Lucid Gravity orders set to begin next week with two trims, one priced below $80,000
Lucid Motors has finally set a date to begin taking orders for its flagship SUV, Gravity. We’ve learned that Lucid has maintained the initial pricing of Gravity below $80,000, which was announced when it launched. That said, another trim that’s a bit more expensive is going on the market.
Today’s long-awaited market milestone dates back to 2021 when the Lucid ($LCID) team first teased a silhouette of the Gravity SUV at the end of the launch video of its flagship Air sedan. Since then, we have seen sneak peeks at the Gravity before it was officially unveiled in November 2023, ahead of orders in 2024.
We got a close look at the new three-row SUV during a tour of AMP-1 in Arizona last January and even sat in the frunk. While we’ve awaited the start of official Gravity orders, Lucid has secured a fresh billion dollars in funding, confirmed the SUV will have a NACS port, and rolled its first pre-production models off its assembly lines this past summer.
Now, as promised, the Lucid Gravity is set to make its way to customers soon, and orders will officially begin next week.
Lucid Gravity orders to begin November 7, 2024
Lucid Motors shared a Gravity progress update today, which detailed a start of SUV orders for at least two trims, beginning November 7, 2024, at 9 AM PT. Lucid CEO and CTO Peter Rawlinson about the milestone:
There is a growing anticipation for Lucid Gravity’s unprecedented combination of versatility, performance, design, and all-around capability. This is uniquely enabled through our revolutionary technology. We look forward to bringing the world’s most advanced SUV to the world soon.
Lucid has a lot riding on Gravity’s success, as much of its expected sales will help fund its third phase of models, codenamed “mid-size,” which have promised to be the brand’s most affordable to date.
Speaking of pricing, Lucid shared that the initial opening of Gravity orders will include Touring and Grand Touring trims, priced at $79,900 and $94,900, respectively. The Grand Touring will begin production later this year, followed by the Touring in late 2025. In this newest release, there was no mention of a Dream Edition, Pure, or Sapphire trim similar to the Lucid Air, but that doesn’t mean we won’t see at least some of them at some point.
Rawlinson has previously teased that there will be a high-performance Sapphire version of the Gravity SUV. Still, the American automaker will likely hold off on that one while it gets the more affordable trims out to customers, much like it did with its Air sedan.
As the first to hit roads after orders begin, the Lucid Gravity Grand Touring promises over 800 horsepower and an estimated range of over 440 miles. Lucid shared that the SUV will have a battery similar to the 2025 Air Grand Touring, the brand’s “extended range” option that can handle charging voltage up to 300 kW and recharge up to 200 miles of range in 12 minutes. Lucid has said Gravity will be able to do so in 15 minutes.
Per Lucid Motors, Gravity orders will begin in the US only next week, and current Air owners will receive priority in taking delivery of their new SUV. Starting at 9 AM PT on November 7, customers can design, configure, and order their new Gravity directly from Lucid’s website.
Information about Lucid Gravity pricing, ordering, and deliveries for markets outside the US will be released later. In the meantime, here’s some fresh video footage on the Lucid Gravity before US orders commence.
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China just laid out a plan to roll out over 100,000 ultra-fast EV charging stations by 2027 – and they’ll all be open to the public.
The National Development and Reform Commission’s (NDRC) joint notice, issued on Monday, asks local authorities to put together construction plans for highway service areas and prioritize the ones that see 40% or more usage during holiday travel rushes.
The NDRC notes that China’s ultra-fast EV charging infrastructure needs upgrading as more 800V EVs hit the road. Those high-voltage platforms can handle super-fast charging in as little as 10 to 30 minutes, but only if the charging hardware is up to speed.
China had 31.4 million EVs on the road at the end of 2024 – nearly 9% of the country’s total vehicle fleet. But charging access is still catching up. As of May 2025, there were 14.4 million charging points, or roughly 1 for every 2.2 EVs.
To keep the grid running smoothly, China wants new chargers to be smart, with dynamic pricing to incentivize off-peak charging and solar and storage to power the charging stations.
To make the business side work, the government is pushing for 10-year leases for charging station operators, and it’s backing the buildout with local government bonds.
The NDRC emphasized that the DC fast chargers built will be open to the public. This is a big deal because a lot of fast chargers in China aren’t. For example, BYD’s new megawatt chargers aren’t open to third-party vehicles.
As of September 2024, China had expanded its charging infrastructure to 11.4 million EV chargers, but only 3.3 million were public.
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Tesla is starting to experience some consequences for misleading Full Self Driving customers – at least that’s the finding of one arbitration ruling that has Tesla refunding one customer $10,000 plus legal fees for failing to deliver on their promises. Find out more on today’s legally challenging episode of Quick Charge!
An arbitration “court” found that Tesla misled customers with its Full Self Driving product, and has now been forced to refund at least one person’s $10,000 payment (plus legal fees) for the not-quite autonomous driving software. France, too, is piling on claims of deceptive business practices – but there’s some good news for FSD fans! If you’re still willing to pay for it, Tesla will thrown in 0% financing on a brand new Cybertruck.
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