Needsdecaf
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It is worth pointing out for those who were unaware, but Peter Rawlinson, who is the CEO and CTO of Lucid, is an ex-Tesla employee and basically the father of the Model S. From his bio:Lucid is not my cup of tea, but I’m glad they are coming to market and I agree with others “The more EV’s, the merrier!” It would be a mistake to think that because it is expensive and first year for a new company that they can’t make a quality, reliable product though. I bought something similar called a Tesla Model S P85 in 2012 after owning a Panamera 4S, and it was a great car and utterly reliable for me for over 60,000 miles. Followed that with a P100D, and had the same experience. Yes, you are definitely an early adopter with Lucid and may have issues, but as a happy Taycan and Tesla owner, Tesla has shown in my opinion how a new car company can be successful. That success is also the reason we now have the Taycan, Lucid, Polestar, Rivian, E-Tron, etc. I can’t wait for the real reviews on all these new cars to come out.
" Prior to Lucid, Peter was Vice President of Vehicle Engineering at Tesla and Chief Engineer of the Model S, where he led the engineering of the Model S from a clean sheet to production readiness while building the engineering team. "
That was nearly a decade ago. Certainly the Air is a reflection of how far things have come technically since then, with many, many lessons learned.
As for Lucid failing financially, there is always that risk. However the EV marketplace is SO different than it was a decade ago and everyone is eager to invest in a stock that will become "The Next Tesla". So I would suspect having your CEO be the guy who birthed the Model S would give you a leg up if you needed to find some investors.
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