The Lucid Gravity, the electrical SUV sequel to the automaker’s Air luxurious sedan, will probably be revealed in November and begin manufacturing in late 2024.
That affirmation, which is in keeping with Lucid’s beforehand mentioned timeline, got here Monday in an announcement of the automaker’s second quarter 2023 monetary outcomes. Lucid stated it delivered 1,404 autos in Q2 and claimed it’s on monitor to construct 10,000 autos this yr.
First teased in Challenge Gravity prototype type in 2020, with further teasers of a extra production-like model final November and earlier this yr, the Gravity is anticipated to share an emphasis on aerodynamics with the Air, however with a taller physique consistent with the SUV design temporary.
Teaser for Lucid Gravity due in 2024
As Lucid confirmed final fall, the Gravity will introduce new-generation, high-resolution Glass Cockpit shows, in addition to the following technology of the automaker’s software-based person interface.
Count on availability of dual-motor propulsion and tri-motor propulsion, the latter with two motors in again. A single-motor rear-wheel drive model can also be a risk. Lucid has stated the Gravity will probably be provided in two- or three-row configurations, with seating for 5, six, or seven passengers.
Based mostly on earlier declarations from Lucid, the Gravity will be the electrical SUV vary king, with EPA rankings which may solely be bested by the 516-mile Air Grand Touring. As within the Air, spectacular vary will doubtless be coupled with a bonus in road-trip quick charging miles recovered—one thing near the sedan’s 300 miles in 20 minutes—due to its emphasis on effectivity and proprietary propulsion suite.
Teaser for Lucid Gravity due in 2024
Lucid in Q2 additionally started “materials shipments of autos” to Saudi Arabia. The nation’s authorities in 2022 agreed to purchase as much as 100,000 Lucid EVs over a 10-year interval, and Lucid plans a Saudi Arabia plant because of begin producing EVs in 2025. The Saudi Public Funding Fund was instrumental with offering Lucid with the capital must cross the end line in automobile growth and begin manufacturing. As of 2022 the fund reportedly owned about 62% of Lucid.
With the brand new Saudi plant but to open, Gravity manufacturing will begin at Lucid’s present meeting plant in Casa Grande, Arizona.
