Lucid in Vancouver?

[hmp10]

We just spent three days in Vancouver and saw the place crawling with Teslas, mostly Model 3's. We would often count 10 or more in a single block of downtown traffic. Also saw a few Ioniq 5's, several Mustang Mach-E's, a couple of MB EQS'd, and a couple of VW ID.4's. But not a Lucid in sight. Vancouver has very high gas prices, but their electricity -- sourced from hydro -- is among the cheapest in North America.

I have read that Vancouver, which has the highest EV penetration in all of Canada, has a Lucid dealership and a service shop and was the first international sales location Lucid opened and is still the core of their presence outside the U.S. It is also quite a wealthy city. So I was a tad perplexed not to see a single one, given how much time we spent on the roads in the area.

A sales clerk in a downtown shop did notice my partner was wearing his Lucid baseball cap. He seemed to know quite a bit about Lucid and peppered him with questions. However, he said he almost never saw one.

Has anyone else had a different experience with seeing Lucid's in Vancouver? (I've checked and cannot find any brand/model-specific sales or registration numbers.)

 

[raleighone]

I lived in downtown Vancouver last Summer and you're 100% right about Teslas. My god, they are everywhere. I was within walking distance of Lucid at the mall, so visited regularly. They were later than the US in deliveries starting so perhaps that's the problem. When I left end of Summer, they hadn't even received one to show or demo. Hopefully they're just playing catch-up. (I will say I saw very few Rivians downtown, as well. So it may be that most of the Vancouver-centric drivers just want smaller cars.)

 

[borski]

We just spent three days in Vancouver and saw the place crawling with Teslas, mostly Model 3's. We would often count 10 or more in a single block of downtown traffic. Also saw a few Ioniq 5's, several Mustang Mach-E's, a couple of MB EQS'd, and a couple of VW ID.4's. But not a Lucid in sight. Vancouver has very high gas prices, but their electricity -- sourced from hydro -- is among the cheapest in North America.

I have read that Vancouver, which has the highest EV penetration in all of Canada, has a Lucid dealership and a service shop and was the first international sales location Lucid opened and is still the core of their presence outside the U.S. It is also quite a wealthy city. So I was a tad perplexed not to see a single one, given how much time we spent on the roads in the area.

A sales clerk in a downtown shop did notice my partner was wearing his Lucid baseball cap. He seemed to know quite a bit about Lucid and peppered him with questions. However, he said he almost never saw one.

Has anyone else had a different experience with seeing Lucid's in Vancouver? (I've checked and cannot find any brand/model-specific sales or registration numbers.)

Honestly, in part, it might just be that they’re crazy expensive in Canada.

 

[hmp10]

I lived in downtown Vancouver last Summer and you're 100% right about Teslas. My god, they are everywhere. I was within walking distance of Lucid at the mall, so visited regularly. They were later than the US in deliveries starting so perhaps that's the problem. When I left end of Summer, they hadn't even received one to show or demo. Hopefully they're just playing catch-up. (I will say I saw very few Rivians downtown, as well. So it may be that most of the Vancouver-centric drivers just want smaller cars.)

Yep, we saw three Rivian's, too -- 2 R1S and 1 R1T. Forgot to mention them.

 

[hmp10]

Honestly, in part, it might just be that they’re crazy expensive in Canada.

Maybe, but just how expensive are they there?

We were walking past quite a few pricey studios and showrooms: Prada, Balenciaga, Burberry, Tiffany, Cartier, Hermes, Gucci, Brunello Cucinelli, Rolls, Bentley, Ferrari, et al.

Beautiful city, by the way.