But when you look under the bonnet and see there’s all this crap where a frunk should be, you’re reminded that ICE companies are still just converting their ICE designs into EVs without putting in the extra time to take advantage of everything an EV has to offer.
exactly this
The grille on this is at the edge of acceptability.
but on the wrong side of the edge; they went over it ... meaning it is unacceptable. The must have hired the same guy who did the Lexus grill.
... Lucid is a dedicated EV platform is one of the main things that drew me in to begin with.
Gee, it's almost as if the established auto mfgrs. are idiots, and never bothered to do an EV development division. It's been a decade since the Model S ... and this is the answer ?
Engineering early ICE vehicles: put a motor on a horse carriage. done. don't even need a roof.
Engineering early EVs: "let's put an 1890s trolley car traction motor in a Taurus and spend all our budget designing a hideous grill so people know it's the future and we hate it. "
... these ICE car owners just haven’t considered the benefits of a frunk, because they’ve never had one.
Dad bought his first VW beetle in 1959. Frunk. Beetle was a ground-up design.
Still, if I can get used to how to get my oversized frame into my Luci ...
Neighbor came over to see the car. I opened the door so he could see the interior and he just dove in head-first...got stuck half way in (he's a big guy and I am not so seat was up)...he's sweating and grunting and making a point... I'm pissed that he's taking a liberty uninvited... As he's struggling to extract himself I say: "Bill, this is a Lambo, not an Expedition (he has two ...no kids no dogs)."
It occurs to me that Amerikans don't want cars. Amerikans want jacked-up tanks with guns. I'm shopping for an electric bike that will fit in the Lucid. Lucid should look into this idea... an ebike that charges from / integrates with the Lucid (extends the range in the city!)
when I go to try to close the door I have a hard time reaching it to close it
Three bump entry: bumps head getting in bumps head leaning out to get door handle bumps head pulling door shut.
every. single. time. I'm going to put the door on a tether so I can haul it in from inside the cabin... down to one bump entry!
Do you reverse into your garage daily to load the trunk? When I go shopping I find it convenient to park a bit away from other cars for 2 reasons. Load the frunk and fully open the door to get in and out more easily without hitting the car next to mine. Also when I pull into the garage and open the frunk I can unload close to the garage fridge and door to enter the house.
I never understood people who back in = fumes in the house. But now it's so easy with the cameras and makes perfect sense.