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    Mercedes Canceling Development of Large EV Platform

    Mercedes has apparently been so disappointed in EQS and EQE sales that they are rethinking their product lineup: https://www.topgear.com/car-news/electric/mercedes-has-reportedly-cancelled-entire-ev-platform
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    Rawlinson Interview with "Motor Trend"

    "Motor Trend" just published an interesting interview with Peter Rawlinson. For the first time, I think, Rawlinson openly says that Lucid's mission is to keep focus on moving EV technology forward while Tesla has become distracted by Musk's antics...
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    Lucid is Maturing

    With all the focus on the Lucid stock price and new model teases, there are some things going on behind the publicity that indicate Lucid is maturing its organization to prepare for a solid future. My brother and I were discussing whether his Tesla Model 3 replacement should be a Lucid, but we...
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    A Change of Tune

    "Tailosive", a fairly popular YouTube channel that has long been pro-Tesla, has done a significant turnaround on Lucid. It all began when Drew Erickson, the channel producer, finally drove a Lucid Air when a studio opened up near him. He was blown away by how good the car was, and it put him...
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    Tidal Disconnected from Alexa

    Although I can still play Tidal music in the Air by keying in selections, I can no longer access Tidal through Alexa voice commands. When I try, I get a voice prompt telling me to go into my Alexa mobile app to reestablish the connection. When I ask Siri to open the Alexa app, I get a voice...
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    Lucid accident and fire in Poland

    One of the ~160 Lucid Airs sold so far in Western Europe apparently made its way to Poland. My partner is there now and sent me this news clip from Warsaw. Apparently, the driver tried to avoid hitting a car that cut him off and instead hit a pole (lower case, no pun intended), whereupon the...
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    Motor Trends Gets to Look into Lucid's Crystal Ball

    https://www.motortrend.com/features/lucid-motors-design-studio-tour-future-vehicles-air-gravity/
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    "Out of Spec Dave" at the New York Auto Show

    "Out of Spec Dave" (father of Kyle Conner of "Out of Spec Studios") posted a video tour of the EVs at the recent New York Auto Show. He begins discussing Lucid at 1:04:00 and says the lines to test drive an Air were the longest he had ever seen at the show. But . . . there was no Gravity at...
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    "Top Gear" lays it all out . . .

    "Top Gear" seems to have joined the ranks of those serious auto reviewers who really get what Lucid is doing and its potential place in the EV universe: https://www.topgear.com/car-news/big-reads/inside-lucid-behind-scenes-teslas-worst-nightmare
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    What Are They Thinking?

    A friend called me yesterday on the way home from a Lexus dealership where he had gone to get his Lexus washed. In the showroom he saw a used Lexus RZ450e with 891 miles on it. The MSRP was around $64,000, but the dealer was asking $46,000 for it "as is". He wanted to know what I thought of...
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    Another Skewed Review

    I continue to be amazed by how overtly biased many reviewers are against Lucid in favor of Tesla. In the video below the reviewer undertook to compare the rear seat room of the Lucid Air to that of the Tesla Model S. To do so, he ran the front seat of the Lucid all the way back. But in the...
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    Motor Trend Living a Year with an Air

    I am definitely in the camp that absolutely loves the Air, probably because I have a long history as an early adopter of cars and things technical. But I can't say that I disagree with Motor Trend's conclusions about the Air --- at least the earlier ones...
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    Lucid Opening New Research and Development Office

    https://finance.yahoo.com/news/luxury-ev-maker-lucid-open-165259831.html Meanwhile, back at the ranch Apple has decided to terminate the development of the "Apple Car": https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/apple-abandons-car-project-report-claims/
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    Air Pure RWD Battery Pack

    The Lucid host at the Geneva Auto Show said the Air Pure RWD has 16 battery modules, making it the lightest vehicle in the line-up. I thought there were only three battery packs in current Lucids: two with 22 modules (118 and 112 kWh) and one with 18 modules (92 kWh)? The comment is at 3:03...
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    Interesting Demographics of U.S. EV Ownership

    https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/21/us/electric-vehicles-republican-voters-dg/index.html
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    Weird Day at the Carwash

    When I was drying the Air at the carwash this morning, an older gentleman pulled up next to me in an Audi A5 cabriolet. He was full of questions about the car but, as has happened before, seemed oddly focused on the Zenith Red color. However, he also wanted to look in the trunk, frunk, and...
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    What's the Real Agenda?

    Sandy Munro, a popular video host of technology teardowns and reviews of auto products, said in a recent interview that Lucid will probably be dead by year end and that the Gravity will do nothing to fend of its demise. This is the same man who earlier has said that Lucid is the first company...
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    Useful Battery Tips

    "Engineering Explained" recently posted a very good overview of how to increase the service life of your EV battery pack:
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    BMW i5

    Doug DeMuro just reviewed the new BMW i5 EV. The car is 3.3" longer than a Lucid Air (and longer than a Bangle-Butt-era BMW 7 Series). Take a look at the gargantuan front end of this car which, by the way, is filled with hardware instead of storage space: Then take a look at the rear...
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