Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson hardly ever misses a possibility to throw shade at electrical automobile rivals. That was no completely different just lately, because the frontman just lately mentioned in an interview that it is ready to provide cheaper vehicles than Tesla with the identical battery pack, and that Rivian’s new SUVs received’t evaluate to the Gravity.
Rawlinson spoke to CarBuzz on the Goodwood Competition of Velocity, the place he mentioned Lucid’s industry-leading vary rankings and the way it has been capable of provide nice autos at costs he feels are aggressive.
The dialogue all began with Rawlinson stating Lucid is doing no matter it might to get its autos beneath $50,000, together with the technique of licensing its know-how to different automobile corporations. Calling the tech Lucid makes use of “an enabler,” Rawlinson remains to be fast to flex the corporate’s effectivity and vary rankings, which have been nice for the corporate’s notion within the EV sector.
He used the chance to shade Tesla’s vary in a direct comparability when speaking concerning the 88 kWh pack:
“We acquired extra vary than anybody else with simply an 88 kWh pack [now an 84 kWh pack for 2025], which is smaller, lighter, and far more cost effective than the competitors. And that’s why we are able to provide [the Lucid Air Pure] cheaper than Tesla.”
Rawlinson and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have had a little bit of a rivalry since Lucid got here to the market a couple of years in the past. Musk has been adamant that Rawlinson, who mentioned he was Chief Engineer of the Mannequin S, didn’t truly maintain that place and left when issues acquired tough within the automobile’s early improvement stage.
Lucid CEO Rawlinson says he was Mannequin S Chief Engineer, a declare Elon Musk refutes
Rawlinson’s feedback concerning Rivian needed to do with its upcoming Gravity SUV.
Rivian just lately partnered with Volkswagen for an as much as $5 billion funding, which is able to maintain the EV maker afloat amidst financial hardships that include being a startup.
Rawlinson was requested concerning the partnership, and Rivian’s plans to roll out three new SUVs within the coming years that it unveiled earlier in 2024. He isn’t threatened by the prospect:
“You might say, ‘How is Rivian gonna reply?’ As a result of Gravity is gonna be the very best SUV on the market, and nobody will have the ability to compete with it. To me, product is king. Convey it on […], however I’ve pushed R1S, and I’ve pushed the Gravity. I’m not fearful.”
Lucid will report its earnings for the second quarter on August 5.
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