Lucid Dedicated To EV Efficiency Even As It Races To Make Cheaper, High-Volume Models To Trim Losses: CEO Peter Rawlinson
Lucid Dedicated To EV Efficiency Even As It Races To Make Cheaper, High-Volume Models To Trim Losses: CEO Peter Rawlinson
Lucid Group Inc (NASDAQ:LCID) CEO Peter Rawlinson said on Wednesday that the EV maker has made several breakthroughs recently to enable a car with five miles of range per kWh battery by the end of the year.
Lucid Group Inc（纳斯达克股票代码：LCID）首席执行官彼得·罗林森周三表示，这家电动汽车制造商最近取得了多项突破，力争到年底实现每千瓦时电池续航里程为五英里的汽车。
What Happened: The company has made several breakthroughs in research and development recently, Rawlinson said at The Financial Times's Future of the Car summit, while adding that he anticipates having a car with 5 miles per kWh battery by the end of the year.
发生了什么：罗林森在《金融时报》的 “汽车未来” 峰会上说，该公司最近在研发方面取得了多项突破，同时补充说，他预计到今年年底将有一辆每千瓦时电池行驶5英里的汽车。
Lucid prides itself on the range of its Lucid Air sedan. The luxury sedan has a maximum range of 516 miles on its Grand Touring version which starts at $109,900. In comparison, Tesla's luxury sedan — the Model S — gives a range of 402 miles for a starting price of $72,990.
Lucid 为其 Lucid Air 轿车系列感到自豪。这款豪华轿车的Grand Touring版本的最大续航里程为516英里，起价为109,900美元。相比之下，特斯拉的豪华轿车——Model S——续航里程为402英里，起价为72,990美元。
"It's the longest range and fastest charging production car in the US market," Rawlinson said about the Lucid Air during the company's first-quarter earnings call earlier this week. "Lucid Air is the most efficient vehicle in its class as measured in miles per kilowatt hour."
罗林森在本周早些时候的公司第一季度财报电话会议上谈到Lucid Air时说：“这是美国市场上续航里程最长、充电速度最快的量产车。”“以英里每千瓦时来衡量，Lucid Air是同类车辆中效率最高的汽车。”
The Lucid Air can travel over 4.5 miles/kWh. Tesla's Model Y SUV all-wheel drive (AWD) version, meanwhile, can only travel 4 miles/kWh, as per the company's 2022 Impact Report. However, there is a significant price disparity between the two vehicles with the Lucid Air Pure version starting at $69,900 and the Model Y AWD starting at just $47,990.
Lucid Air 的飞行速度可超过 4.5 英里/千瓦时。同时，根据特斯拉的2022年影响报告，特斯拉的Model Y SUV全轮驱动（AWD）版本只能行驶4英里/千瓦时。但是，这两款车之间存在显著的价格差异，Lucid Air Pure版本的起价为69,900美元，而Model Y AWD的起价仅为47,990美元。
Lucid is currently trying to introduce newer vehicles with lower price points as compared to its initial lineup which was more luxury-oriented. The company plans to start production of a high-volume, midsize vehicle expected to start at around $48,000 in late 2026. But even the more affordable vehicles will have long range, Rawlinson said during the company's first-quarter earnings call.
与最初的阵容相比，Lucid目前正在尝试推出价格更低的新车，后者更注重奢华。该公司计划在2026年底开始生产大批量的中型汽车，预计起价约为48,000美元。但是，罗林森在公司第一季度财报电话会议上表示，即使是更实惠的汽车也将具有较长的续航里程。
Lucid's Financials: For the first quarter, Lucid reported a net loss of $680.9 million and a revenue of just $172.7 million. The company accumulated a net loss of over $346,000 for every vehicle it delivered.
Lucid的财务状况：Lucid公布的第一季度净亏损为6.809亿美元，收入仅为1.727亿美元。该公司每交付一辆车累计净亏损超过346,000美元。
However, as of the end of the first quarter, Lucid had total liquidity of about $5.03 billion, which the company expects will be enough to sustain it through the start of production of the Gravity SUV and into the second quarter of 2025.
但是，截至第一季度末，Lucid的总流动性约为50.3亿美元，该公司预计，这将足以维持其在Gravity SUV投产和2025年第二季度之前的水平。
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