Gravity Delivery Discussion

[DeaneG]

Well it's official! Just ran across this post on X from Nick Twork!

What was the reply?

 

[HC_79]

Well it's official! Just ran across this post on X from Nick Twork!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1899664681809448995

We should have Gravity deliveries before August!!! (mark your calendar for July 31 delivery at 11:59pm) Lol.

Or, alternatively, one could also interpret this post from a glass half-empty standpoint as it could also mean they will be delayed beyond August...as in "no, it's not delayed until August--it's delayed until September!".

Consider this: even if the June delivery timeline is accurate, we won’t see a significant influx of orders being fulfilled in the initial few months because they haven’t started a ramp-up, as evidenced by the absence of cars in showrooms. They couldn’t even get ONE production unit to the recent Rove event in LA! If it wasn’t for @Tesla2Lucid borrowing an owners vehicle there would have been no Gravity to show!

Therefore, will cars be delivered before August? Yes, but not in substantial quantities. Lucid has made a significant error, and it’s unlikely that they’ll produce a decent volume of vehicles until possibly October or November.

“We won’t make people wait for their orders,” my ass! From a communication standpoint they should’ve just said they f’d up and owned it rather than try and present it like everything is going to plan.

I’m not sure what the SEC defines as a misrepresentation, but that delivery event in December would have to be on the edge of what’s permitted and what’s not. That’s a dangerous game to play.

 

[HC_79]

What was the reply?

“No”

 

[DeaneG]

“No”

I suppose that has a high probability of being correct, whatever it means.

 

[HC_79]

I suppose that has a high probability of being correct, whatever it means.

In Lucid’s eyes as long as they deliver 1 car by the end of September then they’re not lying

 

[DeaneG]

In Lucid’s eyes as long as they deliver 1 car by the end of September then they’re not lying

They just have to be careful not to deliver any Gravities in August. Before or after = OK.

 

[illopp00]

Somehow they will try to have to hit 20K units this year, I feel like the Saudi's are pulling a fast one and vacuuming up all the deliveries first.

 

[037]

Somehow they will try to have to hit 20K units this year, I feel like the Saudi's are pulling a fast one and vacuuming up all the deliveries first.

It’s possible they have to produce some sort of a result for all the billions they have invested…

 

[NoseyReporter]

Did anyone know this?

@7:50

The Gravity will use its rear motor to help increase voltage when charging at station less than ideal?

 

[Adnillien]

Did anyone know this?

@7:50

The Gravity will use its rear motor to help increase voltage when charging at station less than ideal?

Lucid has been very open about this since sometime in January. It is the difference between using the Wunderbox like the Air versus the rear motor like Gravity that allows a much higher sustained power for the DC to DC boost when the charging station voltage is below 900V.

 

[NoseyReporter]

Lucid has been very open about this since sometime in January. It is the difference between using the Wunderbox like the Air versus the rear motor like Gravity that allows a much higher sustained power for the DC to DC boost when the charging station voltage is below 900V.

Oops guess I just missed it

 

[HC_79]

Oops guess I just missed it

It’s the only significant news released about the Gravity since orders opened. That and probably the Dream Edition.

 

[Batteryman]

Somehow they will try to have to hit 20K units this year, I feel like the Saudi's are pulling a fast one and vacuuming up all the deliveries first.

Yep, because they don’t have to discount to move product in Saudi…they will earn more…makes sense.With present anti EV sentiment, inflation, tariffs…doesn’t make sense to prioritize USA if there us demand in Saudi/Middle East

 

[Batteryman]

Consider this: even if the June delivery timeline is accurate, we won’t see a significant influx of orders being fulfilled in the initial few months because they haven’t started a ramp-up, as evidenced by the absence of cars in showrooms. They couldn’t even get ONE production unit to the recent Rove event in LA! If it wasn’t for @Tesla2Lucid borrowing an owners vehicle there would have been no Gravity to show!

