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Lucid Motors CEO Peter Rawlinson said on Friday that production of the Gravity SUV is set to begin “imminently” at the company’s plant in Casa Grande, Arizona.
Last week, Lucid started accepting orders in the U.S. for the higher trim of its second model, which starts at $94,500. The highly awaited $80,000-trim arrives in about a year, in late 2025.
Speaking with Bloomberg, the chief executive said he believes Gravity is “the best SUV on the planet.”
“Gravity is about to start production imminently. I’m fresh from the factory this week, back to Arizona imminently. And we’re going to start production of what I believe is the best SUV on the planet very, very soon, made with a huge dose of pride from Arizona,” Rawlinson said in an interview.
Commenting on the potential impact of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s involvement in Donald Trump’s campaign since July and on Trump’s critical stance toward EVs, Rawlinson said he believes the elected president is “a fan, like so many, of American innovation.” He added, “What better example of American ingenuity and innovation than Lucid Motors, the most advanced tech in the world.”
“And I think America is truly blessed with the technology and the technology advantage it has in the EV space right now,” Lucid’s CEO stated before noting the investment in the industry allowed American companies to create jobs in the country.
“I think that we need to think of the jobs that are created as a consequence of this great high-tech jobs in middle America. And any incentive is truly an investment in the future American economy and jobs creation. So I think we should be cognizant of that,” Peter Rawlinson said.
The chief executive noted that Lucid would be “really the most immune” EV maker in case the incentives are suspended.
“But I also would like to state this, that because Lucid’s got the most advanced EV technology on the planet, we’re able to go further with less batteries. So if there was a situation where incentives were removed, which incentivize the amount of batteries you put in the car, Lucid amongst all the EV makers is really the most immune from that,” Lucid’s CEO stated.
Shares of electric vehicle maker hit a new all-time low earlier this Friday at $1.93, extending year to date losses to about 53%.
Lucid Motors CEO Peter Rawlinson commented on Chinese competitors in a new interview released this weekend where he reiterated that the companies are “certainly heavily subsidized by central governments.”
In the same interview, Lucid’s CEO criticized the quality of electric vehicles available in the U.S., stating that many Americans have found their experiences with EVs underwhelming.
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