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Speaking to The Verge at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Lucid’s CEO Peter Rawlinson said the electric vehicle market is seeing a “temporary blip” while criticizing the hybrid models saying they “offer the worst of all”.
“I think we’re seeing a temporary blip. I think any talk of retrenchment into hybrids is a blind alley. I think hybrids offer the worst of all,” Rawlinson stated adding later that dealerships are full of “underwhelming EVs”.
Earlier today, two Chinese car makers announced that will launch their first hybrid model after producing only fully electric cars so far. Zeekr, which is owned by Geely Holding Group, said it will launch a hybrid sedan next year while the Changan-Huawei-CATL joint venture Avatr is preparing to release an Extended range electric vehicle, also known as an EREV.
A few days after the presidential candidate Donald Trump hinted at ending the $7,500 EV rebate, Lucid’s chief executive was asked asked to the political impact it can have in the company’s ambitions.
“I’m completely independent in terms of political viewpoint, really agnostic. Unlike someone else, who’s clearly distracted with politics,” referring indirectly to Elon Musk who recently formally endorsed Donald Trump.
On the same day, Rawlinson noted that the EV maker has ‘taken the mantle from Tesla’ to become the new tech leader in the industry.
The company has recently unveiled the 2025 Lucid Air which is able to achieve an energy consumption of 5 miles per kWh, a new record for a production car.
Written by Cláudio Afonso | LinkedIn | X