Therefore, will cars be delivered before August? Yes, but not in substantial quantities. Lucid has made a significant error, and it’s unlikely that they’ll produce a decent volume of vehicles until possibly October or November.

“We won’t make people wait for their orders,” my ass! From a communication standpoint they should’ve just said they f’d up and owned it rather than try and present it like everything is going to plan.

I’m not sure what the SEC defines as a misrepresentation, but that delivery event in December would have to be on the edge of what’s permitted and what’s not. That’s a dangerous game to play.

Not a big deal dude….who knows, maybe some supply chain or software issue that they want rectified. Imagine releasing Gravity with the same broken software that the Air had in 2021…you don’t want that repeated.Its just a car being delayed a few months….not like you are being asked to wait to cancer taken out. Chill out….

 

[msaunders9430]

Oops guess I just missed it

See fourth paragraph of this news release.

Lucid Gravity: Combining 450 miles EPA Range, 400 kW Fast Charging, and Access to 20,000+ Superchargers

lucidmotors.com

 

[pyle112]

Not a big deal dude….who knows, maybe some supply chain or software issue that they want rectified. Imagine releasing Gravity with the same broken software that the Air had in 2021…you don’t want that repeated.Its just a car being delayed a few months….not like you are being asked to wait to cancer taken out. Chill out….

They also probably have good metrics on what will impact order cancellations.

 

[hydbob]

They also probably have good metrics on what will impact order cancellations.

Yea it was that after 90 days from ordering there is a significant amount of cancellations...LOL

 

[Blue Lectroid]

There is more demand for the Gravity than they can currently produce. Until / unless they issue guidance as a public company that they will not meet 20k deliveries this year, I am pretty certain they have a plan in place to do that. It shouldn’t be hard. Think about it…air probably easily grows to 12k / 13k given that they did 10k last year, and then add six months of Gravity deliveries on top of that? Easily gets you to 20k.

 

[WeighingGravity]

lol, 10 would be more Gravities than they can currently produce.

 

[Goodbye]

Consider this: even if the June delivery timeline is accurate, we won’t see a significant influx of orders being fulfilled in the initial few months because they haven’t started a ramp-up, as evidenced by the absence of cars in showrooms. They couldn’t even get ONE production unit to the recent Rove event in LA! If it wasn’t for @Tesla2Lucid borrowing an owners vehicle there would have been no Gravity to show!

Therefore, will cars be delivered before August? Yes, but not in substantial quantities. Lucid has made a significant error, and it’s unlikely that they’ll produce a decent volume of vehicles until possibly October or November.

“We won’t make people wait for their orders,” my ass! From a communication standpoint they should’ve just said they f’d up and owned it rather than try and present it like everything is going to plan.

I’m not sure what the SEC defines as a misrepresentation, but that delivery event in December would have to be on the edge of what’s permitted and what’s not. That’s a dangerous game to play.

What makes this even worse was how Peter "poked the bear" and teased Musk about Lucid not experiencing production hell. Not only did he gain the ire of Musk, which I'm sure led to Lucid getting charger specs much later than other manufacturers, and probably other methods Musk found to punish Lucid, but worse, Rawlinson got shown the door because obviously Lucid was in PRODUCTION HELL.

I can't help but wonder though, how much of that production hell was brought on by Musk. Musk is a very vindictive person. Though Rawlinson may have been right about everything he ever said about Tesla and Musk, there was nothing to gain by voicing those thoughts publicly. Rawlinson is (at least he was) a very confident person who let hubris cloud his judgement. Surely he knew that Musk could have influence even on things not directly in his control. You think if Tesla and Lucid shared a common supplier that Musk didn't put extreme pressure on that supplier to not supply Lucid? I'm sure Musk pulled every string he could to hurt Rawlinson.

One can only hope that since Rawlinson is gone that Musk will ease up. Heck, I'm hoping the new CEO is friends with Musk. Can't possibly hurt.