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Lucid's Chassis brains David Lickfold & Greg Massey!

Lucid's Chassis brains David Lickfold & Greg Massey!

FromThe InEVitable


Lucid's Chassis brains David Lickfold & Greg Massey!

FromThe InEVitable

ratings:
Length:
116 minutes
Released:
Jun 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

MotorTrend's Ed Loh & Jonny Lieberman chat with Lucid's Senior Director, Chassis & Vehicle Dynamic Engineering, David Lickfold - AND Chassis Controls Technical Specialist, Greg Massey! The guy's discuss the brilliance behind MotorTrend's 2022 Car of the Year - the Lucid Air!

3:12 - Lucid Sapphire Prototype - The fastest car MotorTrend has EVER tested!
9:27 - Sub 2-second 0-60 mph!
16:53 - Personal Chassis benchmarks/inspirations - 911 GT3 RS in the Malibu Canyons.
20:57 - Lucid Air - Dream Edition vs Grand Touring.
26:25 - OTA (Over-the-Air) Updates. Steering, "Moving toward a bi-wire future."
33:35 - Other major benchmarks.
35:37 - Lucid Air - Why coil suspension? "I want this to ride better than an S Class, & handle like a Lotus."
40:12 - Lucid Gravity - SUV - Air Suspension??
51:32 - Lucid Air - Driver controls - Drive Modes - Smooth, Swift, & Sprint.
55:44 - Target customer profile.
57:12 - Greg - Tesla Plaid - Speed.
01:02:01 - "Tri-motor was the plan from day 1." - Reaction to 4-motor Rivian.
01:10:30 - Charging.
01:14:42 - Ed's charging anecdote.
01:17:27 - Charging in Ohio.
01:18:27 - No Lucid with less than 400 miles of range!
01:20:47 - What does the MAX range for an EV need to be?
01:24:11 - A lighter weight EV future.
01:28:57 - EVs vs ICE - What's better? What's worse?
01:32:29 - Long development process.
01:36:20 - China?
01:43:47 - EVs at the car wash.
01:45:42 - Lucid Gravity, SUV!
01:48:31 - Lucid Gravity, SUV - Is the focus more on the Sport? or Utility aspect? On-road or off-road?
Released:
Jun 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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