Lucid has already teased the look of its upcoming midsize SUV and a timeline for manufacturing, however on Tuesday it put a timeline in place for its reveal.
Throughout the firm’s earnings name, the automaker’s interim CEO, Marc Winterhoff, introduced the midsize car can be unveiled “late this yr or early subsequent yr.”
In September on the automaker’s expertise and manufacturing day, Lucid revealed on Twitter (now often known as X) a teaser picture of a midsize SUV. Lucid mentioned manufacturing is about for late 2026 and added that the crossover will value lower than $50,000.
On Tuesday, Winterhoff confirmed the workforce has signed off on the superior engineering section of the midsize variants and are shifting to growth and industrialization phases.
Lucid mentioned the crossover SUV will function “main expertise and effectivity,” throughout the 2024 expertise and manufacturing day teaser. The corporate additionally mentioned the unnamed car may have the identical vary as opponents whereas utilizing a smaller battery.
The midsize EV will make the most of Lucid’s new lower-cost drive unit dubbed “Atlas,” which is below growth.
The electrical midsize SUV is likely to be named Earth. Lucid filed a trademark for the Earth title with the USA Patent and Trademark Workplace in January.
The teaser picture launched in September confirmed a crossover SUV that has a curved roofline akin to the bigger Gravity SUV, however in a bundle sized much like the Tesla Mannequin Y. The entrance finish shares its core design traits with the Air and Gravity, such because the horizontal headlights and full-width chrome trim with “LUCID” lettering. Not like the Gravity, the midsize SUV’s hood seems to have scallops on either side much like the Air sedan. The fenders are curved, the aspect mirrors are fender-mounted, and no door handles are seen.
The midsize crossover is reportedly one among three reasonably priced EVs Lucid is creating.
Lucid design boss Derek Jenkins has mentioned the midsize automobiles will concentrate on effectivity and aerodynamics. The automobiles can be compact and lighter than the Air. A crossover SUV, a sedan, and presumably an reasonably priced sporty hatchback are all attainable.
Deliveries of the automaker’s second car, the Gravity SUV, started in December.
