Lexus is giving you a massive new incentive to try out its all-electric luxury SUV. Through a new deal this month, Lexus is offering up to nearly $22,000 in lease cash on 2024 RZ models.

The Lexus RZ 450e, the luxury brand’s first electric vehicle, went on sale in 2022. Lexus launched a new RZ 300e model with more range and a lower starting price this year.

Starting at $55,175, the 2024 Lexus RZ 300e Premium offers up to an estimated 266 miles range. The RZ 450e, equipped with its dual-motor (AWD) DIRECT4 system, gets up to 196 miles range.

Although it’s built on the same platform as the Toyota bZ4X and Subaru Solterra, Lexus added its signature design elements and improved the ride quality. Lexus engineers added in-cabin-sounds, a high-output eAxle, and paddle shifters to make your morning commute a little more enjoyable.

Lexus based the interior on the minimalistic concept of Tazuna, the Japanese word for reins of a horse. In other words, Lexus looks to give drivers more of a connection with their vehicles.

A 14″ standard touchscreen (with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support) is at the center of an otherwise minimalistic setup.

Lexus offers massive lease offer on RZ electric SUV

With a new incentive this month, Lexus is offering up to $21,850 in lease cash on the 2024 RZ electric SUV.

According to online car research firm CarsDirect, the 2024 Lexus RZ 300e Premium is available at just $299 for 36 months, with $0 due at signing.

The monthly payment is offered at such a low price because Lexus is factoring in the $21,850 in lease cash. This offer is good until November 4th and is advertised in the Denver area. In other parts of the US, Lexus is still offering up to $18,500 in lease cash.

Lexus sold 8,381 RZ models in the US through September, up 233% from last year. Toyota, the luxury brand’s parent company, has sold 13,577 bZ4X models in the US so far this year.

Toyota is also offering significant incentives for its electric SUV. The 2024 Toyota bZ4X is one of the best EV lease deals in October at just $239 for 36 months. With $2,999 due at signing, the effective cost is $322 per month.

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Donald Trump’s crypto project, World Liberty Financial, published a 13-page document on Thursday, describing its mission, how tokens can be allocated, and indicating that the Republican presidential nominee and his family could take home 75% of net revenue.

In what it calls the “World Liberty Gold Paper,” WLF said the Trump family will receive 22.5 billion “$WLFI” tokens, currently valued at $337.5 million, based on the price of 1.5 cents per token at launch this week.

Trump, who’s in a virtual dead heat with Vice President Kamala Harris as the election reaches its closing stages, has spent months pumping his crypto project, previously branding it as “The DeFiant Ones,” a play on DeFi, short for decentralized finance.

On Tuesday, the project launched the WLFI token and said in a roadmap that it was looking to raise $300 million at a $1.5 billion valuation in its initial sale. As of Thursday, only $12.9 million worth of the token have been sold, according to its website.

The paper released on Thursday shows that Trump and his family assume no liability. It indicates that none of them are directors, employees, managers or operators of WLF or its affiliates, and said the project and the tokens “are not political and have no affiliation with any political campaign.”

Neither WLF nor the Trump campaign immediately responded to a request for comment.

Crypto projects typically release white papers before they launch their coins, offering a guide so that investors can learn more about the mission, goals and how future tokens get allocated. WLF’s paper says that a Delaware-based company named DT Marks DEFI LLC, which is connected to the former president, is set to receive three-quarters of the net protocol revenues.

WLF bills itself as a crypto bank where customers will be encouraged to borrow, lend and invest in digital coins. The document released Thursday defines net protocol revenue as income to WLF from “any source, including without limitation platform use fees, token sale proceeds, advertising or other sources of revenue, after deduction of agreed expenses and reserves for WLF’s continued operations.”

Some $30 million of the the initial revenue is earmarked to be held in a reserve intended to cover operating expenses and other financial obligations.

The remaining 25% of net protocol revenue is set to go to Axiom Management Group, or AMG, a Puerto Rico LLC wholly owned by Chase Herro and Zachary Folkman, two of the co-founders.

Folkman previously had a company called Date Hotter Girls and reportedly helped develop crypto project Dough Finance. Herro worked on Dough and launched another crypto trading business a decade ago called Pacer Capital, which appears to now be defunct.

