Electric vehicle maker Lucid has pulled the plug on the long-awaited Gravity, a three-row all-electric SUV with a range that could hypothetically leave a Tesla Model X, Fisker Ocean or Rivian R1S stuck in a charging station.
The importance of Lucid Gravity, and more precisely the reception it receives, is existential for the electric vehicle manufacturer. The Lucid Air sedan, the company’s first electric vehicle, has received positive reviews. However, demand has weakened this year, forcing the automaker to cut prices and reduce its production forecasts for the year.
Gravity could help Lucid regain a foothold in the increasingly competitive electric vehicle industry. Of course, Lucid has to launch the vehicle. Lucid delayed Your sedan and SUV are no different in this regard. The company originally aimed to start manufacturing Gravity SUVs in late 2023, but in August moved the production date to late 2024.
Lucid Gravity Basics
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Lucid bombastically wrote that the electric vehicle “heralds the dawn of a new era for electric SUVs.” There is an explanation for this tone; as sales of Lucid’s first vehicle (a luxury sedan called Air) technology/lucid-expects-make-least-10000-electric-cars-2023-2023-02-22/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>lack, its future now depends on whether Gravity can truly be a force in the electric vehicle market. However, this is a new era for Lucid. And the all-electric SUV he designed has some notable qualities, including a rugged, low-slung design with a sporty tail at the rear, all of which contributes to a drag coefficient of 0.24. That aerodynamic design is a factor that contributes to the autonomy of its battery. Lucid also claims that the vehicle goes from zero to sixty in less than 3.5 seconds, approximately one more second than Tesla claims for its Model
Lucid Gravity features a compact powertrain with EV motors and a 900-volt electrical architecture and Payload capacity of over 1,500 pounds and an additional 6,000 pounds. of towing capacity, the company says. Lucid estimates Gravity’s range will exceed 440 miles. Lucid boss Peter Rawlinson said in a statement that the projected autonomy is possible “with a battery pack just over half the size of some of our battery-hungry competitors.” If it performs as Lucid suggests in real-world conditions, it will be the longest-range electric SUV on the market.
Apparently, the vehicle can also be charged like a Tesla: it reaches a range of up to 200 miles after about 15 minutes on a fast charger. The seven-seater SUV that, according to the company, will have a starting price of less than $80,000. If history is any guide, there will be many add-ons and trim levels that will push the price well beyond that number.
Within lucid gravity
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Inside the SUV is a 34-inch curved OLED display floating above a redesigned steering wheel. Lucid amplifies the interior touches, as it did with the Air.
Of note is the seven-passenger configuration and a console that opens for additional storage. Lucid said those sliding second-row seats combine with built-in convenience tables for an “elevated rear-seat experience.”
Those rear seats, both the second and third rows, fold flat to provide more than 112 cubic feet of total usable cargo space, according to the company.
