Peter Rawlinson on Lucid's Model Y Rival, Bankruptcy & Pursuit of Perfection!
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🗓️ 16 September 2024
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Imogen caught up with Peter Rawlinson, CEO and CTO of Lucid Motors, to get the inside scoop on this California-based electric vehicle startup. With a wealth of engineering experience from Lotus, Jaguar, and Tesla (where he was Chief Vehicle Engineer for the Model S), Peter has painstakingly applied his expertise to Lucid's lineup. His goal? To revolutionise electric vehicle technology, create significant step changes in EV efficiency, and ultimately make these vehicles more affordable. Buckle up for a candid conversation garnished with a health dose of engineering nerdiness!
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to another episode of the Fully Charged Show podcast. |
| 0:04.0 | Now in this episode I caught up with Peter Rawlinson, CEO and CTO of Lucid Motors in Newark, California. |
| 0:11.0 | Now Peter was previously engineered for the Tesla Model S between 2009 and 2012, and prior to that, worked |
| 0:17.9 | at Lotus Cars and Jaguar Cars, as it was then known, which just confirms that in this automotive world all roads seem to lead to Leamington Spa. |
| 0:27.0 | No question, Peter, is a phenomenal engineer, but mention the word lucid and it certainly generates some pretty fruity |
| 0:33.8 | discussion among the EV community. But in this interview Peter was extremely |
| 0:38.2 | generous with his time and candor to get into the nitty gritty and ins and outs of |
| 0:42.3 | lucid motors and I really hope you enjoyed |
| 0:44.8 | this discussion. I'm certainly looking forward to hearing your thoughts in the comments. So let's |
| 0:49.6 | meet Peter, but first a, very quick break. |
| 0:53.0 | Love Everything Electric. |
| 0:55.0 | Join us live in the South this October and in Australia, London and Canada in 2025. |
| 1:02.0 | Peter, you completed in 2013. |
| 1:05.0 | At that stage it was called Ateva. |
| 1:08.0 | I've read that you requested a name change because it sounded like a yogurt. |
| 1:12.0 | At that point in history, at that point in time, what was your |
| 1:16.6 | hope? What was your aspiration? Well, I joined a small battery company and big ambitions to turn it into a viable car company |
| 1:29.6 | but more than that to create the most advanced vehicles the world had ever seen. |
| 1:34.5 | So in 2016 I built Lucid and we embarked upon creating the Lucid Air with the first prototypes which was released in late 16. |
| 1:47.0 | And look, it's, if it isn't daunting enough to create a car company from scratch. That bit would be relatively easy. |
| 1:57.1 | What we're trying to do is far more profound and significant. We're really on a journey to advance the state of the electric car so that everyone can benefit. |
| 2:07.0 | And specifically through our own in-house advanced technologies mean we can go further with less batteries and this addresses the key barrier |
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