Tesla’s unmistakable EV lead strongly acknowledged by Lucid and VW CEOs

Lucid Motors and Volkswagen Auto Group CEOs Peter Rawlinson and Herbert Diess recently expressed their support towards Tesla and Elon Musk. The two automotive executives took particular note of Tesla’s growing lead in the electric car segment. “There’s a recognition that Tesla is in a preeminent position in terms of EV technology,” Lucid Motors CEO […]

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Reservation books open for Lucid Air in Europe

The US-American startup Lucid Motors has now opened European reservation books for the first model Lucid Air. According to the company, the debut model will be officially unveiled in New York in April. Deliveries in Europe are scheduled to begin at the end of 2021. For a refundable deposit of 1,000 dollars (900 euros or […]

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Lucid Motors begins building Arizona plant

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In Casa Grande, Arizona, Lucid Motors has started construction of its electric car plant in which more than 300 million dollars will be invested. The first phase of the factory construction is scheduled for completion by the end of 2020. The first Lucid model, the purely electric luxury sedan Lucid Air, will be launched on […]

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Formula E picks battery pack from Lucid subsidiary Atieva for a second season


Atieva, the technology wing of Silicon Valley-based Lucid Motors, has earned an impressive vote of confidence. The Formula E electric racing series has chosen Atieva’s battery pack for a second consecutive season. The Atieva pack will power the entire 24-car Formula E field for the upcoming 2019/20 season, which will consist of 14 races. Atieva’s… Read more »

Peter Hochholdinger and Jan Oehmicke leave Tesla

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Two prominent departures within a few days – After production manager Peter Hochholdinger (formerly with Audi) left Tesla to join Californian rival Lucid Motors, Tesla’s head of European operations Jan Oehmicke (formerly with BMW) is also leaving. Firstly, just days ago, news broke about the surprising departure of Tesla production manager Peter Hochholdinger (photo left) […]

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