Lucid CEO: Many EVs In America 'Frankly Suck'
Lucid Motors' CEO Peter Rawlinson isn't someone who sugarcoats things. Whether it's about robotaxis or EV pickups, the executive likes to let his perception - or, as he believes, the reality - of the industry rip. Next up on his roast list: electric cars sold in America.
According to Rawlinson, the choices Americans have for EVs suck in his own words. And it all comes down to being offered a plethora of otherwise watered-down battery-powered cars that could have been so much more. We're talking about better range, better quality, better performance. Just plain better. But instead, we got various forms of The Blob.
"It's not perception. It's reality," Rawlinson said during an episode of Cars and Culture, "Many people [in America] have driven EVs that frankly suck. I know because I drive all the competition. So I think the American public has been ill-served by underwhelming EVs.”
The CEO seems to believe that America got sold short on EVs. Almost every automaker compromised in some department in order to deliver to Stateside consumers, and if American car buyers got one taste of what it's like to drive a Lucid they would see exactly what they're missing out on. That would maybe even solve both the existential EV crisis and maybe even Lucid's financial woes.
Now, I'm not saying that Rawlinson is totally unbiased. After all, he does head up a company that sells luxury, high-performance EVs equipped with some of the best tech in the game. But he might be onto something here. Tesla, for example, has almost meme-worthy QC problems despite having the Model S on sale since 2012. Volkswagen's family of EVs has a zero-to-60 time similar to that of a front-loading washing machine. And don't get me started on the ID. Buzz's range.
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RDK79 : Or unless it’s about lucid deliveries or lucid ceo bonus…
SupRatt : Peter sucks as a CEO