- Lucid has three affordable EVs in the pipeline
- The project “mid-size program” will encompass a crossover SUV, probably a sedan, and possibly a hatchback
- Lucid’s model will put an emphasis on efficiency
Lucid is developing three affordable EVs priced below the Air sedan and the upcoming Gravity SUV, CarBuzz reports.
The automaker is currently working on a “mid-size program” that will apply technology and design elements first seen on the Air to a trio of smaller vehicles aimed at a wider audience, Lucid design boss Derek Jenkins told CarBuzz in an interview during 2024 Monterey Car Week.
“The whole idea is to take our technology and hit a wider swathe of consumers,” Jenkins said. “We’re creating a range of possibilities around that program.”
Teaser for Lucid Project Midsize – Photo credit: John Voelcker
The three new models won’t be as quick as the Air, but will share a focus on efficiency and aerodynamics with the sedan, Jenkins said. They will also be “compact, lighter vehicles” compared to the Air, he noted.
One of these vehicles could be the potential Tesla Model Y rival Lucid teased in January at the opening of the second manufacturing stage of its Casa Grande, Arizona, assembly plant. Lucid referred to this model as “Project Midsize” in that announcement, in which the company said engineering prototypes of the vehicle already existed.
In the interview, Jenkins didn’t confirm any other body styles but shot down the idea of a station wagon, noting that this segment is shrinking even in Europe, where wagons have retained greater market share than in the U.S.
A sedan to compete with the Model 3 and complement the Model Y competitor makes sense. Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson has told Green Car Reports in the past he likes the Golf size and format and would love to make an affordable and sporty hatchback.
Lucid Gravity
In the meantime, Lucid is moving ahead with the launch of the Gravity. The SUV was unveiled in 2023 and pre-production units started rolling off the assembly line in January. In a separate Monterey Car Week interview, Rawlinson said the EV market was experiencing “a temporary blip” and called other automakers’ refocus on hybrids a “blind alley.” In a LinkedIn post published earlier in August, Rawlinson said those automakers still committed to EVs would take years to catch up to Lucid in efficiency.
Green Car Reports has reached out to Lucid for comment and will update this story when we hear back.