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The electric vehicle (EV) maker Lucid Motors announced on Thursday that it has rolled off the production line the first pre-production units of the SUV Gravity.
The model will join the company’s inaugural model Lucid Air and its mass production is scheduled to start ramping up in the last quarter of the year.
On LinkedIn, Lucid’s chief executive Peter Rawlinson shared a video showing him driving the first pre-production vehicle at the Arizona facility, while six Gravity vehicles are seen rolling off the line behind him.
“I feel so honored to have just driven the very first pre-production Lucid Gravity fresh off the production line at our Arizona factory,” Rawlinson wrote on LinkedIn.
“Accompanied in the vehicle with some of our hard working Arizona associates, with so many more gathered together to share this special moment in time, Lucid Gravity moves another step closer to customer’s hands. Not all EVs are born equal,” he added.
Here’s the full video shared by Lucid’s CEO.
Scheduled to start production “in late 2024,” the three-row 7-seater SUV will have, as one of its competitors, the R1S from the California-based EV maker Rivian.
In a recent interview with CarBuzz, Lucid‘s CEO revealed he already tested Rivian’s SUV and said he’s “not worried”.
Later on, Rawlinson reiterated the company’s ambition to become a volume manufacturer and reach one million units sold per year. In the second quarter of the year, the company delivered 2,394 vehicles while producing 2,110 units.
Last week, the company announced it has entered into a non-binding supply agreement with Graphite One for anode active materials (AAM).
AAM are materials used in the anode of EV batteries where they play a crucial role in storing and releasing energy during battery charging and discharging cycles.
On August 5, Lucid will publish its second-quarter financial results and it is expected an update from the management on the annual production guidance.
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