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US electrical car (EV) model Lucid has confirmed plans to launch in right-hand drive markets beginning with the UK, opening the door for the same transfer in Australia.
Talking eventually week’s Munich motor present, the place the EV model made its European debut with its massive Gravity electrical SUV, Lucid CEO Marc Winterhof instructed Auto Categorical the brand new mid-size mannequin at the moment underneath improvement can be offered within the UK.
Mr Winterhoff confirmed that Lucid “will enter the UK with a mid-size platform”, referring to a beforehand introduced entry-level mannequin to fit beneath the Gravity SUV and the Air massive sedan.
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Probably known as the Lucid Earth, the brand new medium SUV is more likely to be a direct competitor to the Tesla Mannequin Y – Australia’s hottest EV.
It will likely be considered one of various new EVs based mostly on the identical platform, together with a mid-size electrical sedan to rival the Tesla Mannequin 3, and – doubtlessly – an off-road car.
Mr Winterhoff instructed Auto Categorical the brand new mid-size mannequin household would arrive in December 2026 with a goal beginning value of lower than US$50,000 (A$74,825) in North America, undercutting the bottom value of the prevailing Gravity (US$69,900, or A$104,575).
Lucid is more likely to prioritise left-hand drive markets led by the US in relation to releasing any new fashions.
Nonetheless, affirmation that the unnamed new SUV might be produced in right-hand drive for the UK – and developed for European markets which have comparable security and road-use certification necessities to Australia – makes importing it and subsequent mid-size fashions simpler Down Underneath.
In distinction, when requested whether or not the seven-seat Gravity SUV can be offered within the UK, Winterhoff mentioned: “Proper-hand drive requires further funding. Nonetheless, we have now lately reopened this plan for the Gravity, as right-hand drive applies not simply to the UK however various different potential markets, too.
“You’ll need to bear with us as as to if or not we go forward with this.”
If it’s finally launched in Australia, Lucid would be a part of different luxurious EV manufacturers right here together with Zeekr and Cadillac.
