Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson not often misses a possibility to throw shade at electrical automobile rivals. That was no totally different just lately, because the frontman just lately mentioned in an interview that it is ready to supply cheaper automobiles than Tesla with the identical battery pack, and that Rivian’s new SUVs received’t examine to the Gravity.
Rawlinson spoke to CarBuzz on the Goodwood Competition of Velocity, the place he mentioned Lucid’s industry-leading vary scores and the way it has been capable of supply nice autos at costs he feels are aggressive.
The dialogue all began with Rawlinson stating Lucid is doing no matter it may to get its autos beneath $50,000, together with the technique of licensing its know-how to different automotive firms. Calling the tech Lucid makes use of “an enabler,” Rawlinson remains to be fast to flex the corporate’s effectivity and vary scores, 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 bought extra vary than anybody else with simply an 88 kWh pack [now an 84 kWh pack for 2025], which is smaller, lighter, and far less expensive than the competitors. And that’s why we are able to supply [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 number of years in the past. Musk has been adamant that Rawlinson, who mentioned he was Chief Engineer of the Mannequin S, didn’t really maintain that place and left when issues bought tough within the automobile’s early growth 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 preserve 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 may say, ‘How is Rivian gonna reply?’ As a result of Gravity is gonna be the perfect SUV on the market, and nobody will be capable to compete with it. To me, product is king. Deliver it on […], however I’ve pushed R1S, and I’ve pushed the Gravity. I’m not frightened.”
Lucid will report its earnings for the second quarter on August 5.
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