![]() According to Lucid, its manufacturing system uses advanced processes such as an “aircraft-inspired riveted and bonded monocoque body structure replacing spot welds.” The main line at Casa Grande will soon be spun up to start building production-representative cars, which will precede start of production for customer cars in Spring of 2021. While these prototypes were fully built in the Newark facility and have been used for testing and validation, a few months ago the production of beta vehicles was transitioned to a pilot line at the Casa Grande factory. The company has now reached more than 100 beta prototypes. Back in August, I got a tour of Lucid’s Newark, California, headquarters and saw nearly 50 beta prototypes of the Air in various stages of assembly. And by the end of 2021, there will be 6 US factories that produce only BEVs (not including commercial trucks): Lucid Motors (Casa Grande), Tesla (Fremont, Austin), GM (Orion, Hamtramck), and Rivian (Normal).Īs part of the factory’s commissioning, which tests Lucid’s production processes and equipment, the company has already built its full beta prototype test fleet and is now transitioning to the construction of a final series of production-representative versions of the Lucid Air. The next phase is expected to begin in early 2021, which will enable future production of the brand’s first SUV under the name Project Gravity in 2023.īy my count, the Lucid Casa Grande factory will be one of 15 factories producing electric (BEV and PHEV) passenger vehicles in North America in the next few years. While Tesla moves quickly with construction of its new factory in Austin, Texas, Lucid Motors likes to tout that its Casa Grande factory will be the first “greenfield, dedicated electric vehicle factory to be built in North America.” Lucid designed the factory to be “future ready” to allow for additional phases of expansion at the site. ![]() ![]() “We broke ground on the 590-acre Lucid AMP-1 site in Casa Grande, Arizona, on December 2, 2019, and slightly less than a year later we have completed the first purpose-built EV factory in North America,” said Peter Rawlinson, CEO and CTO, Lucid Motors. Production will initially consist of Lucid Air Dream Editions, followed by Grand Touring and Touring models, and then the Air Pure in early 2022. Lucid Motors today announced completion of the first phase of construction at its AMP-1 (Advanced Manufacturing Plant) factory in Casa Grande, Arizona, and confirmed the start of production for the Lucid Air is on track for the Spring of 2021. ![]()
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