Lucid Motors Shoots down the Doubters
The former chief engineer of the Model S calls Lucid a tech play, ‘and there are only two tech plays—Lucid and Tesla.’
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Jim Motavalli
Lucid Motors
Lucid has yet to sell any vehicles, challenging investor confidence and giving some analysts cause to question the automaker’s credibility.
Bold claims for its Lucid Air may sound preposterous, like its purported 517-mile range, but the number derives from an independent, third-party evaluation.
Lucid’s CEO and chief technology officer, Peter Rawlinson, has a good reputation, however—he was the chief engineer of the Tesla Model S.