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I understand that. Perhaps that's all fine. Lucid is a captive PIF play where they are investor, manufacturer, and consumer of their products. That's the captive eco-system. If those are the parameters, then there is no problem.

Lucid's challenge is not lacking money and PIF backing. Lucid has the powertrain and packaging talents. Lucid's problem is execution and scale. People are taking PIF Money = Guarantee Success and Scale. I wouldn't bet on that!

Hyundai is a HIGE industrial giant in Korea. So is Volvo. So is BYD. They can afford to be late and capture the market. When they enter a market, they have both the financial and technological wherewithal to power through it. At its current standing, Lucid is a one-tune act! I am NOT...

If they are indeed 6mo (their words) away from delivering Cosmo, that's where those 2027/2028 date extrapolation came from. Best is Lucid go on record with their guidance. Compared to its major competitors, Lucid is late to the market with mid-size. The question herein is how late. People...

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I hope you are correct! Exactly! Does that mean Rivian R1/BMW/Kia/Volvo, etc. will have free rein on the mid-size EV market in the US until late 2027/early 2028?! That's a LOOOOOG STRETCH!

That's all fair. But Lucid said at one-point that mid-size will be by the end of this year. I don't know what that means. R2 intro is tomorrow. Six months ago, while the Rivian mobile tech was doing annual service on my R1S at my Sausalito home, I asked him what is going on. He told me...

I think so. I've left my AGT plugged in, in my garage in AZ, for 6 months with no issues. When plugged in, you should be able to see what's happening on you APP. You can also download and install new SW.

I own a 2023 Rivian R1S. I believe Rivian can remotely sense the car's 12V battery conditions. I remember a couple of years ago, out of the blue, Rivian messaged me to get my 12V replaced. Actually, Rivian was very persistent about it. I have no idea what happened to the guy's R1T 12V and...

Reality, What a concept! (plagiarized from the late Robin Williams)

Lucid has some of the best EV engineering IDEAS. The issue with Lucid is its EXECUTION. Execution is not just launching a product. It is about excelling in the marathon of working out all the bugs, service, reliability, and generating/preserving value for your investors. "Investors" is not...

I have 19s as well. My trip is between Phoenix and Marin County (Sausalito) CA. I rotate my R1S and my AGT on these trips, so I have detailed logs on both. The R1S (Large Pack-Quad), operating in "Conserve" mode, gets ~2.5+mi/kWh. I bought the AGT/19 mostly for the efficiency.

3.75mi/kWh is pretty decent. My 780 mile (1 way) trips come in around 3.5-3.6 mi/kWh on my AGT.

Sad, but true! The people I knew at the Lucid SC (Scottsdale/San Mateo) from 2022-2025 are mostly/all gone!

Go talk to the SC people. They know the current practice is insane. When I was there 1-1/2 month ago, I told them the SC system of booking the appointments, giving the customer a loaner or an Enterprise rental, and my car just sat there for 2 weeks or more before they get to it is right out of...

I am a bit amazed on your list of problems post-service such as charging, DDPro, camera, etc.. Didn't Lucid SC test these functions before they return the car to you?!

The way it comes across is, Lucid is in a financial Catch22. They want to expand, sell more Gravities, and get the mid-size Cosmo going. Financially and able-body resources limited, and besieged with ongoing SW/HW problems, and trying to do TWO mid-size products in rapid succession, I have a...

I was talking to the Rivian guy on the phone last week. I didn't realize they now have a huge distribution center in Tempe AZ. They are obviously going for the big play. I called Rivian because someone ran into my (parked) R1S at a shopping center. The damages were mostly cosmetic. I was...

Well, Rivian R2 is coming next week. Assuming Lucid learned its lesson and don't repeat paper-launches, Cosmo (revenue) is probably a 2H'27 product. It will be a tough 12 months ahead!

Maybe it is cameras. I suspect it uses the ultrasound sensors for lower power consumption. My garage in AZ is far away from my bedroom. As such, the car does not see my phone. In my Marin County house, my bedroom is 2 floors up right over the garage. As such, it sees my FOB/phone all the...