Saudi Prince Alwaleed takes 5% Lucid (LCID) stake, stock jumps 25%
Saudi Prince Alwaleed takes 5% Lucid (LCID) stake, stock jumps 25%

Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has disclosed a 5% stake in Lucid Group, and the market read it as a fresh vote of Saudi confidence in the cash-strapped EV maker.
Lucid (LCID) shares jumped as much as 25% on Tuesday after the filing surface…

Energy business, used car business, and plain ol’ business business
Energy business, used car business, and plain ol’ business business

Today’s episode of Quick Charge means business – the business of buying up power stations to power up the pet AI that says it would have picked you over Michael Jordan in the 1984 NBA draft and the business of fleecing well-heeled car collectors out of…

Lucid (LCID) stock halted, crashes 40% on bankruptcy report it denies
Lucid (LCID) stock halted, crashes 40% on bankruptcy report it denies

Lucid (LCID) stock was hit with multiple volatility halts and crashed more than 40% on Tuesday after a report claimed the EV maker was weighing Chapter 11 bankruptcy or going private.
Lucid quickly denied the report, calling the speculation “completely…

California’s new $3,500 EV rebate favors Rivian and Lucid over Tesla
California’s new $3,500 EV rebate favors Rivian and Lucid over Tesla

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 168 today, creating a new “MyFirstEV” program that gives first-time electric vehicle buyers a $3,500 instant rebate at the dealership starting later this summer.
The point-of-sale discount is backed by $135.5 …

Lucid overhauls its entire C-suite under new CEO after 18% layoffs
Lucid overhauls its entire C-suite under new CEO after 18% layoffs

Lucid is replacing almost its entire executive team under new CEO Silvio Napoli, bringing in a new CFO, CTO, and three other C-level leaders in a single announcement.
The overhaul lands just over a week after the struggling EV maker cut 18% of its work…

Lucid lays off 18% of staff, its second deep cut in four months
Lucid lays off 18% of staff, its second deep cut in four months

Lucid Motors is laying off 18% of its workforce, roughly 1,500 employees, just four months after the EV maker cut 12% of its staff. The company also confirmed Monday that it has eliminated the second production shift at its Casa Grande, Arizona factory…

Lucid Cosmos design revealed in patent filing ahead of 2026 launch
Lucid Cosmos design revealed in patent filing ahead of 2026 launch

Lucid has registered the design of its upcoming Cosmos with the European Union Intellectual Property Office, giving us the clearest look yet at the sub-$50,000 crossover the automaker is betting its future on.
The filing, published last week, shows the…

Uber will bring its premium robotaxi service to Houston in 2027

This will be the second market to have an Uber robotaxi service outfitted with Lucid EVs equipped with a self-driving system from Nuro.

Lucid (LCID) finally adds hands-free driving to the Gravity SUV
Lucid (LCID) finally adds hands-free driving to the Gravity SUV

Lucid Group (NASDAQ: LCID) announced it has begun rolling out an over-the-air software update that brings hands-free highway driving to the Gravity SUV in North America.

Lucid first promised hands-free driving for its vehicles well over a year ago, …

Lucid’s more affordable Cosmos midsize SUV spotted testing next to Tesla Model Y
Lucid’s more affordable Cosmos midsize SUV spotted testing next to Tesla Model Y

A camouflaged Lucid Cosmos prototype has been spotted testing on public roads near the Lucid factory in Casa Grande, Arizona. The photo shows the midsize SUV right next to a Tesla Model Y, giving us our best real-world size comparison yet.

The sight…