AMG has agreed to allocate half of its rights to net protocol revenues to a third LLC called WC Digital Fi, which is an affiliate of Trump’s close friend and political donor, Steve Witkoff, as well as to “certain of his family members.” Witkoff’s son, Zachary, is also listed as one of the co-founders of the project.

Folkman previously said just 20% of WLF’s tokens would be allotted to the founding team, which includes the Trump family. The paper spells out the breakdown of anticipated coin allocation, with 35% of total supply allocated to the token sale, 32.5% to community growth and incentives, 30% to initial support allocation, and 2.5% to team and advisors.

The document specifies in the fine print that these “anticipated token distribution amounts are subject to change.” It’s unclear which categories include Trump and his family.

The paper calls Trump the “chief crypto advocate.” His three sons are all “Web3 ambassadors.”

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Despite admitting “the market is tough,” Lucid Motor’s (LCID) CEO Peter Rawlinson said the luxury EV maker is outpacing its rivals.

With nearly 2,800 vehicles delivered in Q3, Lucid broke its quarterly record for the third consecutive time this year.

Although deliveries are picking up, production at its Casa Grande, Arizona plant is slipping. Lucid built 1,805 EVs over the last three months, down from 2,110 in Q2.

Two years ago, Lucid expected to build 90,000 vehicles in 2024. Now, its production target is 9,000 for the year, meaning Lucid will need to make another 3,359 vehicles in the fourth quarter to hit its goal.

“The market is tough,” Rawlinson told Semafor’s Liz Hoffman. However, he added, “the actual sales numbers of EVs are increasing.”

Rawlinson explained, “It’s just that the rate of increase was not what we anticipated. It’s like saying there’s inflation, but the rate of inflation is less.”

Lucid is still outpacing many luxury rivals

Despite the lower outlook, Lucid is still outpacing many of its luxury rivals. Rawlinson said buyers have been “ill-served by underwhelming offerings from traditional automakers that haven’t gone all-in on electric.”

Lucid’s CEO says those companies have “not been able to because they’ve not got the technology, and they’ve not got the long-term commitment.”

Rawlinson boasted, “We’re outselling the Mercedes EQS. We’re outselling the Porsche Taycan. We’re outselling the [Audi] eTron. We’re out selling BMW Ice.” In some markets, Lucid’s Air is even outselling the Tesla Model S.

According to Cox Automotive, Lucid sold 5,766 Air models in the US through September, up 35% from last year. That’s more than the Audi e-tron (2,066) and Porsche Taycan (4,072).

Lucid plans to begin building its first electric SUV, the Gravity, later this year that’s expected to greatly expand its market. According to Lucid, the Gravity will start at under $80,000 with over 440 miles range.

Ahead of its debut, Lucid announced plans to sell 262.4 million shares of common stock through a new public offering.

Last month, Lucid teased its new midsize electric SUV. It will be the first of Lucid’s lower-priced midsize models, starting at under $50,000.

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Despite some media headlines claiming “electric vehicle sales are stumbling,” many companies just set new sales records in the third quarter.

In the US, a record 346,309 EVs were sold in the third quarter, up 11% from Q3 2023. Electric vehicle share of total sales reached its highest level at 8.9%, up from 7.8% in Q3 2023.

Perhaps Lucid’s CEO has a point. People have been “ill-served” by automakers that have failed to keep up with the shift to a digital, electric era. Buyers want the newest, most advanced tech, features, and connectivity. And electric vehicles offer that.

In Rawlinson’s words, “If you like driving fast cars, it’s a must. If you like lots of legroom and comfort, it’s a must. If you like a nice, quiet and comfortable ride, it’s a must. And if you want to save the planet, it’s a must.”

According to Rawlinson, manufacturing is not the problem. “Our problem is market demand, and that is very much a function of brand awareness.”

The company’s leader said those not interested in cars “won’t bother to find out that Lucid exists.” Instead, they’ll “just go to your Mercedes dealer every three years because you can’t beat the three-pointed star as a brand.” That’s where Lucid looks to make the difference as it enters its next growth stage.