The Electric Viking Heaps Praise on Gravity (then trashes Rawlinson)

[bryway]

I loved this… until the end. Regardless, nice to see another positive take on Gravity

 

[hmp10]

It's been a long time coming. Most traditional, professional auto journalists got on board early with conclusions of Lucid's superiority, beginning the "Motor Trend's" Car of the Year Award almost at the outset of Air deliveries.

But the crowd of internet reviewers came along more slowly. Kyle Conner, though a huge Lucid disciple these days, originally was more taken with the MB EQS. Marquess Brownlee, who was intrigued by the early Airs, was nevertheless more of a slow burn in becoming a real supporter of the brand. Tom Moloughney liked a lot about the brand but was so focused on the poor charging infrastructure in which Lucid was enmeshed that it tamped down his ardor (until the Gravity came long -- watch the video he put up yesterday).

More recently, though, there has been a noticeable migration of long-standing Tesla acolytes, such "Tailosive EV", moving at different paces into the Lucid camp. But I have to say this video was something of a shocker. I never thought I'd see "The Electric Viking" come down so hard on the Lucid side of the fence on anything they did, much less dub one of their products clearly the best in the industry, although I don't know what burr Peter Rawlinson as a personality puts under his tail.

I think this dichotomy in how traditional auto journalists and the newer breed of internet reviewers have viewed Lucid might have been partly explained by what Kyle Conner said in his recent Gravity test drive review. He feels that the storied auto review outfits always focus far more on a car as a driving machine -- where Lucid clearly dominates the field in almost all their views -- and less on the car as modern digital appliance / transportation device, which is more the perspective of many internet reviewers -- and an area where Lucid has had some missteps.

In any case, there does seem to be a slow convergence underway that promises to pull buyer attention more and more toward Lucid.

 

[bryway]

It's been a long time coming. Most traditional, professional auto journalists got on board early with conclusions of Lucid's superiority, beginning the "Motor Trend's" Car of the Year Award almost at the outset of Air deliveries.
But the crowd of internet reviewers came along more slowly. Kyle Conner, though a huge Lucid disciple these days, originally was more taken with the MB EQS. Marquess Brownlee, who was intrigued by the early Airs, was nevertheless more of a slow burn in becoming a real supporter of the brand. Tom Moloughney liked a lot about the brand but was so focused on the poor charging infrastructure in which Lucid was enmeshed that it tamped down his ardor (until the Gravity came long -- watch the video he put up yesterday).

More recently, though, there has been a noticeable migration of long-standing Tesla acolytes, such "Tailosive EV", moving at different paces into the Lucid camp. But I have to say this video was something of a shocker. I never thought I'd see "The Electric Viking" come down so hard on the Lucid side of the fence on anything they did, much less dub one of their products clearly the best in the industry, although I don't know what burr Peter Rawlinson as a personality puts under his tail.

I think this dichotomy in how traditional auto journalists and the newer breed of internet reviewers have viewed Lucid might have been partly explained by what Kyle Conner said in his recent Gravity test drive review. He feels that the storied auto review outfits always focus far more on a car as a driving machine -- where Lucid clearly dominates the field in almost all their views -- and less on the car as modern digital appliance / transportation device, which is more the perspective of many internet reviewers -- and an area where Lucid has had some missteps.

In any case, there does seem to be a slow convergence underway that promises to pull buyer attention more and more toward Lucid.

Excellent take -- and thanks for the tip on Tom Moloughney, will look for his new clip

 

[hmp10]

Excellent take -- and thanks for the tip on Tom Moloughney, will look for his new clip

Started a thread on it earlier today with a link to the video.

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Thread 'New Charging Perspective in "State of Charge" Interview with Emad Dlala'

Feb 1, 2025

Tom Moloughney posted a video with some information I've never seen before. Emad Dlala of Lucid says their data from the Lucid fleet indicates that frequent DC fast charging can actually improve the health and life of Lucid battery packs, as does a mix of DCFC and Level 2 AC charging. As Moloughney's surprise indicates, this is contrary to current common wisdom about EV charging (and no doubt a relief to those who do a lot of road tripping). The discussion begins at 25:30:

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[sri]

I felt he is talking with a bitter pill under tongue
But finally he has to accept the facts willingly or unwillingly.

 

[momo3605]

Never heard of Electric Viking before. But cool