Maybe their partnerships will keep them afloat or maybe the quad motor offering will be enough. Either way, I've lost all interest in this company I supported early on and I know I'm the not only one.
Maybe their partnerships will keep them afloat or maybe the quad motor offering will be enough. Either way, I've lost all interest in this company I supported early on and I know I'm the not only one.
The Lightning Pro seems positioned really well for price; I did see a Platinum trim at a show which I liked a lot but it's way more cost and vehicle than I need.
Scaling is tough, it's what Tesla has done pretty well. I don't think these numbers are nuts if the numbers represent proper scaling and investment, people were freaking out about Tesla's losses, but if you looked at the production capacity investment it looked completely rational (although with those numbers the funding can be difficult).
Roadster --> S --> X --> 3 --> Y and scaling production numbers all kept things plausible even if the absolute numbers seemed nuts.
Now Lucid and Rivian need to navigate more uncertain fundraising conditions, but at a certain point they become, at a minimum, acquisition targets for the multitude of large automakers that dragged their feet on EVs like Fiat Chrysler, Toyota, etc, or as a foothold for the chinese EV makers.
Why the Chinese haven't invaded the US market is puzzling. But they are coming.