Lucid Motors said Tuesday that its “operational reset” will focus on $1.4 billion in cash reductions along with three other “must win” and potential money-making priorities that include robotaxis, its factory in Saudi Arabia, and launching a mid-sized electric vehicle. But that mid-sized vehicle, which is supposed to start at under $50,000, is now delayed
Sometimes the crowd is not so wise. When Ferrari revealed the Luce, its first electric vehicle, to the public in May, the Internet reacted. And not in a positive way. Critics compared the wedge-shaped Luce to a Nissan Leaf and said Chinese electric vehicles would surpass it and undercut it in price. Even former Ferrari
Tesla no longer plans to reach “volume production” of three of its newest products (the Cybercab, the Tesla Semi and its Megapack 3 commercial energy storage solution) in 2026, according to a second-quarter shareholder letter released Wednesday. The company also removed language from its first-quarter letter about its Optimus robot reaching “volume production.” The company
Charging is at the forefront of the minds of potential EV buyers. Just over half of those surveyed by AAA last year said public charging infrastructure was a key concern. Those concerns are not unfounded. Historically, EV fast charging has been lackluster. In 2023, after a disastrous road trip, I wrote a “bill of rights”
while you walk At the XPeng exhibition event in Munich, you are greeted by, I kid you not, a giant wooden Trojan horse. It’s not exactly a subtle message from a Chinese brand announcing the world’s first launch of an electric vehicle, right in the German auto industry’s backyard. It’s hard to believe that XPeng
Lucid Motors denies a report that it is considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Nick Twork, the company’s director of communications, told TechCrunch in a statement that the “rumors are completely false.” “The company has sufficient liquidity to carry out its operations well into next year, as recently published in its latest quarterly reports,