- Lucid Motors held a factory-commissioning ceremony in Casa Grande, Arizona, today to celebrate the start of production of the Lucid Air sedan.
- The first customer-quality cars were driven off the line, indicating the Lucid Air has received full EPA and FVMSS safety certification.
- Customer deliveries of the 2022 Lucid Air Dream Edition are set to begin in late October, with other variants to follow.
An excited group of Lucid Air Dream reservation holders, Lucid dignitaries, and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey were on hand today to watch the first customer-quality 2022 Lucid Air cars roll off the assembly line today. Analysts, investors, and members of the media, including Car and Driver, were also present. The move signifies that the Lucid Air sedan has received full FPA and FMVSS safety certification, and it paves the way for the first 2022 Lucid Air Dream Edition customer deliveries in late October.
Lucid’s facility, dubbed the Advanced Manufacturing Plant (AMP-1), not only builds the cars themselves, but a nearby Lucid Powertrain Manufacturing (LPM-1) facility also assembles major powertrain components such as the electric motors, power electronics, and battery packs. The facility fully assembles the battery pack (from cells on up), the entire motor, differential, and inverter assembly (an assembly small enough to fit into carry-on luggage), and the “Wunderbox” two-way onboard charger that supports 19.2-kW AC and over 300-kW DC fast charging.
A Lucid representative told C/D that complete control over both powertrain design and manufacturing is one reason why the Dream Edition can produce as much as 1111 horsepower and deliver up to an EPA-certified 520 miles of driving range.
