CEO Peter Rawlinson and top designer Derek Jenkins spill new details about Lucid's "Project Midsize," aimed right at cars like the Tesla Model Y and Model 3.

Lucid CEO: $50,000 Model 3, Model Y Competitor Coming Sooner Than You Think::CEO Peter Rawlinson and top designer Derek Jenkins spill new details about Lucid’s “Project Midsize,” aimed right at cars like the Tesla Model Y and Model 3.

  • AA5B@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    5 months ago

    I’ve always read great things about Lucid and hope they succeed, but is t this last year’s battle? Everyone else is announcing their $30k car coming soon

  • Grass@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    11·
    5 months ago

    I’ve never spent more than 2k on acquiring a car and I don’t think I ever will, whether I want to or not. Currently I do not.

    Edit: apparently a ton of wealthy individuals here. No I never left oil stains anywhere and I sure as fuck couldn’t afford to smoke even if I wanted to, which I don’t. A used Honda civic lasted me well over 400k on the Odo, with some maintenance and diy oil and tire changes. Eventually the catalytic converter was stolen and I gave up as it was way above my capabilities to keep it going.

    I bike now and don’t fund any of the bullshit industry tied to cars. Multiple tens of thousands simply isn’t worth it for a questionable warranty, shit dash interface with only touch screen, built in spyware, and anti right to repair with planned obsolescence as part of the design.

    If warranties covered the batteries, produced by probable slave labour anyway, without the unprovable user damage voiding it or maybe just if any company would make a modern car the old fashioned, user serviceable way with no frills then would be willing to spend up to 30k tops depending on stuff™️, but car ownership is just too much of a gamble right now.

    • Ilovethebomb@lemm.eeEnglish
      32·
      5 months ago

      There’s always someone like you in the comments, adding nothing of value to the discussion.

      Some people like to have nice things, and some people like the peace of mind that comes with a brand new vehicle with a warranty and service plan. There’s nothing virtuous about driving an old car.

      • Grass@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        3·
        5 months ago

        Nothing virtuous about the entire automotive and oil industry. Let’s buy an ev to fund essentially slave labour and warranties that fine print you out of battery replacement due to wear and tear from normal use. Or let’s buy a giant smog machine made big to cater to the knuckle draggers and don’t bring anything to the table apart from the added risk of running over children without even seeing them, and wearing down tax funded infrastructure even faster.

      • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        5 months ago

        We did the same for a number of years where we were broke. We had great success with Mitsubishi especially Carisma with direct injection, because the engine ticks like a diesel, and people don’t like that. If you get a dud, you just sell it again, we didn’t even have to lie about possible problems, when you buy dirt cheap, you don’t lose much even if you have to resell.
        But ALWAYS make sure you make a test drive, and look in the engine compartment, and check if the timing belt is OK among other things.
        It’s a hassle, and you usually have to check out several cars, but it’s possible to have a car very cheaply that way. However in 8 years we needed towing 3 times, but the fixes were generally cheap too with used spare parts. Not money pits, more like a matter of spending a lot of extra time and effort.
        I think most people if they have the money, they prefer to avoid the hassle to save money.
        Carisma is to old now IMO, but there are always cars that are unpopular for some reason that doesn’t really impact the usability of the car.

      • riodoro1@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        5 months ago

        You know all those oil stains at parking lots?

        They were left by guys like him. The car goes from A to B. He doesn’t give a fuck what mess it makes along the way. Probably tosses cigarette butts out of the window.

        • Grass@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          5 months ago

          No that’s the people that have enough money to buy a new car and pollute the world further by constantly funding big auto/oil/tabacco and/or couldn’t bother to fix their car when they can just get a new one and sell the old one to someone with little to no car knowledge.

          Try that one fairly pristine generic Honda civic from decades ago that upon inspection has some mediocre diy paint and YouTube mechanic work with videos verified by an actual mechanic first.

      • Grass@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        3·
        5 months ago

        98 or so Honda civic that lasted longer than all the newer cars people among family and friends bought new. Imagine getting a piece of shit like a 2018 ish grand caravan which can’t even reverse now, or a brand new ev which got tboned 2 weeks in while shopping and having groceries but a totalled car when you get back. I don’t see any added value in spending multiple tens of thousands only to get built in spyware and more financial risk.

  • Petter1@lemm.eeEnglish
    10·
    5 months ago

    I’m still happy with my 20‘000.- dacia spring 😄 hope more cheap small electric cars for 4 to 5 people are coming 😇