EV Car Maker Lucid to Accelerate Plans with Saudi Arabia, 1st Outside

U.S. electric vehicle maker Lucid Group will set up its first overseas factory in Saudi Arabia, the company has announced.

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The Lucid manufacturing facility will be able to produce 155,000 vehicles a year, and will initially serve the local market.

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Lucid’s factory in Arizona can produce 350,000 units a year. Which is further esclating company reach to manufacture.

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That means Lucid can accelerate plans to produce half a million cars a year from what was going to be 2030, to mid decade.

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The ongoing energy crisis “really just fuels the transition to battery electric vehicles,” said Rawlinson.

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Saudi Arabia’s minister of investment, Khalid al-Falih, said the Lucid factory is just the beginning.

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“I believe it unleashes the whole industry of electric vehicles here in the kingdom, our intent is not to stop with Lucid.

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Saudi Arabia also wants EV battery companies, suppliers & more to set up shop in country, which could create 30,000 jobs.

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U.S. electric vehicle maker Lucid Group will set up its first overseas factory in Saudi Arabia, the company has announced.

Lucid EV Cars in Saudi Arabia Investment

The Lucid manufacturing facility will be able to produce 155,000 vehicles a year, and will initially serve the local market.

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Lucid’s factory in Arizona can produce 350,000 units a year. Which is further esclating company reach to manufacture.

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That means Lucid can accelerate plans to produce half a million cars a year from what was going to be 2030, to mid decade.

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The ongoing energy crisis “really just fuels the transition to battery electric vehicles,” said Rawlinson.

Lucid EV Cars in Saudi Arabia- Energy Crisis

Saudi Arabia’s minister of investment, Khalid al-Falih, said the Lucid factory is just the beginning.

Lucid EV Cars in Saudi Arabia- Just a Beginning

“I believe it unleashes the whole industry of electric vehicles here in the kingdom, our intent is not to stop with Lucid.

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Saudi Arabia also wants EV battery companies, suppliers & more to set up shop in country, which could create 30,000 jobs.

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