Lucid Motors completes its first Gravity SUV

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The first Lucid Motors Gravity SUV has rolled off the company’s production line in Casa Grande, Arizona, according to a post on X. The company will now set its aim on ramping up production of the new electric vehicle and making the first deliveries — though the company is staying quiet about when it will hand those over to customers.

It’s a crucial milestone for Lucid, which is banking on the Gravity’s SUV form factor turning it into a bigger success than its lone current model, the Air sedan.

The Air has been off to a much slower start than Lucid originally predicted. And while sales have increased the last few quarters, the company has kept going back to majority owner Saudi Arabia for more money to make sure it can stay afloat through the first year of Gravity production and deliveries.

The initial “Grand Touring” version of the Gravity starts at $94,900. The company boasts that it can travel more than 440 miles on a full charge. Two electric motors — one front, one rear — help it create the equivalent of 828 horsepower. And it comes standard with two rows but can optioned to have three.

A cheaper version of the Gravity is slated to roll off Lucid’s production lines in “late 2025,” and will start at $79,900.

Sean O’Kane is a reporter who has spent a decade covering the rapidly-evolving business and technology of the transportation industry, including Tesla and the many startups chasing Elon Musk. Most recently, he was a reporter at Bloomberg News where he helped break stories about some of the most notorious EV SPAC flops. He previously worked at The Verge, where he also covered consumer technology, hosted many short- and long-form videos, performed product and editorial photography, and once nearly passed out in a Red Bull Air Race plane.

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