{"id":75988,"date":"2024-08-21T14:17:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T18:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=75988"},"modified":"2024-08-21T14:17:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T18:17:59","slug":"lucid-lcid-challenge-tesla-three-new-affordable-evs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=75988","title":{"rendered":"Lucid (LCID) will launch three new affordable EVs to challenge Tesla’s Model Y, Model 3"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lucid (LCID) will introduce not one but three new affordable EVs as it looks to take on market leaders like Tesla. Although we knew Lucid<\/a> was planning a new mid-size electric SUV to rival Tesla\u2019s best-selling Model Y, two other EVs are scheduled to roll out.<\/p>\n

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CEO Peter Rawlinson confirmed last year<\/a> that Lucid was developing an EV priced around $50,000. Rawlinson said the new vehicle was aimed \u201cright in the heart of Tesla Model 3, Model Y territory.\u201d<\/p>\n

After teasing the new Tesla rival earlier this year, we got a preview of Lucid\u2019s first mass-market model, a mid-size electric SUV.<\/p>\n

Now, we are learning Lucid is actually planning to launch three new affordable EVs. Speaking with CarBuzz<\/a><\/em>, Lucid\u2019s senior VP of design, Derek Jenkins, described its \u201cmid-size program,\u201d saying it will include multiple vehicles.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re going to be younger vehicles, they\u2019re going to be more athletic vehicles,\u201d Jenkins explained. He added that Lucid is planning to launch three affordable EVs under the program as it looks to close the gap with Tesla.<\/p>\n

Lucid confirmed with\u00a0Electrek<\/em>\u00a0that there are, in fact, three mid-size models in the works, saying the report is \u201cmostly true<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Lucid Gravity (Source: Lucid)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We already knew about the mid-size SUV that will go up against Tesla\u2019s best-selling Model Y<\/a>, another will be a mass-market Model 3-like electric sedan. But what will the third be?<\/p>\n

Lucid to take on Tesla with three affordable EVs<\/h2>\n

Although Jenkins said he and all the engineers are \u201chuge wagon fans,\u201d he doesn\u2019t expect a Lucid station wagon EV anytime soon. Jenkins admitted it\u2019s a \u201cdying segment,\u201d and he doesn\u2019t see Lucid \u201cgoing out on that limb.\u201d<\/p>\n

A rugged off-road Lucid EV may be more likely. Jenkins said, \u201cThe off-road space is going to continue to morph and evolve.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Lucid Gravity testing (Source: Lucid)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lucid\u2019s design exec added an off-road EV \u201cmakes sense because you start to get the benefit of two worlds.\u201d You get a slightly sleeker, slightly more car-like vehicle, \u201cbut you ruggedize it to give you a little bit more of that robustness and durability,\u201d Jenkins explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a whole new category of products that still could be on the drawing boards of many companies,\u201d according to Jenkins.<\/p>\n

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Lucid\u2019s mid-size program is focused on compact, lighter vehicles \u201cwith every bit of focus on aero, efficiency, and space,\u201d Jenkins added.<\/p>\n

Although it won\u2019t be as quick as the Air, it will still be impressive and \u201cat a value that many more people can access,\u201d the executive explained.<\/p>\n

Lucid is already driving down costs with new tech. The 2025 Lucid Air starts at $69,990, a huge difference from the $169,000 first Dream Edition model.<\/p>\n

Last month, Lucid\u2019s first Gravity electric SUV rolled off the production line<\/a> at its Arizona factory ahead of deliveries later this year.<\/p>\n

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