it accomplish for city dwellers that a Hybrid doesn't?....Keeps you stuck in urban/cookie-cutter blue-burb shitholes is what.

Hell one Hoser or CA forest fire removes any benefit of EV vs Hybrid as far a "mah clean air" goes.

He can go and sell that snake oil someplace else.