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  1. ac.bill

    2023 Q4 Deliveries

    Agree, but dilution is inevitable. Lucid is a startup in a low margin capital intensive industry. A typical automotive factory might cost $5 Billion. Lucid's first one is still being finished. The second one in Saudi doesn't have any fabrication capacity yet. The third one, for mid-size...
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    2023 Q4 Deliveries

    The whole auto industry is in a slump. Financing is expensive and harder to qualify for. Combine that with industrywide declines in trade-in values and financing will be more difficult and costly for the buyer making an aspirational purchase of a Pure (stretching their budget). Many news outlets...
  3. ac.bill

    Rear executive seating

    I would have gone for that configuration if it had been available, but actually glad that didn't happen. It's quite handy to be able to fold the seat down and carry longer things in the back.
  4. ac.bill

    Thanks to those who made this website.

    Oh, I haven't departed. I've just been swamped with that IRL stuff. Still love my Air GT and flog it every chance I get. This forum is a gem, a great resource for those new to Lucid or altogether new to EVs. Forums don't run on their own and we're lucky to have people motivated enough to create...
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    Contactor Recall Megathread

    I just got my letter too.
  6. ac.bill

    I REALLY miss my car 😢

    This was a 2011 LEAF and I got it 7 years ago. Some time back I gave it to my cousin's kid. She had a 30 mile round trip commute and that was about how much range it had left. she could charge at work. The cars build quality and ride were vastly better than I expected in a little car. The...
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    I REALLY miss my car 😢

    I had just sold my Subaru STi, bought it for a track car but ended up only riding motorcycles on track, but then I needed a "rainy day" car for when I didn't want to commute by bike the LEAF was intended as a stopgap until I found something I wanted, but that little car won me over. Track and...
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    I REALLY miss my car 😢

    Yes. We've been spoiled. It's just like that first EV years ago, a high mileage LEAF that I actually bought as a joke. After commuting in it for a week everything else felt old-fashioned and somehow unfinished. Now Lucid has set that hook even deeper. If I suddenly couldn't have a Lucid for...
  9. ac.bill

    Q1 Numbers

    The earnings call turned out just about like I expected. The negativity and selling is just about as I expected. Lowball orders posted for tomorrow. Not worried at all.
  10. ac.bill

    Cannonball Run ?

    Here it is -
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    Cannonball Run ?

    It's a balance between velocity and charging speed. And lots of help from friends. Here's Kyles previous run, made in a Taycan.
  12. ac.bill

    Cannonball Run ?

    And here we go:
  13. ac.bill

    Ordering and Delivery: Lucid Air Pure

    Over 40 metal roof Airs were in the shipping lot at the factory this morning, could be Touring or Pure. Either way we should see more metal roof owners showing up on the forum soon.
  14. ac.bill

    Shocking Two Week Review

    Could have been. I spend more time in fort Worth and the Mid-Cities though. With the Lucid Studio in Plano and the nature of that neighborhood I'm not surprised you are seeing them up there.
  15. ac.bill

    Wind noise

    Interesting thread. I have had no wind noise issues but have noticed that, since the Air's cabin is so naturally quiet, any sound that does get in seems loud. I would like to try a dB meter in the car (or just wait for Bjorn Nyland's upcoming reviews). I know my 21" wheels make more noise than...
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    Shocking Two Week Review

    I love to see posts like this. Yes, the internet seems made for amplifying bad news, same as the old "If it bleeds, it leads" newspaper adage. I would have been hesitant to post any significant issues with my AGT, but never got the chance, haven't had a single issue. I took my lovely Air GT in...
  17. ac.bill

    Ordering and Delivery: Lucid Air Pure

    Interesting idea. It does seem likely that Sprint mode on cruise control might well be more efficient on a low traffic highway. Sprint mode reduces regen and if you are in low regen already that should result in less power lost through unintended regen. Regen is great when you mean to slow down...
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    Contactor Recall Megathread

    Lucid is recalling some cars made before 11/1/22 for a contactor defect that can shut off power, but individual VIN numbers are not posted yet. The PDF "Part 573 Report" on this NHTSA page LINK contains all the details. Recall does not include cars made after Nov. 1 2022 On the link above click...
  19. ac.bill

    Pure Test Drive by a GT Owner

    This is all great to hear coming from a GT owner. I expect the RWD Pure on the larger wheels to be a lot of fun on twisty roads. I love my GT's power but that "AWD feeling" is not my favorite when pushing through bends.
  20. ac.bill

    [RESOLVED] Does Lucid Air have a Center Side Airbag?

    Yes, it has one. It can be seen in the Euro NCAP test segment that starts after the one minute mark in this video:
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