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Lucid Gains After EV Maker Secures $1.5 Billion Lifeline

Lucid Group will get a cash infusion of as much as $1.5 billion from an affiliate of Saudi Arabias Public Investment Fund, the second time this year the EV maker has received much-needed funding.

August 5, 2024
BusinessTechnologyFuel

EV Startup Lucid to Cut 1,300 Jobs, 18% of Its Workforce

Lucid Group Inc. is eliminating 18% of its workforce, including employees and contractors, as the electric vehicle startup looks to cut costs in its second full year of production.

March 28, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Lucid Sinks After Cutting Production Goal on Commodity Woes

Lucid Group Inc. slumped after lowering its production target for this year to between 12,000 and 14,000 cars, down from a previous goal of 20,000, citing extraordinary challenges with logistics and its supply chain.

March 1, 2022
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel

EV Maker Lucid Reveals SEC Investigation

Lucid Group Inc. disclosed it has become the latest electric vehicle maker to come under U.S. investigation following a merger with a blank-check company, sending its shares plummeting.

December 6, 2021
BusinessTechnologySafetyFuelAutonomous

Lucid Says Air Sedan Will Be First US Car to Use Lidar

Lucid Group Inc. said its debut battery-electric vehicle will be the first production car in the U.S. to include a purpose-built laser sensor, or lidar, enabling a broad range of advanced driver-assistance features.

October 12, 2021
BusinessTechnologyFuel

Lucid to Deliver 520-Mile Electric Sedan in October

Lucid Group Inc. has started production on its debut electric consumer car, with deliveries to begin at the end of October.

September 28, 2021
BusinessFuel

Lucid Clinches SPAC Deal With 11th-Hour Appeal

Lucid Motors Inc.s last-gasp appeal to investors succeeded in pushing through approval for the electric-car startups deal to go public by merging with a blank-check company.

July 23, 2021
BusinessTechnologyFuel

EV Startup Lucids SPAC Deal in Jeopardy

The blank-check company seeking to buy electric-car startup Lucid Motors Inc. made a last-minute appeal for retail shareholders to vote for the deal amid signs that its struggling to win their approval.

July 22, 2021