My guess is they will be a bit more organized with it this time around, since it's not their first rodeo. But I'm imagining, much like last time, there will be a flat rate (likely $1,000) to get your deposit down. And then when they announce trims, you'll pick the one you want, along with other options. And then depending on which trims get built first, they will work down the list for each trim in the order in which it was received.
6/21/2020 I put down $1000 for Air DE order.
Well thats a "bargain", I thought I heard somewhere it was 25500 before being decreased to 7500?
I think that Lucid will be producing all trims at the same time(they certainly have capacity for it) as some people get priority status, yet they may choose to order a pure. In addition, people have stated that if you use the 18 month lease with Gravity priority, you will receive your car in 18 months, plus or minus if it arrives early/late. For these reasons, I think they will all be produced at the same time.
It upped to $7500 when I had to choose performance or range and confirm order 9/20/2021. Then took delivery on 12/10/21.
That would require multiple lines running at once. Which is possible if they get the expanded facility going. But given how many more factory positions that would require, unless they get a boatload of preorders (I'm not suspecting they will) they will likely do maybe 2 lines at once, max.
If Lucid is planning on using AMP-1 and AMP-2 Gravity's for the US, I fully expect the ramp up to take less than 6 months, especially considering the AMP-1 expansion project. If we could get from the DE to "Pure" in 6 months, it would be great and realistically possible in my opinion.
I don't expect a ton of preorders because the market for $80k+ EV SUV isn't all that big. Especially in the current climate. It's bigger than the Air's market. Maybe even double or triple. But we're not talking in the hundreds of thousands here. More like 20-30k.
When I reserved in December 2019, I paid $5k and was offered a first edition if I upped the deposit to $25k. Shortly thereafter, they dropped the deposit to $1k (not sure about the DE deposit).
To me, refundable deposits are an interest free loan. It is better if we look at it that way, in my opinion. A lot of people will reserve Gravity, which I think there is no doubt about. There is a reasonable doubt on whether or not all those people will actually buy a Gravity, but the effect of the refundable deposit would be used: perhaps for more employment in my thoughts. If we assume 80k preorders(R1S level, highly optimistic) and an average deposit of 700, then lucid would be getting 56 million. This could be used for more hires, and then the money coming from people who buy the high end dream editions should keep the new employees in the company and not getting laid off.
Was a "First edition" the original name for a DE? Was the 5000 for your GT that you currently have, or for another trim?
Friendly wager?
Reserved a GT 9/6/21 for $1000 refundable, got my DE invite 10/5/21 and upgraded, which made that $1000 non refundable but didn’t cost me anything extra.
Since Tesla will only sell less than 24,000 Model X in 2023 I would think Lucid would be Lucky to sell 10,000 units in 2025. ESP if Gravity is an average of $100,000. A Base Model X is only $73,000 now.
*79k
Sorry I meant with the tax credit
BTW, you had once mentioned you didn't care for the blue trim on the i4 and I agree. I got mine with the blue trim delete option that's available.
Unfortunately the tax credit is now income-tied.
Is this also true for leases?
