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Lucid Motors has just shared details of its new vehicle service program called Lucid Care, along with anticipated details surrounding the warranty for new vehicles like the Air sedan. The luxury EV automaker plans to handle most maintenance through a fleet of mobile repair vans that come to you, wherever you are.

Lucid Motors has become a mainstay on the Electrek feed as it inches closer to finally delivering its flagship EV, the Air. Lucid Air’s first trim, Dream Edition, was originally scheduled to arrive this spring but has since been pushed to sometime in the second half of 2021. This delay announcement came just days after Lucid announced a merger with SPAC Churchill Capital Corp IV ($CCIV).

Since then, Lucid has remained relatively quiet on the news front, dropping tiny crumbs of new details surrounding the Air but no new timelines of when customers might see deliveries (despite our best efforts).

Up until this point, we hadn’t even known what the limited warranty would be on the Lucid Air. With today’s announcement, reservation holders now have a better idea of what sort of warranty coverage new Lucid vehicles will receive, as well as how maintenance will work.

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A Lucid service center / Source: Lucid Motors

Lucid Care will provide 24/7, 365 support

In an announcement from the EV automaker today, its new service program is called Lucid Care, offering convenience and support to drivers, wherever and however they need assistance.

That means that annual and routine maintenance can be performed anywhere, whether it’s your driveway, the parking lot at work, or the park during your child’s tee ball game.

Lucid will have a fleet of mobile vans operated by employees that are certified technicians. They can come to you when convenient, and you don’t necessarily have to be there either.

If you are hanging out watching, however, Lucid has stated that every mobile service van will come equipped with a coffee machine to serve you a hot cup of joe. For the money you’re paying for that new Air Dream Edition, they better have Fiji water, too!

If you’re the type that still pays your bills with checks in the mail each month, and you prefer to bring your car into the shop, you can still do that too. Lucid has a growing number of service centers around major cities in the US and Canada, as well as certified repair centers. Bet those facilities have a coffee machine, too.

Other Lucid Care perks

Here are some additional perks that come with Lucid’s new vehicle warranty:

  • Roadside assistance with live support available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
  • In the event that your EV is in a more serious accident, Lucid can transport your vehicle to a service center for you and can also help you get where you need to go thereafter
  • Lucid is promising over-the-air OTA updates, as well as remote diagnostics to diagnose and repair your Lucid vehicle without having to send a mobile repair van (sorry, no coffee option here)

Lucid Motor’s new vehicle warranty

In addition to announcing the perks associated with the Lucid Care service program, the company has shared details of its New Vehicle Limited Warranty. Here’s what you future owners can expect:

  • Basic Vehicle: 4 years/50,000 miles
  • Powertrain: 8 years/100,000 miles
  • High-voltage battery: 8 years/100,000 miles to 70% capacity
  • Corrosion protection: 10 years/unlimited mileage
  • Body and paint defects: 4 years/unlimited mileage
  • Supplemental Restraint System: 5 years/60,000 miles

So that’s what Lucid owners can expect when their first EV is delivered… whenever that may be.


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Man arrested for alleged sexual assault ‘on set of EastEnders’

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A man has been arrested on suspicion of assault and sexual assault – which reportedly took place on the set of EastEnders.

The alleged incident happened on the set of the BBC soap at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire, according to The Sun newspaper.

Hertfordshire Police confirmed a man in his 50s was arrested after the report in Eldon Avenue, Borehamwood, on 7 May.

The man is accused of sexual assault and common assault in relation to two victims, the force said.

The suspect is on bail while inquiries continue, police added.

EastEnders said in a statement: “While we would never comment on individuals, EastEnders has on-site security and well-established procedures in place to safeguard the safety and welfare of everyone who works on the show.”

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BST Hyde Park’s final day cancelled as Jeff Lynne’s ELO pulls out of headline slot

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BST Hyde Park festival has cancelled its final night after Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra pulled out of the headline slot.

Lynne, 77, was due to play alongside his band on Sunday but has been forced to withdraw from the event following a “systemic infection”.

The London show was supposed to be a “final goodbye” from ELO following their farewell US tour.

Organisers said on Saturday that Lynne was “heartbroken” at being unable to perform.

A statement read: “Jeff has been battling a systemic infection and is currently in the care of a team of doctors who have advised him that performing is simply not possible at this time nor will he be able to reschedule.

“The legacy of the band and his longtime fans are foremost in Jeff’s mind today – and while he is so sorry that he cannot perform, he knows that he must focus on his health and rehabilitation at this time.”

They later confirmed the whole of Sunday’s event would be cancelled.

“Ticket holders will be refunded and contacted directly by their ticket agent with further details,” another statement said.

Stevie Wonder played the festival on Saturday – now its final event of 2025.

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US rock band The Doobie Brothers and blues rock singer Steve Winwood were among those who had been due to perform to before ELO’s headline performance.

The cancellation comes after the band, best known for their hit Mr Blue Sky, pulled out of a performance due to take place at Manchester’s Co-Op Live Arena on Thursday.

ELO was formed in Birmingham in 1970 by Lynne, multi-instrumentalist Roy Wood and drummer Bev Bevan.

They first split in 1986, before frontman Lynne resurrected the band in 2014.

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Donald Trump threatens to revoke Rosie O’Donnell’s US citizenship

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Donald Trump has said he is considering “taking away” the US citizenship of actress and comedian Rosie O’Donnell, despite a Supreme Court ruling that expressly prohibits a government from doing so.

In a post on Truth Social on Saturday, the US president said: “Because of the fact that Rosie O’Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away her Citizenship.”

He also labelled O’Donnell, who has moved to Ireland, as a “threat to humanity” and said she should “remain in the wonderful country of Ireland, if they want her”.

O’Donnell responded on Instagram by posting a photograph of Mr Trump with Jeffrey Epstein.

“You are everything that is wrong with America and I’m everything you hate about what’s still right with it,” she wrote in the caption.

“I’m not yours to silence. I never was.”

Rosie O'Donnell arrives at the ELLE Women in Hollywood celebration on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
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Rosie O’Donnell moved to Ireland after Donald Trump secured a second term. Pic: AP

O’Donnell moved to Ireland with her 12-year-old son in January after Mr Trump had secured a second term.

She has said she’s in the process of obtaining Irish citizenship based on family lineage and that she would only return to the US “when it is safe for all citizens to have equal rights there in America”.

O’Donnell and the US president have criticised each other publicly for years, in an often-bitter back-and-forth that predates Mr Trump’s move into politics.

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This is just the latest threat by the president to revoke the citizenship of someone he has disagreed with, most recently his former ally Elon Musk.

But the two situations are different as while Musk was born in South Africa, O’Donnell was born in the US and has a constitutional right to American citizenship.

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Amanda Frost, a law professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, said the Supreme Court ruled in a 1967 case that the fourteenth amendment of the constitution prevents the government from taking away citizenship.

“The president has no authority to take away the citizenship of a native-born US citizen,” he added.

“In short, we are nation founded on the principle that the people choose the government; the government cannot choose the people.”

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